Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Power Mac M5766 Apple
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1 Y ou c an use a s ing le monit or t o s witc h betw een the PC en v ironment and the M ac O S en v ironment. Or y ou c an simu ltan eous l y di spl a y bot h env i ronments on tw o monitors . An y monit or y ou use mu st be connected in a sp ec ifi c w a y f or y ou t o acce s s y our PC C ompati bility C ard s o ft w are .
Usin g t h e l o o p back c able Y our PC C ompati bility C ard c am e with a l oopbac k c ab le . It has three c onnect ors: middle , l ong , a nd shor t.
Con nect i n g a s i ng le m o n it o r Con nect i ng a mo ni tor to you r Pow e r Mac i nt o sh 4400 Bef ore y ou b e gi n, make s ure y our c omputer and monit or are unplu g g ed. Th en fo llo w these steps u s ing the l oopbac k c able: Plug the middle connector on the loopback cable into the left port on your PC Compatibility Card.
Con nect i ng a mo ni tor to you r Pow e r Mac i nt o sh 7 300 Bef ore y ou b e gi n, make s ure y our c omputer and monit or are unplu g g ed. Th en fo llo w these steps u s ing the l oopbac k c able: Plug the middle connector on the loopback cable into the bottom port on your PC Compatibility Card.
Con nect i n g tw o m o n i t o rs If y ou c onn ect tw o monitors , y ou see the Mac O S en v i ronment on one a nd th e PC env i ronment on the other .
Con nect i ng tw o m o n i t o rs t o y ou r P o w er Ma c i n t o s h 4 400 Bef ore y ou b e gi n, make s ure y our c omputer and monit or are unplu g g ed. Th en fo llo w these steps u s ing the l oopbac k c able: Y ou c an lea v e the lon g connect or unplu g ged.
Con nect i ng tw o m o n i t o rs t o y ou r P o w er Ma c i n t o s h 7 300 Bef ore y ou b e gi n, make s ure y our c omputer and monit or are unplu g g ed. Th en fo llo w these steps u s ing the l oopbac k c able: Y ou c an lea v e the lon g connect or unplu g ged.
Con nect i n g an A u dio Vis ion monitor To connect an A udi oV is ion m onit or to y our Mac i ntosh c omputer , first c onnect t h e loopb ack c ab le t o the appropri ate por ts on y our computer .
Con nect i n g a p o i n t i ng de v i ce If y ou ha v e a standard AD B (App le De s k t op B us) one-butt on mou se or other pointin g de v i ce , you c an s imul ate the beha v ior o f a t w o-button PC m ouse us in g ke y s on your k e yboar d. F or more informat ion, see t h e secti on “U s ing a Poi n t i ng D ev ic e ” in Chapter 4 .
Con nect i n g a PC ga me co n t r o l le r Y our PC C ompati bility C ard c ome s with a g ame contr oller port. T o connect a PC g am e contr oller , s uc h as a jo y stic k , remo v e the p la sti c c o v er on the g ame c ontr oller port. T hen plu g y our g ame contr oller int o the por t.
Con nect i n g t o a netw o r k Y ou c an connect t o shared dis k s on a n AppleT al k or other Mac O S–compat ible ne tw ork us ing Mac intosh f ile shari n g . By i nstalli ng t h e appropri ate netw orking s of t w are , y ou c an als o connect y our com puter t o a PC-compat ib le netw ork, s uc h a s a No v e ll NetW are netw ork .
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13 Th is c hapter descri b es ho w t o i nstall so ft w are f or y our PC C ompati bility C ard. Th e CDs that c ame with y our PC C ompat ib ility Car d contain the so f tw are y ou need to u se the c ard in both t he Macint osh and PC env i ronments .
14 Chapter 2 Th ere are se v eral steps t o installi ng y our PC C ompat ib ility Car d so f tw are: m ins ta lling t h e Mac O S s of t w are m creatin g a stora ge area (c alled a dri v e c ontainer.
15 Installing the PC Compatibility Card Software 6W hen the installation is complete, follow the instructions on the screen to quit the Installer and restart your computer.
16 Chapter 2 The PC S et up c ontro l pa n el app ears . 3I f the PC is running click Shut Down PC. 4C hoose New Drive File from the C drive pop-up menu. A di alo g bo x appears . 5C hoose a location for the drive container. The dri ve c ontain er can be on a n y hard di s k attac hed to t he computer that ha s suff ic i e nt free space .
6T ype a name for the drive container and then press the Tab key. Y ou c an typ e up t o 3 1 c haracters . 7T y p e a size (in MB) for the drive container. Y ou c an make t he contain er as small a s 2 MB or a s lar ge a s 1 023 MB . T he amount o f space y ou need dep ends on the so ft w are y ou w ant t o install.
Inst a llin g W in d ow s 9 5 Once the dri v e c ontain er is created, t he n ex t step is t o install the W indow s 9 5 operating s y stem i n it. Y ou c an thi n k o f a n ew dri v e container as a f ormatted hard dri v e that needs an op erating s y stem in order t o be a star tup dis k.
19 Installing the PC Compatibility Card Software m Do not i nstall any netw orki ng s o ft w are d uri ng t he W i ndow s 9 5 i nstall ati on proces s . T o i nstall n etw orki ng s o ft w are , see A ppendix D , “I nstalli ng Netw ork Client So ft w are , ” after y ou ha v e c ompleted t he W i ndow s 9 5 setup proces s .
Inst a llin g s u p p o r t so ftw ar e f o r W i n d o w s 95 The s o f t w a re on the PC C omp at ib i l i t y C ar d–PC U ti l i ti e s CD that cam e with y our PC C ompatib ility Car d allo w s the c ard t o w ork with t h e Mac O S a nd M ac O S–c ompatib le CD-R OM dri v e s , netw orks , a nd other equipment.
6W hen installation is complete, restart the PC. Click th e St ar t butt on a nd select S hutdo w n. In the Shutdo w n di alo g bo x , c hoose “R estart the C omputer?” Con f i g uring n e t wo r k sup p or t in Wind ows To conf i g ure n etw ork s uppor t i n W i ndow s , see A ppendix D , “I nstalli n g Netw ork Client So ft w are .
Inst al li ng key b o ard file s in Wind ows 9 5 Key board f iles all o w y ou t o use k e y boar d la y outs f or other lan gu a ge s and keybo ard s . IMPORTANT If y ou are u sin g an i nter nati onal k e y board, be s ure to install and use th e k e y board f iles on t he PC C ompat i bi l i ty C ar d–PC U ti l i t i e s CD .
