Apple Macintosh System 7.5 User Manual download pdf (Page 9)

The group upgrade at a glance

Upgrading your own Macintosh or PowerBook

m Use Disk First Aid and Apple HD SC Setup to update your hard disks.

m Use the Safe Install Utility program to check the compatibility of software

installed on your disks.

m Use the Installer program to install System 7.5.

m Determine whether to install QuickDraw GX and PowerTalk, and install

them if appropriate.

Planning the group upgrade

m Check the quick reference table in Chapter 3 to determine what products

on your network need upgrading.

m Read the “Group Upgrade Q&A” section in Chapter 3 to learn more about

performing a group upgrade.

m Plan the pace of the upgrade and the number of upgrade servers.

m Check the compatibility of application programs and system software

installed on your group’s computers.

m Check the compatibility of your network software, internet routers, servers,

and other network services.

m Determine whether any computers in your group will require memory

upgrades.

Setting up the group upgrade server

m Read the overview “What’s on the Macintosh System 7.5 Group Upgrade CD”

in Chapter 4 to get familiar with the disc’s contents.

m Choose one of the methods described for making the disc’s contents

accessible to users. You can put the Macintosh System 7.5 Group Upgrade CD

on an AppleShare server or share it with System 7 file sharing, or you can

create an upgrade server from the floppy disks.

m Monitor the performance of the upgrade server.

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