PowerMacG4Cube-manual explicativ

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About the

Power Mac G4 CubeIncludes setup and expansion information

for Power Mac G4 Cube computers


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K Apple Computer, Inc.2000 Apple Com puter, Inc. All rights reserved.

Under the copyright laws, this manual m ay not be copied, in whole or in part, without the written consent of Apple.The Apple logo is a tradem ark of Apple Com puter, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Use of thekeyboardApple logo (Option-Shift-K) for com m ercial purposes without the prior written consent of Apple m ayconstitute tradem ark infringem ent and unfair com petition in violation of federal and state laws.

Every effort has been m ade to ensure that the inform ation in this manual is accurate. Apple is not responsible forprinting or clerical errors.

Apple Com puter, Inc.1 In nite LoopCupertino, CA 95014-2084408-996-1010http://www.apple.com

Apple, the Apple logo, AppleShare, AppleTalk, FireW ire, the FireW ire logo, Mac, Macintosh, the M ac logo,Power Macintosh, and QuickTim e are tradem arks of Apple Com puter, Inc., registered in the U.S. and othercountries.

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Sim ultaneously published in the United States and Canada.


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Contents

1 Setting Up 5

Positioning the Com puter and Display 5

Setting Up Your Com puter 6

Problem s? 16

W hats Next? 17

2 Getting to Know Your Computer 19

Your Com puter at a Glance 20

Your Com puters Ports and Connectors 22

Inside Your Com puterInternal Expansion Options 24

QuickTim eAudio and Video on the Internet 26

Sherlock 2Your Internet Search Detective 28

iMovie 2Create and Edit Your Own Digital Movies 30

iToolsFree Internet Services for Mac Users 32

Auto UpdatingAutom atically Keep Your Mac on the Cutting Edge 34

Multiple UsersTurn One Mac Into Many 36

Apple.comYour Starting Place on the World Wide Web 38

Mac HelpAnswers to All Your Macintosh Questions 40

3 Using Your Computer 41

Using Your Apple Pro Keyboard and Apple Pro Mouse 42

Using Your Com puter Speakers 44

Using USB Devices 46

Using FireWire Devices 48

Using Your DVD Drive 50

Using Your Modem 52


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Connecting to an Ethernet Network 53

Using AirPort W ireless Networking 55

Putting the Com puter to Sleep to Save Energy 56Transferring Inform ation Between Two Apple Com puters 57

4 Working Inside Your Computer 59

Rem oving the Com puter Core 60

Installing Mem ory 64

Installing an AirPort Card 66

Replacing the Battery 67

Replacing the Com puter Core in the Enclosure 68

5 Troubleshooting 71

Appendix A

Specifications 75

Appendix B

Safety, Maintenance, and Ergonomics 81

Im portant Safety Information 81

General Maintenance 82

Im portant Ergonom ic and Health-Related Inform ation 83

Com m unications Regulation Information 85


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C H A P T E R

11 Setting Up

Congratulations on purchasing your new Power Mac G4 Cubean elegant, com pact, and

professional solution to desktop com puting. This chapter contains instructions for setting up

your com puter and display.

Positioning the Computer and Display

If your monitor is heavy, be sure to use correct lifting techniques when positioning it.

Position the com puter and display so that

m they are on sturdy, at surfaces

m nothing is on top of the com puter or obstructs air ow through the top or rear of theenclosure, or through the vents of the display

m the com puters DVD disc drive is not obstructed

Important The only way to shut off power com pletely to your com puter or display is to

disconnect their power plugs from the power source. Make sure the power cord for your

com puter or display is within easy reach so that you can unplug it quickly if necessary.


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Setting Up Your Computer

Your com puter ports and connectors are accessible from the bottom of the com puter.

1 Carefully turn the com puter upside-down and place it on a soft cloth.


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Setting Up 7

2 Plug one end of the power cord into the power adapter.

Warning Use only the power adapter that came with your com puter.

