Power Macintosh 8100/80 Getting Started

Power Macintosh Getting Started for the Power Macintosh 8100/80 and 8100/80AV is Apple's 175-page owner's book, "Setup and important health-related information for the Power Macintosh 8100/80 and 8100/80AV", © 1994 Apple Computer. It is the setup and learning book shipped with the first Power Macintosh 8100 models. No part number is printed in the scan. Page numbers below are the book's printed numbers.

Contents

• 1 Setting Up (p. 1): plugging in, installing an expansion card (3), connecting a monitor (4), turning the computer on and problems turning it on (9–12)
• 2 Safety and Health Information (p. 15)
• 3 Learning to Use Your Computer (p. 23)
• 4 Basic Skills (p. 45)
• 5 Expanding Your Computer and Connecting Other Equipment (p. 59): installing an expansion card (59), expanding memory (68), internal devices (68), the computer at a glance (69), SCSI devices (72), printers, monitors, input devices, GeoPort and networks (77–80), security lock (82)
• 6 Using Software With Your Power Macintosh (p. 83)
• 7 Using Stereo Audio (p. 87)
• 8 Using Video With Your Power Macintosh 8100/80AV (p. 95): video ports (97), connecting a VCR (100), recording video (105), using a television as a monitor (109)
• 9 Solutions to Common Problems (p. 115)
• 10 Reinstalling System Software (p. 127)
• Appendix, Exchanging Files With DOS or Windows (p. 137); Index (p. 155)

What it settles

• Memory SIMMs go in pairs of the same size in paired slots; VRAM can be expanded on the 8100/80 but not on the 8100/80AV (p. 68).
• The case holds up to three internal storage devices: a floppy drive, a CD-ROM drive and a hard disk (p. 68).
• The combined power drawn by NuBus cards must stay within the limits in the Technical Information booklet (p. 61).

What this manual does not contain

An owner's book: no service procedures, part numbers or component data, and no coverage of the 8100/100 or 8100/110. Apple's service manual is Power Macintosh 8100/ WS 8150 Service Source; the later owner's guide is Power Macintosh 8100 User's Guide.

Pages that cite this document

• Power Macintosh 8100: owner's book for the 8100/80 and 8100/80AV

Download: Power Macintosh 8100-80 Getting Started (1994).pdf