14 Select the E drive in the Drives window. 15 In the Folders window, click the folder and file you want. Then click OK. Th e k e y board f ile s are loc ated i n the f oll o wi ng direct ory: E:KEYBO.
24 Chapter 2 Inst al li ng vi deo so ftw a re f o r W i nd o w s 95 Th e W indo w s 9 5 disp l a y dri v er that com es wit h the PC C ompati bility C ard offer s b etter p erf orma nce than the sta ndard dri v er . T o i nstall the dri v er , f o llo w th es e s t eps: 1I nsert the PC Compatibility Card–PC Utilities CD into the CD-ROM drive.
25 Th is c hapter contains i nformati on on the f o llo wing a spects of y our PC en v ironment: m th e PC Se t up contro l pan el and Contr o l Strip m odule m m onit ors and v ideo s o ft w are m RA.
About th e PC Se t u p co n t ro l pa ne l Y ou c an contro l the f o llo wing PC opt ions in the PC Setup c ontro l pan el: m tur ning the PC C ompat ibility C ar d on a nd of f m a ssign i ng PC dri.
3W hen you have specified the settings you want, close the control panel. On sc r een he l p: To see brief ex p l a nati ons of item s i n the contr ol panel, c hoose Sh ow B alloons fr om the Gu ide ( h ) m enu. F or detailed step-b y-step help , see th e PC C ompat ibility G ui de , a v ailab le in the Gui de ( h ) menu .
Usin g t h e PC Set up C o n t ro l St ri p mo d u l e As par t of t h e i nstallat ion pr o ces s , a PC Setup m odule is added t o y our C ontro l Strip .
Con fi g u ri n g mo n i t or s To c onn ect a monit or , see Chapter 1 , “C onnectin g Monitors and Other Equipm ent. ” In m o st c a ses , the Mac O S reco gnize s the monit or y ou ’ re us ing t o disp l a y the PC en v ironment. Th e monit or type app ears in the Monitor sec ti on of t he PC Set up c ontro l pan el.
Se lec t i ng a nd co n f i g u ri ng m o n i t o rs i n W i n do w s 95 1I n the Mac OS, open the PC Setup control panel, and make a note of the monitor type that appears in the Monitor section of the control panel. Y ou c an s witc h t o the Mac O S b y typ i ng x - Return .
7C l i ck Advanced Properties. 8C lick the Monitor tab and then click Change. 9I f your monitor is listed in the dialog box that appears, click its name, click OK, and then go to step 13. If not, click “Have Disk” and go on to step 10. 10 Insert the PC Compatibility Card–PC Utilities CD.
13 Restart Windows. A help window appears with inf or mati on on the v i deo so f tw are . Wh en you ’ re fi n ish e d with the help window , c lic k t o remo v e t he X from the bo x at the bott om of t he wi ndo w , s o it w on ’ t appear each t ime y ou start up .
Se tt i ng pri n ter opt ions From t he PC env i ronment , y ou c an pri nt on most printers connected t o the M ac O S–c ompati ble seri al por t or netw ork c onnecti on, us ing t he PC Pri nt S pooler s o ft w are .
3 Open the PC Print Spooler icon. 4C hoose Preferences from the File menu. 5S elect how you want to be notified of printing errors. 34 Chapter 3.
6C hoose an option under “Interpret Print Data as.” Printing data sent fr om the PC env i ron ment has t o be i nter preted b y the Mac OS b ef ore it c a n b e sent t o the pri nter . T he PC Pri nt S pooler pr o v i des three way s t o i n t e r pret pri ntin g i nformati on from t he PC env i ron ment.
m The f ont in the Def ault F ont bo x i s used w hen y ou ’ re printin g A SC II tex t from DO S and w h en the F a ster Printing opt ion i s selec ted. F or b est re s ults , us e a fix ed-space f ont s uc h as C ourier or Monaco . U sin g a proportional f ont s uch a s T imes ® ma y chang e y our document ’ s f ormatting .
F or b est re s ults , u se Epson printer f onts that map t o a f ix ed-space T r ueT ype f ont , or use graphi c al f onts s upplied b y y our DOS app lic at ion .
3S e l ect the desired page size and click OK. An y attribute s y ou set in the P a g e Setup di alo g bo x wit hi n the PC Pri nt S pooler will remain i n ef f ect unt il y ou re set them or selec t the Def ault Pref s butt on i n the Pref erence s dial o g bo x .
Se tt i ng u p p r i n t i n g i n t he PC e n v i r o n men t Th is sect ion inc lude s ba s ic inf ormation y ou n eed to set up y our printer dri v ers in the PC en v ironment. F or more detailed inf or mation, re f er t o the documentati on that c ame wit h y our s of t w are and printer .
7C lick the button labeled “Disable bi-directional support for this printer.” Then click OK. If thi s butt on is not a v ail able , c lic k OK; t hen go on t o t h e n ex t step . 8I n the Properties window, click Port Settings. The C onf i gure L PT Port dial og bo x app ears .
13 Close the Properties window. IMPORTANT When pri ntin g on a PostS cript printer from the PC en v ironment , be s ure t o pri nt on e file at a tim e . Pri nting mult ip le file s ma y c au se a Po s t Sc r i pt er ror . T o v erify that the f ile has f inished pri nting , c h eck t he Wi ndo w s 9 5 Printer queue .
m If y ou are u sin g a non-PostS cript printer (a nd ha v e selected t h e E pson opti on in the PC Pri nt S pooler Pre f erence s dial o g bo x) , select one of t he fol lo w i n g dri v ers: m Eps .
Th e Mac O S treats all PC sound a s if it were c oming fr om the i nter nal CD-R OM dri ve . Y ou c an still u se the i nter nal CD-R O M dri v e t o p l a y CDs a nd CD-R OM di sc s in the Mac O S . No t e : Microphone and li n e i n put are not s uppor ted b y the PC C ompati bility Card .
Con fi g uring P C drives To w ork in the PC env i ronment , y ou need t o tell t h e PC Compat ib ility Car d wh e r e PC s o ft w are and f iles are st ored. Y ou do thi s b y as s i gning PC dri v e letters t o st ora ge area s us in g the PC Setup c ontro l pa n el.
