As most of you may already know the Macs located in the school can boot both the PC Operating system (Windows 7), and the Mac operating system (Mac OS X). Switching between them is easy and you can now use the Mac operating system just as you would use a PC on the ARGSNET3 network. To use Lab 119 as a MAC lab: 1. Wake the computer by pressing a key on the keyboard. (If it does not respond within 10-15 seconds it is powered off. If this is the case, skip to step 4.) 2. Determine which Operating system the computer is currently in. If you are prompted with a screen that asks you to press
control+alt+delete then you are currently in Windows Vista. Proceed to step 3. (If you are not prompted to press control+alt+delete, you are in Mac OS X and can stop at this step) 3. Restart the computer by pressing and holding the power button on the back of the computer until it turns off. It will automatically boot into Mac OS X. 4. Follow the login instructions on the screen. You may now use the computer as you would any Mac. To use Lab 119 as a PC lab: 1. Wake the computer by pressing a key on the keyboard. (If it does not respond within 10-15 seconds it is powered off. If this is the case, skip to step 4.) 2. Determine which Operating system the computer is currently in. If you are not prompted with a screen that asks
you to press control+alt+delete then you are currently in Mac OS X. Proceed to step 3. 3. Restart the computer by pressing and holding the power button on the back of the computer until it turns off. 4. Turn the computer on by pressing the power button on the back of the computer while holding the left alt button on the keyboard until you see a prompt to select an operating system. 5. Click “Windows” when the boot menu appears. 6. You may now log into the system just like a normal PC. (Be sure to note the placement of the alt key on the Mac keyboards). |
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