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Contents
Chapter 1: Ready, Set Up, Go
9 What’sintheBox
9 SettingUpYourMacBook
16 PuttingYourMacBooktoSleeporShuttingItDown
Chapter 2: Life with Your MacBook
20 BasicFeaturesofYourMacBook
22 KeyboardFeaturesofYourMacBook
24 PortsonYourMacBook
26 UsingtheMulti-TouchTrackpad
30 UsingtheMacBookBattery
31 GettingAnswers
Chapter 3: Boost Your MacBook
37 ReplacingtheHardDiskDrive
46 InstallingAdditionalMemory
50 MakingSureYourMacBookRecognizestheNewMemory
Chapter 4: Problem, Meet Solution
53 ProblemsThatPreventYoufromUsingYourMacBook
6 Contents
57 UsingAppleHardwareTest
58 ProblemswithYourInternetConnection
60 ProblemswithAirPortExtremeWirelessCommunication
61 KeepingYourSoftwareUptoDate
62 ReinstallingtheSoftwareThatCamewithYourMacBook
64 LearningMore,Service,andSupport
66 LocatingYourProductSerialNumber
Chapter 5: Last, but Not Least
68 ImportantSafetyInformation
71 ImportantHandlingInformation
74 UnderstandingErgonomics
76 AppleandtheEnvironment
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84 Index
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8 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go
YourMacBookisdesignedsothatyoucansetitupquicklyandstartusingitrightaway.
IfyouhaveneverusedaMacBookorarenewtoMaccomputers,readthischapterfor
helpgettingstarted.
Important:  Readalltheinstallationinstructions(andthesafetyinformationstartingon
page67)carefullybeforeyourstuseyourcomputer.
Ifyou’reanexperienceduser,youmayalreadyknowenoughtogetstarted.Makesure
youlookovertheinformationinChapter2,“LifewithYourMacBook,”tondoutabout
thenewfeaturesofthisMacBook.
ManyanswerstoquestionscanbefoundonyourcomputerinMacHelp.For
informationaboutusingMacHelp,see“GettingAnswers”onpage31.Applemayrelease
newversionsandupdatestoitssystemsoftware,sotheimagesshowninthisbook
maybeslightlydierentfromwhatyouseeonscreen.
9Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go
What’s in the Box
AC power cord
60W MagSafe Power Adapter
Setting Up Your MacBook
YourMacBookisdesignedsothatyoucansetitupquicklyandstartusingitrightaway.
Thefollowingpagestakeyouthroughthesetupprocess,includingthesetasks:
 Plugginginthe60WMagSafePowerAdapter
 Connectingcablesandaccessinganetwork
 TurningonyourMacBookandusingthetrackpad
 ConguringauseraccountandothersettingsusingSetupAssistant
 SettinguptheMacOSXdesktopandpreferences
Important:  Removetheprotectivelmaroundthe60WMagSafePowerAdapter
beforesettingupyourMacBook.
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Step 1: Plug in the 60W MagSafe Power Adapter to provide power to the MacBook
and charge the battery.
MakesuretheACplugisfullyinsertedintothepoweradapterandtheelectrical
prongsonyourACplugareintheircompletelyextendedposition.Insertthe
ACplugofyourpoweradapterintoapoweroutletandtheMagSafeconnectorinto
theMagSafepowerport.AstheMagSafeconnectorgetsclosetotheport,you’ll
feelamagneticpulldrawingitin.
MagSafe connector
AC power cord
AC plug
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MagSafe power port
Toextendthereachofyourpoweradapter,replacetheACplugwiththeACpower
cord.PulltheACpluguptoremoveitfromtheadapter,andthenattachtheincluded
ACpowercordtotheadapter,makingsureit’sseatedrmly.
Whendisconnectingthepoweradapterfromanoutletorfromthecomputer,pullthe
plug,notthecord.
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WhenyouconnectthepoweradaptertoyourMacBook,anindicatorlightonthe
MagSafeconnectorstartstoglow.Anamberlightindicatesthatthebatteryischarging.
Agreenlightindicatesthatthebatteryisfullycharged.Ifyoudon’tseealight,make
suretheconnectorisseatedproperlyandthepoweradapterispluggedin.
Step 2: Connect to a wireless or wired network.
 Touseawirelessnetworkwiththebuilt-inAirPortExtremetechnology,makesure
thewirelessbasestationisturnedonandthatyouknowthenameofthenetwork.
AfteryouturnonyourMacBook,SetupAssistantguidesyouthroughtheconnection
process.Fortroubleshootingtips,seepage60.
 Touseawiredconnection,connectoneendofanEthernetcabletoyourMacBook
andtheotherendtoacablemodem,DSLmodem,ornetwork.
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Ethernet
cable
Gigabit Ethernet port
(10/100/1000Base-T)
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Step 3: Press the power (®) button briey to turn on your MacBook.
Youhearatonewhenyouturnonthecomputer.
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® Power button
Ittakesthecomputerafewmomentstostartup.Afteritstartsup,SetupAssistant
opensautomatically.