IMPORTANT Once a dri v e c ontain er is created, its s ize c annot be chang ed. Bef ore c hoos ing a s ize f or y our dri v e contain er , dec ide w hi ch PC operatin g sys t e m a nd appli c ati ons y ou w a nt to run.
3C hoose New Drive File from the C: or D: pop-up menu. 4I n the dialog box that appears, choose a location for the drive container. 5T ype a name and a size for the container. Y ou c an make t he contain er as small a s 2 MB or a s lar ge a s 1 0 23 MB .
8 To format the container with multiple partitions, switch to DOS and prepare the drive using the FDISK and FORMAT commands. To mak e the container bootable , u se the /S parameter o f the F ORM A T co mma nd.
Chang ing a dr ive a s s i gn m e nt To c h a nge th e c ontai ner or par t iti on as s i gned to the C or D dri v e , f oll ow th ese steps: 1 Open the PC Setup control panel. 2 To assign a new drive container, choose Other Drive File from the C: or D: pop-up menu.
Shari ng fi le s betw een t he Mac O S a nd t he PC To s e t up a shared v o lume , f oll o w the se steps: 1I f the PC is not already running, open the PC Setup control panel and click Start PC. 2 In the PC Setup control panel, open the Sharing pop-up menu and choose an available drive letter.
3I n the dialog box that appears, select a folder or disk you want to share. Y ou c an share a Mac O S f o lder , hard di s k , CD-R OM di sc s , or shared di s k .
Tu r n i n g o ff v o l u me s ha ri ng If y ou no l ong er w a nt to share a v olume , fo ll ow t hese steps: 1 In the Mac OS environment, open the PC Setup control panel. 2 Open the Sharing pop-up menu and choose the name of the volume you want to stop sharing.
Con fi g uring t h e PC ser i a l po r ts Y our PC Compat ib ility Car d supports tw o seri al por ts, C O M1 and CO M2 . Y ou can as s i gn the se por ts to M acintosh seri al por ts (s uch a s the pri nter or m odem por t) or to a te xt f ile f or l ater proces s i ng .
IMPORTANT M ac O S pro gram s c a nnot acce ss a port that y ou ’ v e as s i gned to t he PC en v ironment. If y ou ’ re tryi ng t o print , f ax , or u se y our modem in the Mac OS e nvi r o n m .
Building a cu s to m c ab l e The f o ll o win g c h art l i s ts th e si gnal s pre sent on the Mac intosh Mini DIN-8 seri al connect or and the pins that c ar ry these s i gnal s on PC-sty le DB-9 and D B-25 connect ors .
Se tt i ng u p y o u r D OS co n fi g u ra t i o n f i les When y ou i nstall the PC Compat ib ility Car d s of tw are , it mak es all t he n ece ss ary modif ic at ions t o y our DO S C ONF IG .S Y S a nd A UT OE XEC .B A T f ile s . How e v er , there ma y be time s w hen y ou w ant t o modify the se file s .
Se tt i n g the n u m ber o f dr i v e le tt ers Y ou c an share f ol ders a nd v olum es wit h the PC b y as s i gning t hem to PC dri v e letters . Wh en y ou install y our PC so f tw are , the statement LASTDRIVE=M is inc l uded in the CONF IG .S Y S file .
Th is c hapter descri b es t he so ft w are that y ou use t o w ork in the PC en v ironment , t o s witc h betw een the Mac O S and PC en v ironments , and to share informati on betw een both en v i ronments .
58 Chapter 4 Sw i t ch i n g be tw e en t he Mac O S a n d PC en v i ro n men t s Ev en thou gh the Mac O S and PC en v ironments are r unni n g simu ltan eous l y , y ou c an onl y use one en v ironment at a tim e . T here are three methods y ou can use to s w itch betw een the Mac O S and the PC .
59 Working in the PC Environment Sw i t c h i ng w i th t he Co n t ro l Str i p If y ou ha v e the C ontro l S trip open i n the Mac O S , y ou c an use the PC Setup mod ule to s witch t o the PC .
To s e t a n e w hot ke y , f oll o w these steps: 1I n t h e Mac OS environment, open the PC Setup control panel. 2C lick the Hot Key text box. 3T y p e the command you want to use to switch environments. The x ke y is a u tom a tica ll y i nc luded; y ou type the additi onal charac ters y ou wa n t .
Tu r n i n g t h e P C o n a n d o ff i n t he Mac O S en v i ro n men t Tu r n i n g t h e P C o n a nd o ff w i t h the PC Se t up co n tr o l p a ne l Wi t h th e P C Se t up contr ol panel open, do on e of t h e f oll o wi ng: m To s t a r t t h e PC if it ’ s shut dow n, c li ck S tart PC i n the PC Setup c ontro l pan el.
m To tur n o f f the PC C ompati bility C ard ent i rel y , c lic k Of f at the top o f t h e PC Setup c ontro l pan el; then re star t the Mac O S . If y ou tur n of f t h e PC Compat ib ility Car d, y ou will not be able t o s witch t o th e PC env i ronment.
Sta rt i n g t he PC autom a ti c ally Y ou c an set the PC to start automat ic all y when y ou star t y our computer , and y ou c an set your c omputer t o s witch t o t h e PC env i ronment aut omati c all y afte r s ta r tup . T o do this , you u se the PC S etup contr ol panel.
64 Chapter 4 Re st ar ting t h e P C in th e P C env i ronment To restart (“warm boot”) the PC in the PC environment, use one of the following keyboard combinations: m C ontro l-Alt- … (u s i ng t h e Del k e y , not the Delete k e y) m C ontro l-Alt-.
Usin g fl o p py d i s k d r i v es an d f l o p p y d i sk s K eep t he fo ll owin g i n mi nd when y ou u se flopp y di s k s: m To e j ect a fl opp y dis k i n the PC env i ronment , pre s s x -E . m In t he P C en v i ronment , the flopp y di s k dri v es are A and B .
Usin g CD-R O M d i scs a nd d r i v es K eep t he fo ll owin g i n mi nd when u sin g CD audio di sc s and CD-R OM disc s a nd dri v e s: m In t he P C en v i ronment , pre ss x -Y t o eject a CD . If the disc c annot b e ejected (bec ause a f ile is in us e or the disc i s b eing shared) , y ou will h ear a beep .
