Datasheet

help protect the data on your hard disk from unforeseen failures such as system freezing

or power outages. As previously mentioned,

case sensitive means that it matters whether

or not letters are capitalized. For example, passwords in Mac OS X are case sensitive. In

some instances, such as in the screen saver password window, the dialog box tells you if

the Caps Lock key is pressed, alleviating the frustration of being sure you typed the cor-

rect password but having entered it unknowingly in all caps.

If there is a sole ATA/IDE hard drive in your Mac, and the Select a Destination screen

does not display an available hard disk to install to, you need to verify that the intended

target ATA/IDE drive is configured as a master drive on the bus.

After making your selections, click Continue.

Installation Types

The Installation Types screen provides two choices for installation types. The choices are Install and

Customize. By default, the Mac OS X installer starts with the default install which is comprised of

the packages Essential System Software, Print Drivers, Additional Fonts, Language Translations,

and X11. Upon closer inspection of the Customize Install options, you’ll see the mechanism for

granularly controlling the selections of the packages that can be installed. Wise use of these selec-

tions can eliminate superfluous software from your Mac OS 10.5 install. After choosing your install

type and making your selections, click the Install button.

Installing

The OS X installer now begins to verify the condition of your installation media and displays a

drop-down dialog sheet providing a progress bar. You can skip this process by clicking the Skip

button. When the disk has been verified or skipped, the installer commences the actual OS instal-

lation, which lasts about an hour, give or take, depending upon your installation type and selec-

tions. For the most part, this is an automated process that leaves you the time-honored task of

progress-bar watching.

Finish Up

At this point, the installer performs several optimization and clean-up tasks to complete the instal-

lation process.

TIP

Introduction and Installation of Mac OS X

Stopping the Mac OS X Installer

ntil you click the Install button to get the installation process under way, you can stop installa-

tion by choosing Installer

➪ Quit Installer. If you do this, the installer displays a dialog box that

asks you to confirm that you really want to stop installation. Click the Restart button in this dialog

box to have installation stop and your computer restart. When you hear your computer’s startup

chime, press and hold the Option key to select a valid startup disk other than the Mac OS X Install

DVD. You can also eject the Mac OS X Install DVD by pressing the mouse button during restart.

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