P ow er cord D ont plug this end of the pow er cord

into the w all yet. Youll do that later.

Pow er adapter


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3 Plug the power adapter plug into the power socket (m arked with the icon) on the bottomof the com puter.

Plug the pow er adapter

into the com puter.

Po w er socket


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Setting Up 9

4 Plug the other end of the power adapter cord into a grounded power outlet or power strip.

G rounded w all outlet


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5 Connect your monitor cables according to the following illustration:

If your m onitor has an Apple Display Connector (ADC), connect it to the ADC port ( ).

You can bend the connector at an angle to t underneath the com puter.

Important Depending on your monitor, you m ay have one or m ore cables to connect.

Check the instructions that came with the m onitor for further setup information.

AD C m onitor port

VG A m onitor port

Warning Be sure your com puter is turned off before connecting your m onitor. W henlifting the com puter, be careful not to turn the com puter on accidentally. Do not connect

or disconnect your m onitor when the com puter is turned on.


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If your m onitor has a VGA connector, attach the VGA-to-VGA adapter that came with your

com puter to the VGA port and then connect your m onitor cable to the adapter.

Plug the V G A adapter into

the V G A m onitor port and

tighten the thum bscrew s.

VG A m onitor port

Plug the VG A m onitor

cable into this end

of the adapter

and tighten the

thum bscrew s.


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6 If required, connect your com puter to your Ethernet network and connect your m odem to a

phone line.

Ethernet port

M odem port

G

W


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7 Turn your com puter right side up.

D o not block the air flow ing

through the opening in the

back of the com puter.

D o not place anything

on top of the p ow er button.

D o not put anything on

top of the com puter. This

w ill block the air flow ing

through the top vents.


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8 Connect the keyboard cable to a USB port on your m onitor, and plug the m ouse cable into a

USB port on the keyboard.

m If your monitor doesnt have a USB port,connect the keyboard USB cable to a USB porton the bottom of your com puter.

If you wish, raise the keyboard by lifting it and ipping the foot toward the back.

U SB p orts

on bottom of

com puter (2)

U SB po rts on display

U SB ports on keybo ard (2)


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9 Connect your com puter speakers.

m If you have an Apple Cinema Display or Apple Studio Display with an ADC connector,connect your speakers to a USB port on the back of the display.

m If you have a different type of monitor,connect your speakers to a USB port onthe com puter.

Important Your com puter speakers have special power requirem ents that are supported

by the USB ports on your com puter and by the USB ports on Apple displays that have theADC connector. Do not connect your speakers to other USB devices, such as your keyboard

or external USB hubs, which are not designed to support your speakers.

U SB p orts

on bottom of

com puter

U SB po rts on display

D igital am plifier

SpeakerSpeaker


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10 Turn on your com puter by touching the power button.

W ith som e Apple m onitors, you can also turn on the com puter by pressing or touching the

m onitor power button.

Problems?

If you dont see anything on your screen or you think your com puter did not start up

properly, check these item s:

m Is the power adapter plugged into a power source? If it is plugged into a power strip, isthe power strip turned on? Is the power adapter properly plugged into the com puter?

m Are the keyboard and m onitor cables connected correctly?

m Is the power button lit on the com puter and on the m onitor? If not, the com puter orm onitor arent receiving power. If the power button on your com puter is pulsing, it m eans

the com puter is in sleep. Touch the power button or any key to wake it up.

m Are the brightness and contrast controls on the m onitor adjusted correctly? If yourm onitor has brightness and contrast controls, try adjusting them .

m Try restarting your com puter. Touch the power button on the com puter for approxim ately5 seconds until the com puter turns off. Touch it again to turn the com puter on.

m If you see a blinking question m ark on the screen or a series of ashes from the

com puter or display power buttons when you turn on the com puter, see Chapter 5,Troubleshooting,on page 71.

