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Table Of Contents - Atari MEGA STe Owner's Manual

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Table Of Contents2

Getting Started4

Setting Up Your System6

Keyboard And Mouse6

Connecting The Mouse6

Connecting The Monitor7

Built-In Floppy Disk Drive8

Built-In Hard Disk Drive8

External Floppy Disk Drive9

Modem And Serial10

Connecting A Joystick11

Using The Mega Ste12

How The Mega Ste Works12

Starting Your System13

Internal Memory Storage13

External Memory Storage13

Starting Your System From The Hard Disk14

Starting Your System From A Floppy Startup Disk14

Initial Screen Display - Gem Desktop15

Hard Disk Icons15

Keyboard Features16

Switching Off The System16

Basic Skills Tutorial17

Inserting And Removing Floppy Disks17

Desktop Elements18

Using The Pointer18

Controlling The Pointer With The Mouse18

Controlling The Pointer With Keystrokes18

Selecting A Single Item19

Selecting With The Mouse Button19

Selecting With Keystroke Combinations19

Selecting An Icon20

Selecting A Menu Heading20

Dragging With The Mouse20

Selecting Multiple Icons21

Selecting With The Rubber-Band Box21

Selecting By Shift-Clicking21

Dragging An Icon21

Using Windows22

Opening And Closing A Window22

Selecting By Combining Rubber-Banding And Shift-Clicking22

Window Elements23

The Active Window23

Sizing A Window23

Using Floppy Disks24

Moving A Window24

Scrolling A Window24

Formatting A Floppy Disk25

Copying A Floppy Disk26

Copying And Deleting Files And Folders27

Write-Protecting A Floppy Disk27

Advanced Desktop28

Updating A Directory Display28

Dialog Boxes And Alert Boxes28

Show Information30

Create Folder31

Close Directory31

Close Top Window32

Bottom To Top32

Select All Items32

Set File Mask32

Set Color And Style34

Changing The Icon Identifier And Label36

Using An Installed Printer Icon36

Linking A Document Type To An Application37

Selecting A Default Directory38

Selecting Parameter38

Install Devices39

Remove Desktop Icon39

Set Preferences40

Desktop Configuration41

Directories, Folders And Files43

Identifying Directories And Folders43

Files And Filenames44

Displaying A Directory Or Folder44

Filenames And Extensions44

Opening A Program File46

File Selector46

Selecting A File47

Selecting A Directory47

Selecting A Drive47

The File Specification47

Opening A Data File48

File And Folder Management49

Copying Files And Folder49

Moving Files And Folders50

Renaming Files And Folders50

Deleting Files And Folders50

Desk Accessories51

Control Panel52

Date And Time52

Cpx Mover And Reload Cpxs53

Advanced Setup Options53

Minimum Number Of Slots54

Cpx Directory Path54

Window Colors55

Audio Feedback57

Configure Cpxs57

General Setup57

Keyboard Response58

Double Click Response58

Serial Port Selector58

Panels And Ports61

Back Panel Ports61

Left Side Panel Ports61

Pointer Control Quick Reference62

Advanced Hard Disk Utilities63

Parking And Unparking The Read/Write Heads63

Installing And Removing The Hard Disk Driver File64

Parking Drive Heads On All Units64

Parking Drive Heads On Selected Units64

Unparking The Drive Heads64

Formatting And Partitioning The Hard Disk65

Removing The Hard Disk Driver65

Bypassing The Hard Disk Drive65

Selecting A Partitioning Scheme67

Creating A Customized Partitioning Scheme67

Selecting A Preset Partitioning Scheme67

Erasing The Contents Of A Logical Drive68

Extending The System Wide Folder Limit68

Marking Bad Sectors68

Organizing And Maintaining Your Hard Disk70

Backing Up The Hard Disk70

Optimizer Programs70

Extended Partition Schemes70

Troubleshooting71

Advanced Hard Disk Utilities Disk Files71

Software Problems72

The Hard Disk Drive72

Common Problems72

Error Messages73

Preventive Maintenance76

Caring For The Computer76

Caring For Floppy Disks76

Mega Ste Computer Specifications77

Connector Pinout Specifications78

Power Connection In The United Kingdom82

Stereo Audio Output82

Mains Plug Adapter83

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