No t e : If the so f tw are f or y our t w o-butt on de v i ce do es not aut omat ic all y c onf i gure y our dev ice f or t he PC or do e s not i nc lude a “W indow s Ri ght Mouse B utton ” option, y ou ma y b e able t o as s i gn the = (equal) k e y to t h e ri ght butt on.
Cop y i ng a nd past ing infor m ati on b e t w ee n t he Ma c O S a n d W i nd o w s en v i ro nment s Y ou can ex c hang e cer tai n kinds of informati on b etween t he Mac O S a nd Wi ndo w s env i ronments us ing t he Cop y and P aste c omma nds i n the Edit menu in bot h env i ron ments .
m If y ou w a nt to trans f er i nf or mation fr om the Mac O S Clipboard t o Wi ndo w s 9 5 , mak e s ure that W i ndo w s 9 5 is running bef ore y ou s witc h en v ironments . m S ounds c annot b e tra ns f er red on the Clipboar d b etw een the Mac O S a nd W indow s 9 5 .
Tr a n s f e r ri ng large bitmap image s If y ou are trans ferri ng l ar g e bi tmap ima g es fr om the PC t o the Mac O S en v ironment , y ou ma y ha v e t o increase the memory all ocated t o t he PC C lipboar d appli c ati on.
Usin g s h a r e d f o lde rs a nd v o l u mes Y ou c an share Mac O S f o lders and v o lume s with t h e PC by a s s i gni ng them dri v e letters . T h e M A CS HA RE utility (installed with the PC s uppor t softw a r e ) make s thi s pos s ible .
Wi t h M a c i nt osh PC Ex chan ge , y ou c an see , m o v e , and c op y PC do cuments as ic ons in the Mac O S . Ho we ver , y ou ma y not be able t o op en e v ery ki nd of PC f ile in the Mac O S .
C ons ult thi s c hapter when y ou ha v e que sti ons about us ing t he PC en v ironment on y our Mac intosh . If y ou ha v e que sti ons about us ing W i ndo w s 9 5 or PC app lic at ion pr ogram s , see the manuals t hat c ame wit h y our operating s y stem so f tw are or pro grams .
74 Chapter 5 Sta r t i n g u p The Macintosh “freezes” during startup. Re s t a r t t h e computer w hile hol ding do wn t he Shif t k e y . T his turns of f exte nsi ons .
In t he P C S e tup contr ol panel, mak e s ure t he On button i s selec ted. If it is , cl i ck St a r t P C at the bottom o f t h e contro l pan el. If the On butt on is not selec ted, c lic k it; t hen restart your M ac i ntosh . Op en the PC Setup c ontro l pan el a g ain a nd c lic k S tar t PC .
76 Chapter 5 Sw i t ch i n g t o an d f ro m t he PC I can’t remember the command I set to switch back from the PC environment to the Mac OS. In t he P C en v i ronment , y ou c an alw a y s u se x -R eturn to s witch b ac k t o the M ac O S en v i ronment.
Also , m a ke sure dri v e C is a s si gn ed t o a dri v e c ontai n er or hard dis k dri v e t hat c ontains DO S or W indow s s o ft w are . If y ou c an ’ t find a dri v e c ontain er , it ma y ha v e b een i nstalled on an ex ter nal dri v e t hat is not turn ed on, or on remo v ab le medi a that i s not a v ail able .
Ma ke s ure that y ou ’ v e conf i gured y our v ideo s o ft w are cor rect l y . T h e PC Co mpati bility C ard does not s uppor t res olut i ons greater than 1 280 x 1 0 2 4 . F or m ore informati on, see Chapter 2 , “Installing the PC C ompat ibility C ar d Softw are , ” and Appendix E , “C onfi guring V ideo So f tw are .
Some a ppl ic ati on pro gram s that write direct l y t o the hard w are (especi all y ga me s) ma y not w ork wit h som e monit ors . C ontac t the s of tw are company and as k i f the so ft w are has a s witch t o f orce it t o mak e B IO S c all s .
80 Chapter 5 Pro b l e m s u s in g a mod em My modem is not working correctly in Windows 95. T ry disab ling t h e “U se flo w c ontro l” or “U se er ror c ontro l” opti ons f or the m odem .
Pro b le m s with fi l e s and di s ks I can’t eject my floppy disk or CD when I am in the PC environment. To e j ect a fl opp y dis k i n the PC env i ronment , pre s s x -E . T o eject a CD in the PC en v ironment , pre ss x -Y . If y ou are unable t o ejec t the dis k us ing t he ke y boar d comb i nation, t he dis k ma y be i n use .
I want to change the size of my drive container. Once a dri v e c ontain er is created, its s ize c annot be chang ed. If y ou need t o in crea se the s ize o f y our dri v e c ontai n er i n order t o install more app lic at ions or file s , y ou can create another dri v e container a nd as s i gn it to dri v e D .
I am unable to use Microsoft Backup. In W i ndow s 9 5 , y ou c annot use Mi cros of t B ac kup b ecau se it needs a PC flopp y dri v e contr oller t hat do es not e x ist in y our Mac intosh . Y ou can use a M ac O S b ackup pr o gram t o bac k up y our PC c ontai n er file .
Pro b le m s with inf orm ation tr ans fe r Copying and pasting between environments isn’t working. Onl y certai n ki nds of inf or mati on c an b e cop ied and pasted. See “C op ying a nd P a sting Inf ormati on Bet w een the Mac O S and W indow s Env i ronments ” in Chapter 4 f or more inf ormati on.
m Ins t ead of c op yi ng and pastin g , u se a shared fo lder t o transf er an entire f ile from one en v iron ment to another . Some M acint osh a nd W i ndow s pro grams c an op en file s created on oth er pl atf or ms .
Com m u n ica t i o n a nd ne tw o rk p r o b le m s I can’t connect to a network in the PC environment. Ma ke s ure that y our netw orki ng s o ft w are is pr op erl y installed and conf i gured (s.
Con fi g u r ation pr o bl em s I can’t assign a COM port to a Macintosh serial port. CO M por ts c annot b e as s i gned to M ac i ntosh seri al por ts that are in use b y an appli c ati on or netw ork s o ft w are .
Check t hat the A UT OEXEC .B A T and CONF IG .S Y S file s contain the fol lo w i n g l i n e s : AUTOEXEC.BAT (for Windows 95) SET SOUND=C:PROGRA~1CREATIVECTSND SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 T6 SET MIDI=SYNTH:1 MAP:E AUTOEXEC.