Pow er button


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When Youre Finished Using Your Computer

To turn off your com puter:

m Choose Shut Down from the Special m enu.

Adjusting Your Monitor

Use the Monitors control panel to adjust the settings for your m onitor. For information about

troubleshooting your display, see Problem s With Your Displayon page 73. For information

about m aintaining your display, see Maintaining Your Displayon page 83. Additional

information about using your monitor is available in Mac Help.

To register a new Apple Studio Display or Apple Cinem a Display with Apple, go to the Apple

World W ide Web site: www.apple.com /register

Whats Next?

m For an overview of your com puters features, see Chapter 2, Getting to Know YourCom puter,on page 19.

m For m ore information about using your modem , connecting to a network, or using thecom puters other hardware features, see Chapter 3, Using Your Com puter,on page 41.

m For information about installing m em ory, an AirPort wireless networking card, orchanging the com puters battery, see Chapter 4, Working Inside Your Com puter,on

page 59.

Important Do not turn off the com puter by turning off the switch on a power strip or by

pulling the power adapter plug (unless you cant turn off the com puter any other way). Your

les or system software could be damaged if your com puter is not shut down properly.


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C H A P T E R

22 Getting to Know Your Computer

If youre eager to get started and want to try out a few things, this chapter is for you. It

provides an overview of your com puters im portant hardware and software features.

Want to create your own video m asterpieces? Take a look at iMovie and nd out how you can

edit video on your com puter. Learn how QuickTim e can help you view live video broadcastsfrom the World W ide Web. And take advantage of the Internet to research information,

update your software, shop, browse the Web for fun, or just get help when you need it.

Here youll nd a great selection of your com puters features presented and brie y

explained. Take a test run and see what your com puter can do. For m ore inform ation about a

specic feature, see Chapter 3, Using Your Com puter,on page 41, and the online

explanations in Mac Help (see page 40).

Note: Pictures showing the latest software features m ay appear slightly different on your

screen.


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Your Computer at a Glance

Speaker

Power adapter

Power button

DVD disc drive

Digital amplifier Power button

Headphone jack Speaker


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DVD disc drive

Use DVD discs to view DVD m ovies, install software, and access inform ation. A DVD -ROM

drive works with CD-RO M and DVD -RO M discs, DVD -Video discs, and Photo CDs. It alsoplays standard audio discs.

Power button/Power-on light

Touch this button to turn on the com puter or wake it from sleep. W hen the com puter is

on, touching the power button puts the com puter to sleep. A steady light indicates that the

com puter is on. A pulsing light indicates the com puter is in sleep.

W ith som e Apple displays, you can also touch or press the m onitor power button to turn

the com puter on or off, or put it to sleep.

Apple Pro Keyboard and Apple Pro Mouse

Connect your Apple Pro Keyboard to a USB port on your display or com puter. Connect

your Apple Pro Mouse to one of the USB ports on the keyboard. For more information

about your keyboard and m ouse, see Chapter 3, Using Your Com puter.

Speakers and digital amplifier

Connect your speakers and digital amplier to a USB port on an Apple Cinem a Display or

Apple Studio Display that has an ADC connector, or connect them to a USB port on your

com puter. Your speakers have special power requirem ents that other USB devices may not

support, so dont connect the speakers to USB ports on other devices. You can also

connect headphones to the headphone jack on the digital amplier. For m ore inform ation

about your speakers and digital am plier, see Using Your Com puter Speakerson page 44.


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Your Computers Ports and Connectors

Latch

FireWire ports (2)

Internal modem port

Power socket

USB ports (2)

Ethernet portG

W

ADC monitor port

VGA monitor portProgrammersbutton

Reset buttonP

Security lock portF


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FireWire ports

Connect your Macintosh to FireW ire devices, including digital video cameras, scanners,

hard disk drives, and m ore. You can connect up to 63 devices and FireWire provides a high-speed m ethod of data transfer between them all.

