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P R E FA C E

About the Turbo 601

About the Turbo 601  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Turbo 601 softwa re  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Installation tools re q u i red  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

I n cluded with your Turbo 601 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Complete the wa rranty card  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

About this manual  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

CHAPTER 1

Getting Started 

The danger of static electricity  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1

P recautions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1

Q u i ck installation re fe rence  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2

R e m oving the Turbo 601  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2

CHAPTER 2 

Installing the Turbo 601 – IIci

P re p a ring the Macintosh for installation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5

Installing the Turbo 601  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5

Testing the installation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6

CHAPTER 3 

Installing the Turbo 601 –  IIvi, IIvx, Perf o rma 600

P re p a ring the Macintosh for installation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1

Installing the Turbo 601  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1

Testing the installation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2

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Summary of Contents for Turbo 601

Page 1: ...he danger of static electricity 11 Precautions 11 Quick installation reference 12 Removing the Turbo 601 12 CHAPTER 2 Installing the Turbo 601 IIci Preparing the Macintosh for installation 15 Installi...

Page 2: ...dvanced system information 39 Installing new application programs 41 Using application programs designed for the PowerPC 41 Shared libraries 42 CHAPTER 6 Troubleshooting Problems installing system sof...

Page 3: ...3 About the Turbo 601 About the Turbo 601 Turbo 601 software Installation tools required Included with your Turbo 601 Complete the warranty card About this manual...

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Page 5: ...because it is written in the PowerPC s native language When running older non native software on a PowerPC equipped machine it must run in a slower emula tion mode This will result in performance comp...

Page 6: ...urbo 601 be sure to follow the instructions in the User s Guide for installing and using the software Installation tools required Installation tools required Phillips screwdriver Included with your Tu...

Page 7: ...o 601 Macintosh IIci includes detailed instructions on preparing and installing Turbo 601 in a Macintosh IIci computer Chapter 3 Installing the Turbo 601 IIvi IIvx Performa 600 includes detailed instr...

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Page 9: ...9 Getting Started The danger of static electricity Precautions Quick installation reference Removing the Turbo 601...

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Page 11: ...is a brief list of precautions that help ensure proper grounding PUT ON THE ANTI STATIC WRIST STRAP DO NOT attempt installation on a carpeted floor DO NOT wear leather shoes we recommend shoes with r...

Page 12: ...all connectors and the power cord 5 Remove the Mac cover 6 Put on the anti static wrist strap following the instructions on the package 7 Remove any add in cards from the motherboard cache accelerato...

Page 13: ...13 Installing the Turbo 601 Macintosh IIci Preparing the Macintosh for installation Installing the Turbo 601 Testing the installation...

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Page 15: ...t the vendor to make sure your version is PowerPC compatible 4 Turn off the Mac and remove the power cord and all accessory cables 5 Press the power switch on the rear of the Macintosh three times to...

Page 16: ...n Plug the power cord into the back of the Macintosh Turn the Macintosh on You should hear the customary BONG If you do not hear the BONG go to the next page YES I hear the BONG 1 Turn the power off a...

Page 17: ...seated in the cache slot 2 If the failure tone was heard make sure all of the SIMMs are properly installed 3 Plug the power cord into the back of the Macintosh and restart as before If the startup pro...

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Page 19: ...19 Installing the Turbo 601 Macintosh IIvi IIvx Performa 600 Preparing the Macintosh for installation Installing the Turbo 601 Testing the installation...

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Page 21: ...ct the vendor to make sure your version is PowerPC compatible 4 Turn off the Mac and remove the power cord and all accessory cables 5 Press the power switch on the rear of the Macintosh three times to...

Page 22: ...llation Plug the power cord into the back of the Macintosh Turn the Macintosh on You should hear the customary BONG If you do not hear the BONG go to the next page YES I hear the BONG 1 Turn the power...

Page 23: ...ted in the cache slot 2 If the failure tone was heard make sure all of the SIMMs are properly installed 3 Plug the power cord into the back of the Macintosh and restart as before If the startup proces...

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Page 25: ...25 Installing the Turbo 601 Macintosh llsi Preparing the Macintosh for installation Installing the Turbo 601 Testing the installation...

Page 26: ...install this adapter you will need the following Turbo 601 Adapter IIsi in an anti static bag Anti static wrist strap Installation manual If any of the parts listed above are missing when you receive...

Page 27: ...itch on the rear of the Macintosh three times to drain the power supply 6 Place the Macintosh on an unobstructed flat work area with the rear of the Macintosh facing you Installing the Turbo 601 1 Rem...

Page 28: ...the motherboard With the rear of the Macintosh facing you the empty connector is located in the lower right hand corner of the machine refer to figure 2 This is where you will con nect the Turbo 601...

Page 29: ...stalling the Turbo 601 Software NOTE If you hear the new PowerPC bong and the Mac does not boot properly clear the parameter RAM by holding down the Option P R keys simultaneously while the computer i...

