Installing Mac OS 9
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Contents Step 1: Start Up From the Mac OS CD 5 Step 2: Open the Installer 6 After Installing the Mac OS 7 Learning About the Mac OS 8 Troubleshooting Information 9 Before or During Installation 9 After Installation 11 Setting Up Internet Access 13 Other Problems 14 3
1 Installing the Mac OS Step 1: Start Up From the Mac OS CD Before you begin, turn off any security or virus-protection software you have installed on your computer. If you have a PowerBook, plug it in and use the Energy Saver control panel to set it so it doesn’t go to sleep. Next, start up your computer using the Mac OS CD. 1 Insert the CD in your computer’s CD-ROM drive. 2 Shut down your computer. 3 Turn on your computer while holding down the C key on your keyboard.
Step 2: Open the Installer m To begin installation, double-click the Mac OS Install icon. Note: If you see a message that your computer’s firmware needs to be updated, follow the instructions for updating your firmware in the CD Extras folder on the Mac OS CD before proceeding. After a moment, a screen appears describing the installation process. Click to get help for each step. Click, then follow the onscreen instructions.
After Installing the Mac OS After you install the Mac OS, you can easily set up your computer and prepare it to connect to the Internet by using the Mac OS Setup Assistant and the Internet Setup Assistant. Setup and registration assistants Mac OS Setup Assistant The Mac OS Setup Assistant appears automatically after you install the Mac OS, making it easy to set up your computer. The assistant asks questions about you, your location, and how you want your computer configured.
Learning About the Mac OS 8 What’s new Late-breaking news Search Read “What’s new” to find out about the changes and features in Mac OS. Get the latest news about compatibility and other important information. Use Search to quickly get answers to your questions.
Troubleshooting Information Before or During Installation Your computer doesn’t have a CD-ROM drive. You can install the Mac OS using a CD-ROM drive attached to another Macintosh. Connect both computers to a network, then use file sharing to access the CD from across the network. See the onscreen Help for information about using file sharing with your computer. To ensure a smooth installation, turn off any disk security or virus-protection software you have installed.
You see a message about updating the firmware. Some computers require a firmware update before installing the Mac OS. Firmware is control software that’s built into your computer. Follow the instructions for updating firmware in the CD Extras folder on the Mac OS CD before proceeding with the installation. The Installer cannot update the hard disk driver. The Installer cannot update non-Apple hard disks.
After Installation You can’t start up or restart the computer, or when you do you see a bomb message. You probably have an incompatible item in the System Folder. Follow the instructions in “Resolving Software Conflicts,” next. If you still can’t resolve the problem, you may need to reinstall the system software by following the instructions in “Performing a Clean Installation” on page 12. Application programs freeze, or require you to restart the computer.
2 Turn on the item you want to test by clicking its checkbox. 3 Close the Extensions Manager to continue startup. 4 Try the same actions that caused the problem. If the problem does not occur again, then the item you turned on is probably compatible with this version of the Mac OS. If the problem occurs again, the item you turned on is probably incompatible. Open the Extensions Manager control panel and click the item’s checkbox to deselect it.
After you’re sure you’ve copied all the items you want to save into your new System Folder, delete the Previous System Folder from your hard disk. Setting Up Internet Access Your modem doesn’t appear in the list of modem types in the Modem Settings window of the Internet Setup Assistant. Copy the modem script file (CCL) supplied with your modem into the Modem Scripts folder in the Extensions folder. Additional modem scripts are available in the CD Extras folder on the Mac OS CD.
Other Problems The onscreen Mac Help has answers to thousands of questions. Open the Help menu, then choose Mac Help. Type some words that relate to your question, then click Search.
