Apple Macbook Pro MC700LL/A - Page 56

56 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution
To open the Mac OS X Utilities application:
m RestartyourcomputerwhileholdingdowntheCommand(x)andRkeys.The
MacOSXUtilitiespaneappears.
SomeutilitiesintheMacOSXUtilitiesapplicationrequireaccesstotheInternetand
theMacAppStore.Youmayneedtomakesureyourcomputerisconnectedtothe
InternetbyusingyourEthernetorWi-Finetwork.
To connect by using a Wi-Fi network:
1 ChooseanetworkfromtheWi-Fistatusmenuintheupper-rightcornerofthescreen.
2 Ifnecessary,typethenetworkpassword.
Tojoinaclosednetwork,chooseJoinOtherNetwork.Enterthenetwork’snameand
password.
Repairing a Disk with Disk Utility
Ifyouhaveaproblemwithyourcomputer,orifyoustartyourcomputerandseethe
MacOSXUtilitiesapplication,youmayneedtorepairyourcomputer’sdisk.
1 SelectDiskUtilityintheMacOSXUtilitiespaneandclickContinue.
2 Selectthediskorpartitioninthelistontheleft,andthenclicktheFirstAidtab.
3 ClickRepairDisk.
IfDiskUtilitycan’trepairthedisk,backupasmuchofyourinformationaspossible,and
thenfollowtheinstructionsin“Repairing,Restoring,orReinstallingMacOSXSoftware”
onpage54.
ForinformationaboutDiskUtilityanditsoptions,seeHelpCenter,oropenDiskUtility
(intheUtilitiesfolderinLaunchpad)andchooseHelp>DiskUtilityHelp.