Page 30: ...llation or shipment Contact your computer dealer or call DayStar Technical Support 9 am to 6 pm EST at 404 967 2077 for further assistance You can also contact DayStar online through CompuServe 75300...

Page 31: ...re Updating the system software Installing the Turbo 601 software Using the Turbo 601software Advanced Features Advanced system information Installing new application programs Using application progra...

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Page 33: ...al version of the system software follow these steps Note these instructions are for installing a universal version of System 7 5 If you are installing a newer version of the system software consult t...

Page 34: ...h to install To see information about an item click the information box marked with an i across from it 9 Make sure that the destination disk listed is the one on which you want to install software If...

Page 35: ...ll dialog box appears 4 Click Install 5 When the installation is completed restart the computer It should boot as a PowerPC if not see Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Moving slow Control Panels Several Cont...

Page 36: ...the Apple menu Double click on the Turbo 601 Control icon The following screen will appear A checked box means the corresponding feature is turned on Balloon Help To make it even easier to access Ball...

Page 37: ...d off The default is on For best performance when using programs designed for the PowerPC you should turn on the Modern Memory Manager Some older applications may not work properly with the new memory...

Page 38: ...dary cache greatly increases the performance of the Turbo 601 The ability to disable the cache is primarily provided as a trou bleshooting feature The default is on Changes take effect immediately Ena...

Page 39: ...h the same ROM Version Patch ROM Version indicates the version of Patch ROM installed in the Turbo 601 AppleTalk Version the version of AppleTalk installed It will display 0 0 0 0 if AppleTalk is inac...

Page 40: ...a cache internal to the CPU is on or off It should be on for normal operation Some system extensions such as A ROSE can disable the data cache and lower the performance of your system If your Mac does...

Page 41: ...alling a program see the manual that came with the program or call the software publisher for assistance Using application programs designed for the PowerPC Some of the new PowerPC programs may requir...

Page 42: ...library and there is not enough memory available for the shared library you see a message that the program could not be opened because there is not enough system memory available for the shared libra...

Page 43: ...ing Problems installing system software Using older Macintosh programs Problems using the Turbo 601 Testing for compatibility Performing a clean system installation Incompatible formatting software Pe...

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Page 45: ...emory Not enough disk space When you try to use the Installer you see a message that there is not enough disk space available to install the software Make more space available on your hard disk by rem...

Page 46: ...When you turn on your computer you see a bomb message You probably have an incompatible item in the System Folder To turn off potentially incompatible items in the System Folder hold down the Space b...

Page 47: ...cintosh ran out of memory Quit the programs that you have open and then open the program you want to use If that doesn t work restart your Macintosh Use the program s Info window to give the program m...

Page 48: ...ese programs are referred to as being native or Accelerated for Power Macintosh Other non native programs may run faster if you turn off the card when you use them Use the Turbo 601 control panel to t...

Page 49: ...date time monitors and file sharing and you may need to reselect your printer in the Chooser Testing for compatibility If your Macintosh does not start up properly or behaves erratically you may have...

Page 50: ...ding down the space bar Holding down the space bar opens the Extensions Manager control panel during startup 2 Release the space bar when the Extensions Manager control panel opens 3 To turn on one of...

Page 51: ...on only if you suspect that the system software on your startup disk is damaged 1 Shut down your computer 2 Insert the Disk Tools disk from System 7 5 or greater into the floppy drive 3 Turn on your c...

Page 52: ...Switch Disk button until the cor rect disk name appears 11 Hold down Shift K to start the clean installation The following dialog box appears 12 Click the Install New System Folder button and click OK...

Page 53: ...your disk s driver will solve the problem If you failed to update your driver during the installation of the Turbo 601 and are experiencing problems remove the Turbo 601 update the disk driver and th...

Page 54: ...your performance If you have a NuBus SCSI controller card in your Mac see Chapter 5 for infor mation on enabling SCSI Manager 4 3 in the Turbo 601 control panel Vary the size of the Apple Disk Cache l...

Page 55: ...55 Product Support Product specifications Product warranty How to return your board for service Contacting DayStar online...

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Page 57: ...100 MHz clock speed Processor Cache Built in 32KB unified instruction and data cache 256K secondary Level 2 cache Adapter Turbo 601 Adapter IIsi is included in models sold for installation in Mac IIs...

Page 58: ...REMEDIES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE EXCLU SIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHERS ORAL OR WRITTEN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED DAYSTAR IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUEN TIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ANY BRE...

Page 59: ...ified and undamaged with the board pack aged in the provided anti static bag and with shipping charges prepaid DayStar will repair or replace the board and ship it back to you or your dealer For each...

Page 60: ...2 Category 5 eWorld Our address is DAYSTAR OL Apple and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc registered in the U S and other countries PowerPC is a trademark of IBM DayStar Digital is a regi...

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