Apple PowerBook (2400c) User Manual download pdf (Page 111)

What if you don’t have system software disks?

The CD that came with your computer contains all the system software. You

can use that CD to reinstall the system software or to restore all the software

that was put on your computer’s hard disk at the factory. If you don’t have

access to a CD-ROM drive to use the CD, try this:

1 Insert the

Disk Tools

disk in your computer’s floppy disk drive.

2 Restart your computer.

3 Look for a Read Me file on the

Disk Tools

disk.

If there is not a Read Me file on the disk, call the Apple Assistance Center.

(See the service and support information that came with your computer for

the telephone number.)

4 Open the Read Me file and follow any directions for reinstalling system software.

Doing a normal installation

Follow the steps in this section to do what is commonly called a “normal”

installation of system software. You’ll need to connect an external CD-ROM

drive to your PowerBook, or connect your PowerBook to another computer as

a hard disk. See “Using Your Macintosh PowerBook as a Hard Disk” in

Chapter 3.

If you’re installing system software on a hard disk for the first time, make sure

that your hard disk has been initialized, a process that prepares the disk to

store information. (You initialize a disk using the Drive Setup program on

your hard disk.)

To do a normal installation, follow these steps:

1 Start up your computer from the

Disk Tools

disk.

2 Find and open the Disk First Aid icon.

After Disk First Aid starts, follow the instructions on the screen. Disk First

Aid checks your hard disk for any problems.

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