Ifyourcomputerdoesn’tturnon,see“IfyourMacBookdoesn’tturnonorstartup”on
page55.
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Step 4: Congure your MacBook with Setup Assistant.
ThersttimeyouturnonyourMacBook,SetupAssistantstarts.SetupAssistant
helpsyouenteryourInternetandemailinformationandsetupauseraccounton
yourMacBook.IfyoualreadyhaveaMac,SetupAssistantcanhelpyouautomatically
transferles,applications,andotherinformationfromyourpreviousMacusingan
Ethernetorwirelessconnection.Seethenextsection,“MigratingInformationtoYour
MacBook,”formoreinformation.
Ifyoudon’tintendtokeeporuseyourotherMac,it’sbesttodeauthorizeitfrom
playingmusic,videos,oraudiobooksthatyou’vepurchasedfromtheiTunesStore.
Deauthorizingacomputerpreventsanysongs,videos,oraudiobooksyou’ve
purchasedfrombeingplayedbysomeoneelseandfreesupanotherauthorization
foruse.Forinformationaboutdeauthorizing,chooseiTunesHelpfromtheHelpmenu
iniTunes.
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Migrating Information to Your MacBook
YoucanfollowthepromptsinSetupAssistanttomigrateexistinguseraccounts,les,
applications,andotherinformationfromanotherMaccomputer.Youcandothiswith
oneofthefollowingmethods:
 UsinganEthernetcableconnecteddirectlytobothcomputers,orconnectingboth
computerstothesamenetwork
 Wirelessly—directlybetweenthecomputers,orwithbothcomputersonthesame
wirelessnetwork
Beforemigrating,useSoftwareUpdateonyourotherMac.TheotherMacshouldhave
oneoftheseversionsofMacOSXsoftware—eitherMacOSXv10.4.11orMacOSX
v10.5.6(orlater).
Youcanchoosetheitems(useraccounts,documents,movies,music,photos,andsoon)
thatyouwanttomigratetoyourMacBook.
Important:  Don’tusetheotherMacforanythingelseuntilthemigrationiscomplete.
Ifyoudon’tuseSetupAssistanttotransferinformationwhenyourststartup,youcan
doitlaterusingMigrationAssistant.Iftheconnectionisterminatedduringmigration,
youcanresumethemigrationatalatertimeusingMigrationAssistantonyour
MacBookandyourotherMac.GototheApplicationsfolder,openUtilities,and
double-clickMigrationAssistant.
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Step 5: Customize the Mac OS X desktop and set preferences.
Menubar Helpmenu Spotlightsearchicon
Findericon SystemPreferencesiconDock
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YoucanquicklymakethedesktoplookthewayyouwantusingSystemPreferences.
ChooseApple()>SystemPreferencesfromthemenubar.Asyougettoknowyour
computer,exploreSystemPreferences,yourcommandcenterformostsettingsonyour
MacBook.Formoreinformation,openMacHelpandsearchfor“SystemPreferences”or
forthespecicpreferenceyouwanttochange.
Putting Your MacBook to Sleep or Shutting It Down
WhenyounishworkingwithyourMacBook,youcanputittosleeporshutitdown.
Putting Your MacBook to Sleep
Ifyou’llbeawayfromyourMacBookforonlyashorttime,putittosleep.Whenthe
computerisinsleep,youcanquicklywakeitandbypassthestartupprocess.
To put your MacBook to sleep, do one of the following:
m Closethedisplay.
m ChooseApple()>Sleepfromthemenubar.
m Pressthepower(®)buttonandclickSleepinthedialogthatappears.
m ChooseApple()>SystemPreferences,clickEnergySaver,andsetasleeptimer.
NOTICE:  Waitafewsecondsuntilthesleepindicatorlightstartspulsing(indicating
thatthecomputerisinsleepandtheharddiskhasstoppedspinning)beforeyou
moveyourMacBook.Movingyourcomputerwhiletheharddiskisspinningcan
damageit,causinglossofdataortheinabilitytostartupfromtheharddisk.
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To wake your MacBook:
m If the display is closed, simplyopenittowakeyourMacBook.
m If the display is already open,pressthepower(®)buttonoranykeyonthekeyboard.
WhenyourMacBookwakesfromsleep,yourapplications,documents,andcomputer
settingsareexactlyasyouleftthem.
Shutting Down Your MacBook
Ifyouaren’tgoingtouseyourMacBookforadayortwo,it’sbesttoshutitdown.
Thesleepindicatorlightgoesonbrieyduringtheshutdownprocess.
To shut down your MacBook, do one of the following:
m ChooseApple()>ShutDownfromthemenubar.
m Pressthepower(®)buttonandclickShutDowninthedialogthatappears.
IfyouplantostoreyourMacBookforanextendedperiodoftime,seepage73for
informationabouthowtopreventthebatteryfromdrainingcompletely.
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Basic Features of Your MacBook
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® Power button
Camera indicator light
iSight camera
Stereo
speakers
Microphone
Sleep
indicator light
Trackpad
Built-in
battery
Slot-loading
SuperDrive
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