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  2. Operating system Wi-Fi support - Wikipedia

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    Mac OS 9 supported AirPort and AirPort Extreme as well, and drivers exist for other equipment from other manufacturers, providing Wi-Fi options for earlier systems not designed for AirPort cards. Versions of Mac OS before Mac OS 9 predate Wi-Fi and do not have any Wi-Fi support, although some third-party hardware manufacturers have made drivers ...

  3. Troubleshoot a broadband internet connection - AOL Help

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    Check the physical connection - A loose cable or cord can often be the cause of a connection problem. Make sure everything is securely connected to the wall and device. 3. Reboot your modem/router - Sometimes the old "turn it off and on again" approach actually does work! Just wait about five minutes before turning it back on to make sure ...

  4. ping (networking utility) - Wikipedia

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    Ping operates by means of Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) packets. Pinging involves sending an ICMP echo request to the target host and waiting for an ICMP echo reply. The program reports errors, packet loss , and a statistical summary of the results, typically including the minimum, maximum, the mean round-trip times, and standard ...

  5. Power-on self-test - Wikipedia

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    Delays beginning the tests a fraction of a second to allow the hardware to stabilize. Jumps to ROM code in diagnostic card (if found) Disables and clears all DMA and interrupts. Turns on the screen. Checks the general hardware configuration. If the screen remains a light gray color and the tests continue, the hardware is OK.

  6. Device driver - Wikipedia

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    These factors make it more difficult and dangerous to diagnose problems. [3] The task of writing drivers thus usually falls to software engineers or computer engineers who work for hardware-development companies. This is because they have better information than most outsiders about the design of their hardware.

  7. Troubleshooting - Wikipedia

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    Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes on a machine or a system.It is a logical, systematic search for the source of a problem in order to solve it, and make the product or process operational again.

  8. Macintosh startup - Wikipedia

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    This iteration would be used for all versions of Classic Mac OS up to Mac OS 9.2.2, the last version of the Classic Mac OS operating system. In all instances, the "Restart" button would be present, which would allow the user to restart the computer from the operating system as the bomb screen typically prevents the user from further using the ...

  9. System Integrity Protection - Wikipedia

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    Apple says that System Integrity Protection is a necessary step to ensure a high level of security. In one of the WWDC developer sessions, Apple engineer Pierre-Olivier Martel described unrestricted root access as one of the remaining weaknesses of the system, saying that "[any] piece of malware is one password or vulnerability away from taking full control of the device".