I’m using Windows or Windows for Workgroups, and I can’t play audio CDs with the Media Player or CD utilities. Re in stall t he MCI CD A udio dri v er fr om y our ori ginal W i ndo w s i nstallat ion dis ks . T o i nstall this dri v er , op en the Contr ol P a nel ic on i n the Main pro gram group .
When I print a document in the PC environment, the top and bottom get clipped. If y ou ’ re us ing Epson emu lat i on, op en PC Pri nt S pooler in the Extens i ons fo ld er , choose Pre f erences fr om the F ile menu, and select “ G aps between pa g es .
I can’t print a test page in Windows 95. When y ou use A dd Printer W izar d t o set up a printer , do not print a test pa g e until t he pri nter is c onf i gured ac cor di ng t o the instr uct ions in “ Sett ing Up Printing in W indow s 9 5” in Chapter 3 , “ Sett ing Up the PC Env i ronment.
Ot her p r o b le ms I’m running applications in both environments and they seem sluggish. Si gnific ant dri v e ac ces s in one env i ronment (inc luding file sharin g) c an cau se a s lo w do wn in the other . The PC environment is frozen, and pressing Control-Alt- … doesn’t reset the system.
93 To comp letel y remo v e y our PC Compat ib ility Car d hard w are from y our P o w er Maci nt osh 7 300 PC-C ompati ble c omputer , fo ll ow t he i nstr ucti ons in this appendix. To remo v e t he car d t o add memory , see Appendix B f or instr uct ions on ho w to open the computer , a nd Appendix C f or ho w t o add memory .
Wh at yo u need Yo u’ ll b e remo v i n g y our PC C ompati bility C ard and audio c ab les . F or y our audio t o w ork c or rect l y , y ou ’ll n eed t o i nstall the audio ribbon c able , sho w n be lo w on t h e lef t , that c ame wit h y our c omputer .
Remov ing t h e P C C ompat ibility Card hardw a re Op eni ng th e co m p ut er , e x p a ns i o n ca r d co v e r , a nd c h ass i s F or detailed i nstr uct ions on openi ng y our c omputer , ex pansi on c ar d co v er , a nd c has s is , i nc luding importa nt precaut ions , see Appendix B .
To remo v e a small p lu g attac hed to t h e car d, gra sp the si de s of t he plu g and pull f i r ml y . It ma y help t o g entl y rock t he plu g from s i de t o si de as y ou pull. IMPORTANT Do not attempt t o use p liers t o remo v e an y plu gs; y ou ma y dama g e the plu g s , t he car d, or y our c omputer .
Remov ing t h e c ar d 3G rasp the card by its edges (without touching any components on the card) and pull it straight out of the slot. IMPORTANT Do not roc k the c ard s i de to s i de as y ou remo v e it. Do i ng s o ma y break the c ard or dama ge the s lot.
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99 If y ou ha v e remo v ed y our PC C ompatib ility Car d from y our P o w er Mac intosh 4400 c o m puter and w ant t o reinstall it , see the PC C omp at i bi l i ty C ar d U pdat e th at cam e with y our c omputer .
Wh at yo u need Bef ore be gi nni n g the i nstallat ion pr o ces s , mak e s ure y ou ha v e the PC Co mpati bility C ard and the audi o c able s . PC Compatibility Card Audio cables for SCSI CD-ROM drives (2) WARNING Th e installati on o f the PC Compat ib ility Card i s techni c all y com p lex .
Inst a llin g t h e P C C om p a t i b ili t y C a r d h a r d wa r e Th ere are se v eral steps t o installi ng y our PC C ompat ib ility Car d hard w are: m openi ng t he computer m disc onnect i ng.
3P ress the two release buttons under the front panel and slide the cover toward you approximately two inches. Release buttons 102 Appendix B.
4 Remove the cover from the computer. After y ou ’ v e s lid the c o v er f orw ard about t w o i nches , lift it strai ght up and of f th e co m puter .
5 Touch the metal part of the power supply case inside the computer. Alw ay s do t his bef ore y ou touc h any parts , or i nstall a ny c omponents, ins ide th e co m puter . T ouc hing the po w er s uppl y c a se helps relea se stat ic elec tric ity from y our body and pre v ent pos s ible dama ge t o inter nal components .
6D i s c onnect the power cord. Re mo ve the po wer c or d from the b ack o f y our c omputer . 105 Reinstalling the PC Compatibility Card in Your Power Macintosh 7300 Computer.
Disc onn e c ti n g the CD-R O M a ud i o cab l e 7D isconnect the audio ribbon cable from the CD-ROM drive. Y our P o wer M acint osh PC-C ompati ble c omputer c ame wit h a n audio ribbon ca bl e that y ou c onn ected from y our CD-R OM dri v e to y our M acint osh lo gi c board a fter y ou remo v ed the c ard.
Op eni ng th e ex pa nsi on c ard co v er a n d c ha ssi s 8 Flip open the expansion card cover. 9P osition the support foot. Th e s uppor t f oot hol ds the computer ’ s cha s s is w hen y ou op en it.
10 Unlock the chassis release switches. 11 Lift the chassis and rest it on the support foot. Make sure the support arm is engaged. You can use this tab to lift the top chassis. Move the release switches toward the inside of the computer to unlock the top chassis.
What y ou do nex t depends on whether y ou are installi ng a PC S eri al a nd Pa r a llel C ard. m If y ou w a nt t o i nstall a PC Seri al a nd P arallel C ard, y ou need t o connect the pe ripheral flex c ab le to y our PC C ompat ibility C ard no w .
Ins e r t ing t h e PC Co m pa t i b i l i t y Ca r d 12 Prepare the first PCI expansion slot. Y ou need to install y our PC C ompat ibility C ard in the first PCI e x pa nsi on slo t , the s lot c lose st t o the center of t he computer . m If there is alread y a c ar d in the fi rst sl ot , mo v e it t o a dif f erent s l ot.
13 Align the card with the first expansion slot. Ali gn the c ard ’ s connect or end (g o ld in co lor) wit h the first PCI e xpans ion sl ot. T h e por ts on the car d shoul d f ace the port acces s openi ng on t h e com puter ’ s bac k panel. 14 Insert the card.
Con nect i ng the Sou nd Ou t c abl e 15 Disconnect the audio ribbon cable from the Macintosh logic board. Thi s c ab l e i s c onnected near the DRAM DIMM s l ots . T he connect or has f our pi n s a nd ma y b e labeled “CD A U DI O ” on t he board.
