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Need Help Setting Up?, Next Steps, Transferring Information to Your PowerMacG5

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Need Help Setting Up? If you don't see anything on your screen or you think your computer did not start up properly, check the following:  Is the computer plugged into a power source? If it's plugged into a power strip, is the power strip turned on?  Is the power cord securely plugged into the back of the computer?  Are the keyboard and display cables connected correctly?  Is the display turned on? Are the brightness and contrast controls on the display adjusted correctly? If your display has brightness and contrast controls, adjust them.  If you still don't see anything on your screen, restart your computer. Press and hold the computer's power button for approximately 5 seconds until the computer turns off. Press it again to turn on the computer.  If you see a blinking question mark on the screen or see a series of flashes from the status light when you turn on the computer, see Chapter 5, "Troubleshooting," on page 69. Next Steps The first time you turn on your computer, Setup Assistant starts. Setup Assistant helps you enter your Internet and email information and set up an account on your computer. If you have another Mac, Setup Assistant can also help you transfer files, applications, and other information from your old Mac to your new Power Mac G5. Transferring Information to Your Power Mac G5 You can use Setup Assistant to automatically transfer information from another Mac to your new Power Mac G5. To transfer information, make sure of the following:  Your other Mac must have built-in FireWire and support FireWire Disk Mode.  Your other Mac must have Mac OS X v10.1 or later installed.  You must have a FireWire cable to connect the two computers. Setup Assistant takes you through the process of transferring your information-just follow the onscreen instructions. Transferring information to your Power Mac G5 does not affect the information on your other Mac. You can transfer:  User accounts, including preferences and email  Network settings so that your new computer is automatically set up to work with the same network settings as your other Mac  The Applications folder so that the applications you used on your other Mac are now on your new Power Mac G5 (you may have to reinstall some of the applications you transfer)  Files and folders stored on your hard disk. This gives you easy access to the files and folders you used on your old Mac. 10 Chapter 1 Getting Started

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Chapter 1
Getting Started
Need Help Setting Up?
If you don’t see anything on your screen or you think your computer did not start up
properly, check the following:
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Is the computer plugged into a power source? If it’s plugged into a power strip, is the
power strip turned on?
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Is the power cord securely plugged into the back of the computer?
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Are the keyboard and display cables connected correctly?
Â
Is the display turned on? Are the brightness and contrast controls on the display
adjusted correctly? If your display has brightness and contrast controls, adjust them.
Â
If you still don’t see anything on your screen, restart your computer. Press and hold
the computer’s power button for approximately 5 seconds until the computer turns
off. Press it again to turn on the computer.
Â
If you see a blinking question mark on the screen or see a series of flashes from the
status light when you turn on the computer, see Chapter 5, “Troubleshooting,” on
page 69.
Next Steps
The first time you turn on your computer, Setup Assistant starts. Setup Assistant helps
you enter your Internet and email information and set up an account on your
computer. If you have another Mac, Setup Assistant can also help you transfer files,
applications, and other information from your old Mac to your new Power Mac G5.
Transferring Information to Your Power Mac G5
You can use Setup Assistant to automatically transfer information from another Mac to
your new Power Mac G5. To transfer information, make sure of the following:
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Your other Mac must have built-in FireWire and support FireWire Disk Mode.
Â
Your other Mac must have Mac OS X v10.1 or later installed.
Â
You must have a FireWire cable to connect the two computers.
Setup Assistant takes you through the process of transferring your information—just
follow the onscreen instructions. Transferring information to your Power Mac G5 does
not affect the information on your other Mac. You can transfer:
Â
User accounts, including preferences and email
Â
Network settings so that your new computer is automatically set up to work with
the same network settings as your other Mac
Â
The Applications folder so that the applications you used on your other Mac are
now on your new Power Mac G5 (you may have to reinstall some of the applications
you transfer)
Â
Files and folders stored on your hard disk. This gives you easy access to the files and
folders you used on your old Mac.