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Leopard
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G4,G5, Intel processor at 867 MHz
512 RAM 9gb of available HD space needed |
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Firmware version
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System profiler - Boot ROM version
Update firmware with update utility |
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Mac OS Extended journaled
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Default
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snow leopard installation process
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Now called an upgrade
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Preserving user data
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Does not duplicate the file, there is no previous systems folder to manage as there was with the archive and install option in leopard
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Snow leopard avoiding mismatches
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also avoids mis matches between applications and frameworks that were common after performing a leopard archive and install.
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snow leopard install mismatch avoiding
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this also therefore means that you do not need to install the latest MAC OS X combo update after reinstalling in snow leopard before testing that a customer issue is resolved
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after confirming that the original issue is resolved
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apple still recommends that customers install available Mac OS X updates
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if machine loses power
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the process is designed to be recoverable
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incompatible software
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the installer will identify software that is incompatible with snow leopard and move it to a separate folder called 'incompatible software'.
This effectively quarantines the software until the user can update it. Apple support article also lists all unknown software that is incompatible |
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utilities
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to perform such tasks as erasing the hard drive or restoring from a back up. Use the utilities menu rather than restoring from the option in the installer.
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Snow leopard takes up less space than leopard
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install dvd utilities
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Start up disk
reset password Firmware password utilities Disk utility Terminal System Profiler Network utility Restore system from back up |
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reset password
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gives you the option of resetting the home directory permissions and ACL's
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Snow Leopard
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Essential system software
Additional fonts language translations Printer support (By popularity) X11 Rosetta* Quicktime 7* |
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software on demand
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Printer (by popularity)
Quicktime 7 |
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migrating user data
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users
network and other settings applications folder files and folders on Macintosh HD |
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migration assistant
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opens during set up assistant or anytime after by opening /applications/utilities/migration assistant
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migration assistant
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Connects via firmware or local network
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migration assistant
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Just because it has transferred across doesn't mean that it is going to work.
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after upgrading from leopard to snow leopard, more hard disk space is available
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This is normal and no data has been lost (it only has the intel code)
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the installer copies packages from the optical disc to a folder called 'Mac OS X install data' at the root level of your hard drive.
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The installer then validates these packages from the hard drive
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how can i find the correct os disc version
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Closely inspect the disc which should match the description of a stand alone retail disc or a computer specific disc.
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which discs can start a specific computer
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The original disc that came with the computer.
A retail version of the mac os x that apple released AFTER the computer, and for which the computer meets the system requirements. |
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the software update progress bar has improved accuracy.
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users should see a blue/gray screen for less time so they dont think the computer has stopped responding
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logs
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Mac OS X provides system feedback via logs
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console
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monitors messages as they happen.
Keep console open to continually monitor the system. |
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Bootcamp
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Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7.
Intel based mac with 10.6 install disk. external keyboard and mouse needed. Internal hard disk formatted with HSF+ with a GPT partition. 10 GB of free space. 2GB or more of RAM (prefered) |
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Bootcamp set up process
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Update firmware.
Create a windows boot camp partition. Run windows installer. Install Mac Drivers for Windows OS. |
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windows 7
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NTFS
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Bootcamp requires
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Intel based mac with the latest firmware installed.
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Bootcamp HD requirements
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Bootcamp assistant requires your disk to be formatted as a single volume using the mac OS Extended HFS Plus (Journaled) format.
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system start up
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BootRom
boot efi Kernel Launchd Login Window User Environment |
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Hardware stage - Bootrom
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POST- power on self test
EFI - Bootrom Boot Loader - Boot.efi |
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Spinning globe
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kernel is now loading
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No entry sign
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Can find file but file is corrupt - will not load
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No system folder icon (folder with ?)
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No boot.efi found
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kernal starts launchd
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apple logo with spinning cog
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lauchd
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launches daemons
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boot process summary
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post
efi loads boot loader boot.efi kernal login window starts |
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universal access
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has voice over
zoom display |
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filevault
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anything to do with the inside of your home folder - filevault secures your home folder.
But you have more chance of data being corrupted due to encrypting. Will have a performance impact. |
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master password
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used to access accounts when login password is forgotten.
Mandatory as safety net for filevault accounts. Can be used to reset a forgotten filevault account. |
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permissions
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used to define access to certain files and folders
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administrator account
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first account, cant modify the system folder
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guest account
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all the stuff they do will get wiped as soon as they log out
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sharing account
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has no home folder. they can log in locally, they are a network only user account
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root (system administrator) account
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Can do everything - Full access to the command line.
Install disk - directory utility |
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sharing folder
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You cant apply parental controls as it doesnt have a home folder.
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parental controls
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You can choose what apps can and cant be opened by that person
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parental controls time limits
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true
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parental controls
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time limits
logs remote set up actions menu |
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fast user switching
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log in quickly as a different user account
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deleting user accounts
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you can turn it in to a disk image to make it portable
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deleting user accounts without moving the home folder
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gives you the ability to allow the user to become a user again
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password considerations
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password assistant can determine password strength
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firmware password
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secures mac during start up
helps prevent account breaches can access this through the mac osx install dvd |
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posix permissions
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owner
group others/everyone |
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sharing and permissions (posix)
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read only
read and write write only no access |
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acl
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access control list
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access control list
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provides an extended set of permissions for a file or folders and enables you to set multiple users and groups as owners
for example - rather than giving a user full write permissions, you can restrict him or her to the creation of only folders and not files. |
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acls are always above posix
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true
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disk utility - repair permissions
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changes folders back to the way they were before they were modified.
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cant login
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try log in to another account, or boot from install disk
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if you are having a problem check if it is specific for that user account
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true / log in to another user
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cant change system preferences
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probably not logged in to the admin account.
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apple partition scheme
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power pc
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guid partition scheme
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intel
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master boot record
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use for windows interoperability
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disk utility - first aid
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looks for errors in the directory
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disk utility - erase options
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zero out deleted files
7 pass erase 35 pass erase |
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finder
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the role of the finder is to simplify user interactions with the file system
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the finder cannot see all folders because
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if they delete these files it can corrupt the system
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/system/library
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never modify
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/library
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if you need to change a file for everyone use this folder
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~/library
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if the problem is user specific then use this file
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fat 32
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cannot handle forked files
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packages
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a folder of resources that appears as a single file in the finder - helpful when installing, moving or copying files to other platforms.
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create disk image
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with disk utility
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time machine
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ability to restore entire drive after failure
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incremental back ups
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grandfather(weekly)
Father(daily) Son(Hourly) |
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filevault
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encrypts your home folder - log out of filevault to allow time machine to work
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mac address
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attached to each logicboard
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time machine automatically omits some files
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cache files or any files that regenerate easily
files that the developer tags as not needed home folder for filevault users that are logged in |
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deleting items from the time machine back up
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click for more info on the selected file, "delete all back ups of picture 1" or
"Delete back up" So deleting one doesnt delete all of them. you would have to select it to do so. |
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restoring from a time machine back up
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you can
restore a single item restore an entire system manual restore |
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time machine back up file vault
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sparsebundle
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time machine
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choose to opt not to back up large files that consistantly change.
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