16 Pull the cable through the hole in the chassis and set it aside. Don ’ t for ce the c able . If it re si sts , j i g gle it or f eed it b ac k thr ou gh the hole and try pulling it l oose a g ai n. K eep t his c ab le; y ou will need to re install it if you rem o v e y our PC Co mpati bility C ard a g ai n.
17 Plug one of the two identical SCSI audio cables into the connector labeled “REV_SND_OUT” (Reversed Sound Out) on the PC Compatibility Card. Th e audi o c able s that c am e i nstalled with y ou.
18 Route the cable over the top of the PC Compatibility Card, behind the processor card, and around the back of the Macintosh logic board. Then plug the cable into the audio connector on the logic board. Be s ure y ou route t he cab le betw een the proces s or c ard and the bac k panel (not o v er the t op o f the proces s or c ard) .
Con nect i ng th e CD I n ca b le t o the ca rd 19 Plug the other SCSI audio cable into the connector labeled “CD IN” on the far upper-left corner of the PC Compatibility Card. Ins e rt t he c a b l e’ s smaller plu g i nt o the connect or l ab eled “CD IN” on the PC Co mpati bility C ard.
20 Route the second cable over the top of the PC Compatibility Card, behind the processor card, around the back of the logic board, and through the hole in the computer’s chassis. Be sure t o r oute the c able betw een the proces s or c ar d a nd the bac k pan el (not ove r t h e t op of t he pro ces s or c ard) .
Repl a cing t h e c h as sis an d e x p a ns i on ca r d co v e r 21 Make sure all cards and cables are firmly connected. 22 Disengage the support arm and swing the chassis down, without pinching any cables. Make s ure the c able s y ou c onnected are a w a y fr om the h eat sin k a nd center s uppor t post.
23 Lock the release switches. 24 Replace the support foot. Release the support foot by unsnapping the catch with your fingertip, and swing the support foot back inside the chassis. Move the release switches toward the outside of the computer to lock the top chassis.
25 Flip the expansion card cover up and snap it back into place. (Be sure to snap the cover back down on both ends.) If the co ver doe sn ’ t snap i nto p l ace eas il y , make s ure no c ab les are in the w a y .
Con nect i ng the CD I n cab l e t o the CD-R O M d ri v e 26 Plug the audio cable you threaded through the computer’s chassis (in step 20) into the back of the CD-ROM drive.
Repl a cing th e com pu t er’ s co v e r 27 Make sure all connectors are firmly attached. Make sure these connectors were not loosened during the installation.
28 Lower the cover onto the case, leaving a two-inch gap, and then push the cover back. Two-inch gap (front of computer) 123 Reinstalling the PC Compatibility Card in Your Power Macintosh 7300 Compute.
29 If you removed the security bar earlier, replace it now. Pl ace the security b ar under the front pan el and tilt t h e bar s o that t h e hook sl i d e s i n to th e slot . T hen rei nser t the scre w a nd ti ghten it into p l ace . IMPORTANT Do not o v erti ghten the scre w .
30 Reconnect all equipment. Re i n s e r t t h e po wer c ab le and all other equipment c ab les . Y ou are no w finished reinstalli ng t h e ca rd. T o lear n ho w t o reconnect y our m onit ors and other equipment , see Chapter 1 . Plug the power cord into the back of the computer.
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Y our PC C ompati bility C ard c ome s with R AM (random-acces s m emory) alread y i nstalled. Y ou c an i ncrease t he memory a v ail able t o t he car d b y in stallin g a DIMM (dual inli n e memory module) in the DIMM s ock et.
In stallin g memory on t h e car d inv ol ve s t h e f oll o wi ng steps: m remo v i ng the c ar d m ins ta lling t h e n ew D IMM m reinstalli ng t h e car d Rem o v i ng th e ca r d 1 Open the computer.
129 Adding Memory to Your PC Compatibility Card Otherwise , make a note o f where the audi o c able s are connected s o y ou ’ll kno w where t o reconnect t hem later . T hen grasp the s ide o f eac h plu g a nd pull f i r ml y . Be s ure t o pu ll the plu g , not the c able .
130 Appendix C Inst a llin g t h e ne w D I MM 1 Remove the DIMM from its static-proof bag. Handle the DIMM b y its ed g es . A v oi d t ouching t he connect ors . 2M ake sure the DIMM lever is in the open position. Move the ejector lever to the open position, as shown.
3P ush the DIMM into the DIMM slot until the lever snaps into the closed position. 4M ake sure the DIMM is snapped into place on both ends. When in the closed position, the ejector should engage the small semiround indentation on the side of the DIMM.
Reinst a lling t h e ca rd F or more detailed instr uct ions on re i nstalli ng t he c ard into y our Po w er Maci nt osh 7 300 computer , see A pp endix B . F or detailed reinstallat ion in struct ions f or your P o w er Mac intosh 440 0 computer , see the PC Co m p a t i b ilit y Card U pdat e th at c ame wit h y our computer .
Th e PC C ompat ibility C ard s uppor ts n etw ork dri v ers t hat conf or m t o No v e ll ’ s Op en D ata-Lin k I nterf ace (OD I) and Micros o ft ’ s Netw ork Dri v er Interf ace Sp e c i fi ca ti on (NDIS) v ers i on 2 .
Thi s a ppe ndix contains i nstr uct ions f or i nstalli ng and setting up t he fo llo wi ng netw ork s o ft w are combinati ons: ODI driver with the following protocols m NetB EUI and I PX/SPX in W indow s 9 5 m TC P / I P i n Wi ndow s 9 5 NDIS 2.
135 Installing Network Client Software 3 In the window that appears, select “Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode.” 4 Insert the NetWare Client Kit Disk 1 into the disk drive.
18 Under Network Adapters, select Existing ODI Driver and click OK. C onfi g urati on tak es about 3 0 seconds . When it ’ s fini sh ed, the Ne tw o rk C onfi g urati on lists the f o llo wing: Clie.
137 Installing Network Client Software 28 In the dialog box that appears, type E:APPLESETNET <return> 29 Select the following items and then click OK: m ODI radi o butt on m I PX/S PX c h eck bo x m Et he r ne t_ 8 02 .
