Atari MEGA STe - Owner's Manual

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Table of Contents2
Getting Started4
Introduction4
Setting up Your System6
Keyboard and Mouse6
Monitor6
Connecting the Mouse6
Television7
Connecting the Monitor7
Power Cable8
Built-In Floppy Disk Drive8
Built-In Hard Disk Drive8
Reset Button8
Quick Start9
External Floppy Disk Drive9
Acsi9
Printer10
Modem and Serial10
Lan10
Vmebus10
Stereo11
MIDI11
Joystick11
Connecting a Joystick11
Using the Mega STE12
How the MEGA STE Works12
Memory12
Tos13
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
Menu Bar15
Ppointer15
Keyboard Features16
Switching off the System16
Coldstart16
Basic Skills Tutorial17
Warmstart17
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
Dragging20
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
The Menu Bar29
Desk Menu29
File Menu30
Desktop Info30
Show Information30
Search31
Create Folder31
Close Directory31
Close Top Window32
Bottom to Top32
Select All Items32
Set File Mask32
View Menu33
Size to Fit33
Options Menu34
Set Color and Style34
Install Icon34
Desktop Icon35
Window Icon35
Changing the Icon Identifier and Label36
Using an Installed Printer Icon36
Arguments37
Linking a Document Type to an Application37
Selecting a Default Directory38
Selecting Parameter38
Install Devices39
Remove Desktop Icon39
Set Preferences40
Desktop Configuration41
Save Desktop41
Blitter42
Print Screen42
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
About52
Setup52
Date and Time52
CPX Mover and Reload Cpxs53
Advanced Setup Options53
Minimum Number of Slots54
CPX Directory Path54
Unload CPX55
Window Colors55
Color Setup56
Status57
Audio Feedback57
Configure Cpxs57
General Setup57
Sound58
Keyboard Response58
Double Click Response58
Serial Port Selector58
Parity59
Bits/Char59
Stop Bits59
Flow Control59
Color60
Pixels/Line60
Quality60
Paper60
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
Partitioning66
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
No Desktop71
Software Problems72
Bombs72
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 Plug82
Mains Plug Adapter83
Glossary83
Index89

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