UMAX Technologies SuperMac C600x User manual

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UMAX Computer Corporation
Headquarters and Sales
47470 Seabridge Drive
Fremont, California 94538 USA
Research and Development
4800 Great America Parkway, Suite 200
Santa Clara, California 95054 USA
Web Site
www.supermac.com
SuperMac C600x User’s Guide

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UMAX Computer Corporation
Headquarters and Sales
47470 Seabridge Drive
Fremont, California 94538 USA
Research and Development
4800 Great America Parkway, Suite 200
Santa Clara, California 95054 USA
Web Site
www.supermac.com

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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
AboutThis Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Chapter 1 — Unpacking and Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
UnpackingYour SuperMac C600 Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Setting UpYour SuperMac C600 Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Connecting the Power Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
ConnectingYour Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Connecting the Keyboard and Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Ethernet Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Modem Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Connecting Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
In Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Chapter 2 — Fundamentals and Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Fundamentals of OperatingYour SuperMac C600 Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
TurningYour SuperMac C600 Computer On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
IfYour Monitor Screen Is Dark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Learning the Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
MouseTechniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Types of Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Working with Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Control Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
TurningYour SuperMac C600 Computer Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Getting Answers toYour Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
The Macintosh Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Identifying Objects on the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Learning Useful Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

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Chapter 3 — Connecting Additional Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Your Computer at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Connecting External Stereo Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
AdjustingVolume and Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Connecting Audio Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Connecting and Positioning a Microphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Using the Monitor’s Built-in Microphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Connecting Headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
ExpandingYour SuperMac C600 Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Connecting External SCSI Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
BeforeYou Connect a Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Connecting a SCSI Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Upgrading the Processor Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Expanding Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Installing Internal Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Chapter 4 — Installing and Using Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Installing Application Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Working with Several Programs at aTime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Discovering Which Programs Are Open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Switching Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Hiding and Showing Windows on the Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Backing UpYour Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Using Computer Application Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Special Memory Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Shared Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Using Older Macintosh Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Using the Built-in CD-ROM Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Inserting a CD-ROM disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Ejecting a CD-ROM disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Chapter 5 — Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
TakeYour Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Solutions to Common Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
General Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

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Restart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
RebuildYour Desktop Regularly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Starting Up From a CD-ROM Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Installing or Reinstalling System Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Doing a Clean Installation of System Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Extensions, Control Panels, and Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Printer Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Appendix A — Prudent Practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Your Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Work Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Keyboards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Pointing Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Safety Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
HandlingYour Computer Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
HandlingYour Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Handling the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Ejecting a Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
CleaningYour Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Cleaning the Computer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Cleaning the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Cleaning the Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Appendix B — Working InsideYour Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Removing and Replacing the Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Installing an Expansion Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Installing a Comm Slot Card (Communication Card) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Upgrading the Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Expanding Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Installing Internal Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Attaching Cables to Internal Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

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Appendix C — Warranty Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Appendix D — End User Software License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Apple Computer, Inc. System Software License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

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Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of a new SuperMacC600x computer
system by UMAX Computer Corporation (referred to herein as UMAX
Computer). The SuperMacC600x uses a PowerPC™ 603e processor that
handles your processing-intensive work easily.
The SuperMac C600x will run the Apple Mac™ OS system software ver-
sion 7.5.3 revision 2 or later and Macintosh
®applications. The Super-
Mac C600x runs applications accelerated forPower Macintosh™
computers.
Registration
The first timeyou start up your computer, a registration window
appears giving you an opportunity to register your SuperMac C600x
computer. If you are connected to a modem, the transfer process takes
less than a minute and the call is toll-free within North America. If
you are not connected to a modem, you can print and mail the com-
pleted registration card to UMAX Computer Corporation.If you prefer,
a pre-printed registration card is also included with your SuperMac
C600x computer.
You will find other registrationmaterials, including the registration
for your Mac OS software, in the box as well. Be sure to complete and
return all registration materials as instructed by the various provid-
ers.
AboutThis Guide
Here’s a brief summary of what you’ll find in this guide:
Chapter 1, Unpacking and Setup, explains how to unpack, set up, and
connect your SuperMac C600x computer.
Chapter 2, Fundamentals and Getting Help, explains how to use the
Macintosh Guide, and explains common features and terminology of
the Macintosh operating system.
Chapter 3, Connecting Additional Equipment, explains how to connect
external hardware that you may want to use with your SuperMac
C600x computer.

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Chapter 4, Installing and Using Software, explains how to install applica-
tion you may want to use with your SuperMacC600x computer, and
considerations for the various types of applications.
Chapter 5,Troubleshooting, explains how to diagnose and correct prob-
lems you may encounter when working with your SuperMacC600x
computer.
Don’t miss instructions tagged Note, Important, or Warning. They add
helpful hints to procedures, lessen the complexity or difficulty of
operating your system, and warn of hazards to your system, your soft-
ware, or you if you fail to follow the associated instruction.

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Chapter 1
Unpacking and Setup 1
This chapter explains how to unpack and position your SuperMac
C600x computer, and how to connect its various components and
peripheral accessories.
UnpackingYour SuperMac C600x Computer
Choose a sturdy location near a grounded AC power outlet for your
SuperMac C600x computerbefore you unpack it. Be sure to:
■Plan where to place your other components, like your display, a
printer, speakers, or an external modem.
■Place your displayto one side of the computer: do not place your
display or other heavy components on topof the SuperMac C600x.
Choose a comfortable location that:
■Provides adequate ventilation so your system does not overheat.
■Provides room to adjust the position of your display.
■Is out of direct sunlight.
Since you have reached this manual, you have already opened the outer
box and one of its interior cartons. Remove any other cartons and your
SuperMac C600x computer from the outer box. Open each carton and
remove the keyboard, mouse, cable, software and manual(s). Compare
the items you have with those listed on the included packing list. If
you are missing any items, contact your UMAX Computer Reseller.
Save your SuperMacC600x box and its packing materials. Use only the
original packaging for safe shipment or relocation of your equipment.
Setting UpYour SuperMac C600x Computer
The diagram below illustrates the components you need to set up your
SuperMac C600x. Carefully read and follow all the setup instructions
in this chapter as you connect your SuperMac C600x and other compo-

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nents.You must use shielded interface cables to comply with FCC
requirements for radio-frequency interference. (All cables provided
with your SuperMac C600x are properly shielded.)
Connecting the Power Cable
Always make sure that your SuperMac C600x computer is plugged into
a grounded AC power outlet before you connect a component to it. This
properly grounds the computer.
To connect the power cord to your SuperMac C600x:
1. Place the computer where you want it.
If your computer came with a modem card, you may want to set
your computer near a phone jack so that you can connect the
modem later.
2. Make sure the voltage switch on the back of the com-
puter is set correctly for the outlet which will be
used.
Mouse
SuperMac C600x
Power and ADB cables for SuperMac C600x are included. Video and power cables for
your display should be included with the display.
Keyboard
Display
Power cable
Speakers