Mac OS 8 Installation Instructions for Sonnet
Presto and Presto Plus Processor Upgrade Cards
What You Need:
• Sonnet
™
Presto
™
or Presto Plus processor upgrade card.
• Sonnet Presto 8 Enabler Boot diskette.
• Macintosh
®
compatible CD-ROM drive.
• Mac
™
OS 8.0 or 8.1 software package (sold separately).
• Minimum of 16 MB of RAM.
• Approximately 100 MB of free hard drive space for
basic software installation; additional hard drive
space for optional components.
Software Installation Overview
Please review the following guidelines prior to installing Mac OS 8:
• Mac OS 8 requires a 68040 processor or better. You must upgrade
your 68020 or 68030 Macintosh with a Presto or Presto Plus
processor upgrade card before installing Mac OS 8.
• Make a backup of important information on your hard drive prior to
installing new hardware or software.
• If you are installing Mac OS 8 from a non-Apple CD-ROM drive, or
wish to review Apple’s guidelines for installing Mac OS 8, refer to the
Mac OS 8 Installation Guide.
• To avoid Mac OS 8 software conflicts you may need to update
third-party extensions and control panels. Contact the software
manufacturers or visit their web sites for software updates.
• For the installation of Mac OS 8 we recommend performing a
“clean” installation of the system software. A clean installation
creates a completely new System Folder for Mac OS 8. The current
System Folder on your hard drive is untouched and renamed
Previous System Folder
. This allows you to easily return to your
old system software if you need or choose to do so.
1.
Your should already have a Presto or Presto Plus processor upgrade card
and accompanying Presto software
(Figure 1)
installed in your computer.
If not, refer to your Macintosh model installation instructions packaged
with the Presto or Presto Plus for further instructions.
2.
If your Macintosh is turned on, shut it down. Locate the Presto 8
Enabler Boot diskette
(Figure 2)
from the packaging materials.
3.
If you have an Apple manufactured CD-ROM drive, skip to step 4. If you
have a third party manufactured CD-ROM drive, you need to install the
third-party CD-ROM driver software from your hard drive to the floppy
diskette as follows:
• Unlock the diskette by raising the lock tab
(Figure 3)
, then insert the
diskette into the floppy disk drive. Open the System Folder on the
floppy diskette and locate the Extensions Folder. Open the Extensions
folder, locate the Apple CD-ROM extension
(Figure 4)
, and move it to
the trash. Empty the trash.
• Copy the third party CD-ROM driver software from the System Folder
on your hard drive to the closed System Folder on the floppy
diskette. Usually it is an extension that is installed in the Extensions
Folder. If you are uncertain about the driver software installed on your
computer, refer to your CD-ROM drive user’s manual for details.
(Installation instructions continued on next page)
Figure 1: Hardware/software required for Mac OS 8
Figure 2: Presto 8 Enabler Boot diskette
Figure 3: Location of floppy diskette lock
Figure 4: Apple CD-ROM extension icon
raise tab
Software updates and links are available from the Sonnet web site at www.sonnettech.com.
Sonnet Technologies Customer Service hours are Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm PT.
Customer Service Phone: 1-949-472-2772 • E-mail: [email protected]
Sonnet Technologies, Inc., 15 Whatney, Irvine, California 92618-2808 USA • Tel: 1-949-587-3500 • Fax: 1-949-457-6350
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