Apple MC516T/A Specification

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5Contents

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

Contents

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Ready, Set Up, Go

1

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:

Â Plugginginthe60WMagSafePowerAdapter

Â Connectingcablesandaccessinganetwork

Â TurningonyourMacBookandusingthetrackpad

Â ConguringauseraccountandothersettingsusingSetupAssistant

Â 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.

10 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go

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

¯

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.

11Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go

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.

Â 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.

Â 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.

®

Ethernet

cable

Gigabit Ethernet port

(10/100/1000Base-T)

G

12 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go

Step 3: Press the power (®) button briey to turn on your MacBook.

Youhearatonewhenyouturnonthecomputer.

®

® 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.

13Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go

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.

14 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go

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:

Â UsinganEthernetcableconnecteddirectlytobothcomputers,orconnectingboth

computerstothesamenetwork

Â 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.

15Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go

Step 5: Customize the Mac OS X desktop and set preferences.

Menubar Helpmenu Spotlightsearchicon

Findericon SystemPreferencesiconDock

16 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go

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

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