Mac Pro 2010 Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Ready, Set Up, Go
- Life with Your Mac Pro
- Making a Good Thing Better
- Problem, Meet Solution
- An Ounce of Prevention
- Problems with Your Mac Pro
- Problems with Software
- Repairing, Restoring, or Reinstalling Mac OS X Software
- Checking for a Hardware Problem
- Keeping Your Software Up to Date
- Problems with Wi-Fi Communication
- Problems with Your Display
- Problems with Your Internet Connection
- Replacing the Apple Magic Mouse Batteries
- Maximizing Ethernet Performance
- Learning More, Service, and Support
- Locating Your Serial Number
- What’s Under the Hood
- Last, but Not Least
- Looking for Something?
88 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution
To open the Mac OS X Utilities application:
m RestartyourcomputerwhileholdingdowntheCommandkey(x)andRkey.
SomeutilitiesintheMacOSXUtilitiespanerequireaccesstotheInternetandthe
MacAppStore.Youmayneedtomakesureyourcomputerisconnectedtothe
InternetviayourEthernetorWi-Finetwork.
To connect via a Wi-Fi network:
1 ChooseanetworkfromtheWi-Fistatusmenuintheupper-rightcornerofthescreen.
2 Ifnecessary,typethenetworkpassword.
Tojoinaclosednetwork,chooseJoinOtherNetwork.Enterthenetwork’sname
andpassword.
Repairing a Disk with Disk Utility
Ifyouhaveaproblemwithyourcomputer,orifyoustartyourcomputerandseethe
MacOSXUtilitiespane,youmayneedtorepairyourcomputer’sdisk.
1 SelectDiskUtilityintheMacOSXUtilitiespaneandclickContinue.
2 Selectthediskorpartitioninthelistontheleft,andthenclicktheFirstAidtab.
3 ClickRepairDisk.
IfDiskUtilitycan’trepairthedisk,backupasmuchofyourinformationaspossible,
andthenfollowtheinstructionsin“ReinstallingMacOSXandAppleApplications”on
page89.
ForinformationaboutDiskUtilityanditsoptions,seeHelpCenter,oropenDiskUtility
(intheUtilitiesfolderinLaunchpad)andchooseHelp>DiskUtilityHelp.