Inst al li ng N et B EUI a n d I PX/S PX i n W i nd o w s 95 NetB EUI and I PX/SPX are aut omat ic all y i nstalled as part of t he sta ndard NetW are c lient s o ft w are v ers ion 1 . 02 i nstallat i on. R ef er t o the sect ion “Installi ng NetW are Client S of tw are V ers ion 1 .
6 In the Manufacturers list, select “(detected net drivers).” 7 In the Network Adapters list, select Existing ODI Driver, and then click OK. Th e Net w ork C onfi g urati on di alo g bo x appears . 8C l i ck Add. 9D ouble-click the Protocol icon. 10 In the Manufacturers area, select Microsoft.
Inst a llin g p r o t o c ol s fo r us e wi th N etwor k D r i v er I n t e r f ace S pec i f i ca t i o n (N D IS) 2 . 0 Inst al li ng N et B EUI a n d I PX/S PX i n W i nd o w s 95 Thi s s ec t i on describe s how t o set up t he NetBE UI a nd I PX/S PX prot oco ls f or use wi th a n N D IS dri v er in W indow s 9 5 .
141 Installing Network Client Software 11 After running SETNET, make sure your PROTOCOL.INI file contains the following: PROTOCOL.INI [NDISHLP$] DRIVERNAME=NDISHLP$ BINDINGS=MACNDIS$ [PROTMAN$] DRIVERNAME=PROTMAN$ PRIORITY=NDISHLP$ [DATA] VERSION=V4.00.
Inst al li ng Micr os oft TC P / I P-32 I P p r o t oco l st ac k i n Wi nd o w s 95 Thi s s ec t i on describe s how t o set up t he Micros o ft T CP/IP-3 2 IP prot oco l f or use wi th a n ND IS dri v er i n W indow s 9 5 . Thi s s ec t i on as s ume s that y ou are installi ng onl y the Micros o ft T CP/IP prot oco l.
11 Refer to “Running the Network Protocol Setup (SETNET) Utility,” next, and follow the instructions there. 12 After running SETNET, make sure your PROTOCOL.
144 Appendix D Runnin g t h e N e t wo r k P r o t oco l Se t up (S E T N E T) ut i l i t y A PC-compat ib le Mac intosh all o w s y ou t o connect t o m ore than on e n etw ork at a tim e , on e in the PC env i ronment and on e i n the Mac O S en v i ronment.
3T ype the following: E:APPLESETNET.EXE <return> Th e Net w ork Prot oco l Setup di alo g bo x appears . Y ou do not need to se lect an opti on in the Netw ork Dri v er area. T he SE TN ET utility aut omat ic all y detects the netw ork dri v er you installed.
9S hut down the PC by clicking Shut Down PC in the PC Setup control panel. 10 Shut down the Macintosh, wait ten seconds, and start up the Macintosh again. Y ou need to shut do w n the Mac intosh and star t it up ag ai n t o make s ure that th e netw ork s o ft w are is installed properl y .
4 Open the COM1 menu and choose Modem Port. 5S witch to the PC environment. Inst al l i ng a mode m i n Wi nd o w s 95 1 In Windows 95, click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Control Panel. 2D ouble-click the Modem icon. 3C lick Next to allow Windows 95 to autodetect the modem.
7C lick Diagnostics; then select the COM port that the modem is attached to (COM1). 8C lick More Info to show the characteristics of your modem; then click OK. 9C lick General and then click Properties to display the properties for your modem. 10 Click Connection; then click Advanced.
10 In the Network window, click Add. 11 From the list of available components, select Protocol; then click Add. 12 In the window that appears, choose Microsoft from the list of manufacturers. Then choose TCP/IP from the list of network protocols. 13 Click OK to return to the Network window.
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Thi s a ppe ndix descri bes speci al conf i g urati on opti ons f or t h e A TI v ideo ci rcuitry and A TI v ideo dri v ers t hat c ame with y our PC Compat ib ility Car d.
152 Appendix E Ins t all ing and c onfigur in g M P EG v i deo su ppo r t F or i nstr uct ions on installi ng b as ic v ideo s o ft w are a nd select i ng monit or types in W i ndow s 9 5 , see Chapter 2 , “I nstalli n g the PC C ompati bility Ca rd Softw are , ” and Chapter 3 , “ Sett i ng Up t h e PC E n v ironment.
Opt i miz ing MP EG pl ayb a c k in Win d ows 9 5 Y ou ha v e three w a y s t o opt imize M P EG file pl a yb ack perf orma nce i n Wi ndo w s 9 5: y ou c an ad just v i r tual memory , ad just CD-R OM c ac hing , or ad just A TI MP EG Pl a y er setting s .
To s e t AT I M P EG Pl a yer pr op er tie s , f o llo w the se steps: 1C lick Start, choose Programs, and then choose ATI Multimedia. 2D ouble-click ATI Player. 3 Follow the onscreen instructions. Vid e o mo de ta b l es Thi s s ec t i on describe s the v i deo mode specif ic at ions f or A TI v ideo dri v ers usi ng DRAM .
DRAM a c c e l e rat or m o de Th e f o llo wing tab le lists c ol or dept hs a nd other feature s s uppor ted at v ari ous m onit or res o luti ons in graphic s mode . T he setting s listed in thi s table c an be applied t o mu lti sc an monit ors onl y .
Refresh Horizontal Pixel clock Maximum color Resolution rate (Hz) frequency (kHz) (MHz) depth (bpp)* 1024 x 768 43 interlaced 35.5 44.9 8, 16 60 48.3 65.0 8, 16 70 56.4 75.0 8, 16 72 58.2 75.0 8, 16 75 60.0 78.8 8, 16 90 76.2 100 —, 8 100 79.0 110 —, 8 120 96.
VE S A B I O S E x ten sion mo de s Th e VES A B I O S Ex tens ion s upports the fo ll owin g mode s i n multi sc an m onit ors . T o determi n e w hic h mode s y ou c an use wit h y our monit or , r un the VES A TES T utility .
Fixed - fr eq ue nc y mo n i t o rs Th e f o llo wing tab les li st the re s olut ions s upported on fix ed-frequenc y (non-mult isc a n) monit ors . T he co lor dept hs f or 1 MB and 2 MB of DRAM are als o li sted. Y ou cannot c ha ng e refre sh rate and other timin g items f or fi xe d-frequenc y monit ors .
