Rebuilding The Desktop File - Power Computing PowerTower Pro User Manual

3.
PRESS the ÒOKÓ button.
4.
The ÒInstallÓ button should now read ÒClean install.Ó
After the clean installation, you will have a new System Folder containing only the
licensed Apple system software, and a Previous System Folder which contains all your
old system software. Because the new System Folder contains only Apple system
software, non-Apple peripherals which require their own drivers will not function until
the driver is reinstalled.
5.
One such peripheral is the CD-ROM drive. Power Computing computers
use the FWB CD-ROM Toolkit instead of the Apple CD-ROM extension. You
must re-install the CD-ROM software after performing a clean install.
6.
VERIFY that the issue has been solved. Do not add back non-Apple
system software until you are certain that all your issues were Þxed by a
clean install.
7.
RE-INSTALL any non-Apple system software into the new system folder
one item at time. After adding an item to the system folder, restart and
verify that the issue does not return. If the issue does return, remove the
software you just added and contact that softwareÕs manufacturer.
8.
Once all non-Apple system software has been reinstalled into the new
System Folder, REMOVE the Previous System Folder from the hard drive
by dragging it to the trash.
Rebuilding the desktop Þle
The desktop Þle is an invisible Þle on your hard disk which serves as both a table-of-
contents and an index for all the data on your hard drive. If are experiencing issues with
proper linking to aliases or with generic or incorrect icons appearing for your Þles,
rebuilding the desktop may help resolve these issues.
To rebuild the desktop:
1.
OPEN the Extension Manager. The Extensions Manager is located in the
Control Panels folder and is accessible via the Apple menu.
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