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Step 3:  Turn On Your MacBook 
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To turn on your MacBook, press the power (® 
) button briefly (up to 1 second). 
You hear a tone when you turn on the computer. Don’t press the power button after 
the startup tone or you might cause the computer to shut down again.
It takes the computer a few moments to start up. After it starts up, Setup Assistant 
opens automatically.
® Power button
Sleep indicator light  
						

							 
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Use your MacBook trackpad to select and move items on the screen, just as you use a 
mouse with a desktop computer. 
 
To move the arrow pointer on the screen, slide your finger across the trackpad.  
Important:   
Use one finger on the trackpad to move the pointer. The trackpad lets you 
scroll by dragging two fingers, and the scrolling feature is turned on by default. See 
“Using the Trackpad” on page 32 for more information.
 
Use the trackpad button to select, click, or double-click items on the screen.
 
Trackpad Trackpad button  
						

							 
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Step 4:  Configure Your MacBook with Setup Assistant 
The first time you turn on your computer, Setup Assistant starts. Setup Assistant helps 
you enter your Internet and email information and set up a user account on your 
computer. 
If you already have a Mac, Setup Assistant can help you automatically transfer files, 
applications, and other information from your other Mac to your new MacBook. 
Problems Turning On the Computer?
 
Nothing happens when you press the power (® 
) button.
 
The battery might be drained. Make sure that you plugged the power adapter into 
both the computer and a power source. The power adapter plug should light when 
you plug it into the computer.
 
If the computer still doesn’t start up, see “Problems That Prevent You from Using 
Your Computer” on page 90. 
You see a picture of a disk or a folder with a blinking question mark. 
This icon usually means that the computer can’t find the system software on the hard 
disk or any disks attached to the computer. Disconnect all external peripherals and try 
restarting. Hold down the power (® 
) button for 8 to 10 seconds until the computer 
turns off. Then press the power button again. If the problem persists, you might need 
to reinstall the system software. See “Reinstalling the Software That Came with Your 
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To transfer information, make sure:
 
Your other Mac has built-in FireWire and supports FireWire Target Disk Mode
 
Your other Mac has Mac OS X v10.1 or later installed
 
You have a standard 6-pin to 6-pin FireWire cable
Setup Assistant takes you through the process of transferring your information—just 
follow the onscreen instructions. Transferring information to your MacBook doesn’t 
affect the information on your other Mac. (If you set up partitions on the new 
MacBook, all information from the other Mac will be transferred to one partition.) 
Using Setup Assistant, you can transfer:
 
User accounts, including preferences and email. 
 
Network settings, so your new MacBook is automatically set up to work with the 
same network settings as your other Mac.
 
Files and folders on the hard disk and partitions. This gives you easy access to the 
files and folders you used on your other Mac.
 
The Applications folder, so that most of the applications you used on your other Mac 
are now on your new MacBook. (You might need to reinstall some of the applications 
you transfer.) 
Important:   
Use caution when you transfer applications so that you don’t overwrite 
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If you don’t intend to keep or use your other Mac, it’s best to deauthorize it from 
playing music, videos, or audiobooks that you’ve purchased from the iTunes Music 
Store. Deauthorizing a computer prevents any songs, videos, or audiobooks you’ve 
purchased from being played by someone else and frees up another authorization for 
use (you can use only five authorized computers at a time with an iTunes account). For 
information on deauthorizing, in iTunes open Help > iTunes and Music Store Help.
If you don’t use Setup Assistant to transfer information when you first start up your 
MacBook, you can do it later using Migration Assistant. Go to the Applications folder, 
open Utilities, and double-click Migration Assistant. 
Note:   
If you used Setup Assistant to transfer information from your other Macintosh 
and you want to use Migration Assistant to transfer information from it again, make 
sure FileVault is turned off on the other Macintosh. To turn off FileVault, open the 
Security pane of System Preferences and click Turn Off FileVault. Follow the onscreen 
instructions. 
Setup Assistant can also take you through the process of setting up your computer to 
connect to the Internet. For home users, Internet access requires an account with an 
Internet service provider (ISP). Fees may apply. If you already have an Internet account, 
see Appendix C, “Connecting to the Internet,” on page 113 for information you’ll need 
to enter.
Congratulations, you’re up and running! 
						

							 
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Basic Components of Your MacBook
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® Power button Camera indicator light iSight camera Microphone
Stereo speakers
Sleep indicator light 
Infrared (IR) receiver  Trackpad 
Trackpad button Slot-loading optical drive  
						

							 
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Microphone 
Capture sounds directly with this built-in microphone (located to the left of the iSight 
camera). 
Built-in iSight camera and camera indicator light 
Videoconference with others using the included iChat AV application. The camera 
indicator light glows when the video camera is capturing and displaying video. 
Built-in stereo speakers (3) 
Listen to music, movies, games, and multimedia files. 
Trackpad 
Move the pointer on the MacBook display with one finger on the trackpad; scroll with 
two fingers on the trackpad.  
Sleep indicator light 
A white light pulses when the MacBook is in sleep. 
Built-in infrared (IR) receiver 
Use your Apple Remote and the built-in IR receiver to control your MacBook from a 
distance. 
Slot-loading optical drive 
Your optical drive can read CD and DVD discs and write to CDs. If you have a SuperDrive, 
you can also write to DVD discs. See “Using Your Optical Drive” on page 69 for details.
®Power button
Turn your MacBook on or off, or put it to sleep. 
						

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Features of Your MacBook Keyboard
esc num 
lock F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 
—iC
-
Function key (fn) 
Volume 
controls  Brightness
controlsNum 
Lock key Media 
Eject key 
Mute 
control 
Standard 
function keys  Video Mode 
Toggle key  
						

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Function (Fn) key
Press and hold this key to activate customized actions assigned to the function keys 
(F1 to F12). To learn how to customize function keys, choose Help > Mac Help from the 
menu bar and search for “function keys.”
Brightness controls
Increase ( ) or decrease ( ) the brightness of your MacBook display.
—Mute control
Mute the volume of the sound coming from the built-in speakers and headphone port.
-Volume controls
Increase (-) or decrease (–) the volume of the sound coming from the built-in speakers 
and headphone port.
Num Lock key
Activate the numeric keypad integrated into the MacBook keyboard. When the numeric 
keypad is activated, a green light glows on the Num Lock key.
iVideo Mode Toggle key
Switch between dual-display mode (extending your desktop across the built-in display 
and an external display) and video-mirroring mode (presenting the same information on 
both displays).
F11, F12
By default, F11 opens Exposé and F12 opens Dashboard. 
CMedia Eject key
Press and hold this key to eject a disc. You can also eject a disc by dragging its desktop 
icon to the Trash. 
						

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Additional Components of Your MacBook
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Gigabit Ethernet
port (10/100/
1000 Base-T)G
Security slot
Headphone
out/optical
digital audio
out port
f
Audio line
in/optical digital
audio in port,
Mini-DVI
port£FireWire
400 portHUSB 2.0
portsdMagSafe 
power
adapter
port