Mac i nt os h 1 9-Inc h Co lo r D i s p la y Re f res h ra t e : 60 .2 kHz (horizontal) , 7 4 . 9 Hz (v er ti c al) Color depth (bpp) Resolution 1 MB 2 MB 640 x 400 16 16 640 x 480 16 16 800 x 600 8 8 1024 x 768 8 16 Mac i nt os h 1 6-Inc h Co lo r D i s p la y Re f res h ra t e : 49 .
160 Appendix E Mac i nt os h 1 2-Inc h Mo n oc h ro me D i sp la y , 1 3-I nc h Co l o r D i s pl a y , 14 - I n c h C o l o r D i spla y , and Aud i oV i s i on D i sp l a y Re f res h ra t e : 35 kHz (horizontal) , 6 6 .
A accessing PC files, in Mac OS environment 71–72 adapter cables, AudioVision 8 adapters Sound Blaster-compatible MIDI-to-joystick 9 VGA-to-Macintosh 5 ADB (Apple Desktop Bus) cables 8 multibutton m.
CD-ROM audio cable 106 discs and drives 66 CDs configuring sound 42 PC Compatibility Card-PC Utilities 20–21 problems playing audio in Windows 89 types recognized 83 using 66 Windows 95 software 13,.
163 Index disks ejecting floppy 81 restarting from 65 sharing 11 display color/resolution specifications 154–160 driver 24 non-Apple 79–80 documents, problems printing 90 DOS commands in shared volumes 48 configuring CONFIG.
H hard disk assigning a drive letter 47–48 creating file for a drive container 15–17 partitioning 44–47 residing in SCSI chain 47–48 hardware. See PC Compatibility Card help control panel 27 D.
M Macintosh. See Power Macintosh MACODI.COM and MACNDIS.DOS drivers, installing network protocols 133 Mac OS Easy Open 76 Mac OS environment busy port message 53 communications software problems 87 se.
N NDIS (Network Driver Interface Specification) 133 installing protocols for 140–143 NetBEUI protocol installing for NDIS 140–141 installing for ODI 138 NetWare Client software directory 133 insta.
turning on and off with PC Setup control panel 62 using in other computers 93 video capabilities 151 PC Compatibility Card-Mac OS Software CD 14 PC Compatibility Card-PC Utilities CD 20 PC Compatibili.
PC Setup Control Strip module, using 28 PC Setup icon 58 problems with 74 PC Setup Mac OS software 15 PC Setup Switch Mac OS software 15 PC utilities installing keyboard files 22–23 QuickTime for Wi.
Q quick start instructions xi–xiv QuickTime copying files to PC environment 71 installing for Windows 95 23 R RAM (random-access memory), “On Board” 32 reinstalling PC Compatibility Card in Power Macintosh 7300 computer.
network client protocols for NDIS 140–143 protocols for ODI 134–139 running SETNET 144–146 tips for installing 133–134 preinstalled 13 SoftWindows, problems starting from 83 sound problems 87.
V VESA BIOS Extension video mode table 157 VGA resolution 151 VGA-to-Macintosh adapter 5 video cards, connecting 3–4, 6–7 video software ATI capabilities 151 installing in Windows 95 24, 152–154.
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PC C o m p a t ib ili ty C ar d User ’ s manual for P ower Macintosh 4400 and 7300 series PC -compatible computers.
K Apple Computer , Inc. © 1997 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be copied, in whole or in part, without the written consent of Apple. Your rights to the software are governed by the accompanying software license agreement.
iii Co m m unic at ions re g ul at ion inf or mati on ix Pr efa c e Q uic k S t ar t x i 1C o n n e c t i n g M o n i t or s a nd Ot he r E q u i pme n t 1 Us in g the loopb ac k c able 2 C onn ectin .
iv Contents 2I n s t a l l i n g t h e PC Co m p a t i b i l it y Ca rd So ftw a re 1 3 In stallin g the Mac O S PC C ompat ib ility so f tw are 1 4 Cr eatin g a dri v e c ontai n er 1 5 Ins t a lling.
v Contents Usi ng s h a r ed v olum es 48 Sh a r i ng f iles betw een the Mac O S and the PC 4 9 Tu r n i n g o f f v olum e shari ng 5 1 Tu r n i n g o f f automat ic sharing 5 1 Se tting up y our PC.
vi Contents Co py i ng a nd pastin g i nformat ion betw een the Mac O S and W indow s en v ironments 68 Tr a n s f e r r i n g lar ge b itmap ima g es 7 0 Usi ng onscreen help in the PC env i ronment .
App e ndi x B Re i ns ta l l i n g the PC C o m pa t i b i l i t y Ca r d i n Y ou r Pow e r M a c in to s h 73 0 0 C ompute r* 99 What y ou need 1 0 0 In stallin g the PC C ompati bility C ard har dw.
R unni ng t h e Netw ork Prot oco l Setup (S E TN E T) utility 1 4 4 C onfi g uri ng t h e built-in TCP/IP stac k f or PP P (modem) i n Wi ndo w s 9 5 1 4 6 Usi ng a m odem connected t o the Mac intos.
Co mmunic ation s reg u la t i o n i n f o r ma t io n FCC declaration of conformity This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This .
Industry Canada statement This Class B device meets all requirements of the Canadian interference-causing equipment regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la Class B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada.
Y our P o wer M acint osh computer c am e with a PC C ompat ib ility Car d ins ta lled al ong wit h all the s of tw are you need t o us e it , i nc ludi ng Wi ndo w s 9 5 . Y ou c a n r un W indow s 9 5 applic ations direct l y on y our Maci nt osh computer .
m copy a nd paste inf or mation betw een M ac O S and PC do cuments m pl ay Sound B l a ster–compat ib le sounds and use S ound B l aster s ound proces s ing ut ilitie s (S ound B l aster mi crophon.
Ge tt i ng s ta rted Thi s m a nual de scribe s how t o c onnect monit ors and other equipment t o y our PC C ompati bility C ard, ho w t o set up the s of t w are t hat c ame wit h y our c ard, a nd ho w t o w ork with the PC and Mac O S en v i ronments .
4 Follow the instructions on the screen to set up Windows 95. Y ou need the W i ndow s 9 5 Cer tif ic ate o f A ut h entic ity number f ound on the co ve r o f the W indow s 9 5 ma nual that c am e with y our PC C ompat ib ility Car d. When y ou are as ked t o install pri nter dri v ers , c lic k Cancel.
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