Atari MEGA STe Personal Computer Manuals

Manuals and User Guides for Atari MEGA STe Personal Computer. We have 2 Atari MEGA STe Personal Computer manuals available for free PDF download: Owner's Manual, Manual

Atari MEGA STe Owner's Manual (93 pages)

Brand: Atari | Category: Desktop | Size: 17 MB

Table of Contents
2
Getting Started
4
Introduction
4
Setting up Your System
6
Keyboard and Mouse
6
Monitor
6
Connecting the Mouse
6
Television
7
Connecting the Monitor
7
Power Cable
8
Built-In Floppy Disk Drive
8
Built-In Hard Disk Drive
8
Reset Button
8
Quick Start
9
External Floppy Disk Drive
9
Acsi
9
Printer
10
Modem and Serial
10
Lan
10
Vmebus
10
Stereo
11
MIDI
11
Joystick
11
Connecting a Joystick
11
Using the Mega STE
12
How the MEGA STE Works
12
Memory
12
Tos
13
Starting Your System
13
Internal Memory Storage
13
External Memory Storage
13
Starting Your System from the Hard Disk
14
Starting Your System from a Floppy Startup Disk
14
Initial Screen Display - GEM Desktop
15
Hard Disk Icons
15
Menu Bar
15
Ppointer
15
Keyboard Features
16
Switching off the System
16
Coldstart
16
Basic Skills Tutorial
17
Warmstart
17
Inserting and Removing Floppy Disks
17
Desktop Elements
18
Using the Pointer
18
Controlling the Pointer with the Mouse
18
Controlling the Pointer with Keystrokes
18
Selecting a Single Item
19
Selecting with the Mouse Button
19
Selecting with Keystroke Combinations
19
Dragging
20
Selecting an Icon
20
Selecting a Menu Heading
20
Dragging with the Mouse
20
Selecting Multiple Icons
21
Selecting with the Rubber-Band Box
21
Selecting by Shift-Clicking
21
Dragging an Icon
21
Using Windows
22
Opening and Closing a Window
22
Selecting by Combining Rubber-Banding and Shift-Clicking
22
Window Elements
23
The Active Window
23
Sizing a Window
23
Using Floppy Disks
24
Moving a Window
24
Scrolling a Window
24
Formatting a Floppy Disk
25
Copying a Floppy Disk
26
Copying and Deleting Files and Folders
27
Write-Protecting a Floppy Disk
27
Advanced Desktop
28
Updating a Directory Display
28
Dialog Boxes and Alert Boxes
28
The Menu Bar
29
Desk Menu
29
File Menu
30
Desktop Info
30
Show Information
30
Search
31
Create Folder
31
Close Directory
31
Close Top Window
32
Bottom to Top
32
Select All Items
32
Set File Mask
32
View Menu
33
Size to Fit
33
Options Menu
34
Set Color and Style
34
Install Icon
34
Desktop Icon
35
Window Icon
35
Changing the Icon Identifier and Label
36
Using an Installed Printer Icon
36
Arguments
37
Linking a Document Type to an Application
37
Selecting a Default Directory
38
Selecting Parameter
38
Install Devices
39
Remove Desktop Icon
39
Set Preferences
40
Desktop Configuration
41
Save Desktop
41
Blitter
42
Print Screen
42
Directories, Folders and Files
43
Identifying Directories and Folders
43
Files and Filenames
44
Displaying a Directory or Folder
44
Filenames and Extensions
44
Opening a Program File
46
File Selector
46
Selecting a File
47
Selecting a Directory
47
Selecting a Drive
47
The File Specification
47
Opening a Data File
48
File and Folder Management
49
Copying Files and Folder
49
Moving Files and Folders
50
Renaming Files and Folders
50
Deleting Files and Folders
50
Desk Accessories
51
Control Panel
52
About
52
Setup
52
Date and Time
52
CPX Mover and Reload Cpxs
53
Advanced Setup Options
53
Minimum Number of Slots
54
CPX Directory Path
54
Unload CPX
55
Window Colors
55
Color Setup
56
Status
57
Audio Feedback
57
Configure Cpxs
57
General Setup
57
Sound
58
Keyboard Response
58
Double Click Response
58
Serial Port Selector
58
Parity
59
Bits/Char
59
Stop Bits
59
Flow Control
59
Color
60
Pixels/Line
60
Quality
60
Paper
60
Panels and Ports
61
Back Panel Ports
61
Left Side Panel Ports
61
Pointer Control Quick Reference
62
Advanced Hard Disk Utilities
63
Parking and Unparking the Read/Write Heads
63
Installing and Removing the Hard Disk Driver File
64
Parking Drive Heads on All Units
64
Parking Drive Heads on Selected Units
64
Unparking the Drive Heads
64
Formatting and Partitioning the Hard Disk
65
Removing the Hard Disk Driver
65
Bypassing the Hard Disk Drive
65
Partitioning
66
Selecting a Partitioning Scheme
67
Creating a Customized Partitioning Scheme
67
Selecting a Preset Partitioning Scheme
67
Erasing the Contents of a Logical Drive
68
Extending the System Wide Folder Limit
68
Marking Bad Sectors
68
Organizing and Maintaining Your Hard Disk
70
Backing up the Hard Disk
70
Optimizer Programs
70
Extended Partition Schemes
70
Troubleshooting
71
Advanced Hard Disk Utilities Disk Files
71
No Desktop
71
Software Problems
72
Bombs
72
The Hard Disk Drive
72
Common Problems
72
Error Messages
73
Preventive Maintenance
76
Caring for the Computer
76
Caring for Floppy Disks
76
MEGA Ste Computer Specifications
77
Connector Pinout Specifications
78
Power Connection in the United Kingdom
82
Stereo Audio Output
82
Mains Plug
82
Mains Plug Adapter
83
Glossary
83
Index
89

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