G 10/100 twisted-pair Ethernet portConnect your Macintosh to a high-speed Ethernet network.

USB ports

Connect your Macintosh to USB devices, such as keyboards, m ouse devices, printers,

scanners, speakers, USB hubs, and m ore.

Latch

Releases the com puter core so you can rem ove it from the enclosure. Push down on the

latch to release it, then use the latch to pull the core from the enclosure. Never carry your

com puter by the latch. You can also attach a security lock to the security lock port to

prevent others from m oving or opening the com puter.

W Internal modem portConnect a phone cord to the internal m odem.

Power socketConnect to the com puters power adapter cord.

Monitor ports

Connect your Macintosh to Apple m onitors that use the Apple Display Connector (ADC) or

to standard m onitors that have a video graphics array (VGA) connector.

Programmers buttonThis button interrupts the normal operation of the com puters software. You will use this

button rarely or never, only when rmware updates are required for your system .

Directions for using this button are included in the rmware update docum entation.

P Reset buttonThis button forces the com puter to restart. Use the reset button only when you cannot

restart your com puter with any of the recom m ended m ethods, such as choosing Restart

from the Special m enu. For m ore inform ation about when to use the reset button, see

Chapter 5, Troubleshooting,on page 71.


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Inside Your ComputerInternal Expansion Options

Battery

AirPort Card release tab

AirPort Card connector

SDRAM slots (3)


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SDRAM slots

You can install additional m em ory in your com puter by inserting up to 3 DRAM DIMMs in

the m em ory slots. You can expand your com puters m em ory up to 1536 M B.AirPort Card connector

Connects an AirPort Card, which allows your com puter to com m unicate with a wireless

network.

Battery

Your com puter uses a battery that you rarely replace. If you nd that your com puter is

having trouble starting up, or that the system date and tim e are frequently incorrect, you

m ay need to replace the battery. For m ore information, see Replacing the Batteryon

page 67.


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QuickTimeAudio and Video on the Internet

Volume control

Play button Favorites drawer

Q uick access to all of your

Q uickTim e TV channels.

Pull the tab at the bottom

to open and close the

Favorites draw er.


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What You Can Do

In addition to being able to play video and m usic les on your Mac, with Q uickTim e you can

watch live and recorded Internet broadcasts.

To Get Started

1 Connect to the Internet.

2 Open QuickTim e Player.

3 Open the Favorites drawer.

4 Select a channel.

Tips and Tricks

Add additional QuickTime TV channels

Go to www.apple.com /quicktim e and click the QuickTim e TV link. There you will nd all ofthe available QuickTim e channels. You can watch a QuickTim e TV channel and with one click

add it to the Favorites drawer in QuickTim e Player.

Upgrade to QuickTime Pro to do the following:

m Play back full-screen video and resize m ovies.

m Create stream ing m ovies.

m Work with m ore than 30 audio, video, and im age formats, including Flash.

m Create, open, edit, and save movies and audio, as easily as copying and pasting.

To Learn More

Internet video is just one of the things you can do with QuickTim e. To learn m ore, start withQuickTim e Help. To download additional channels, watch the latest m ovie trailers, and nd

information on setting up your own Internet stream ing server, go to the QuickTim e Web site

at www.apple.com /quicktim e


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Sherlock 2Your Internet Search Detective

Search button

After you type w hat

you are looking for,

click this b utton to

start the search.

Sherlock channels

Search the Internet for

people, shopp ing, new s,

App le info, and m ore.

Search sites

Search engines that

Sherlock uses to search

the Internet.


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What You Can Do

Sherlock 2 is your search detective and personal shopper on the Internet. It provides an easy

way to nd people, news, and just about anything. Shop for books and m usic and search

auction sites, nd the best priceseven check product availability.

To Get Started


2 Choose Search Internet from the File m enu or double-click the Sherlock icon on the

desktop.

3 Select a Sherlock channel.

4 Type what you are looking for and click the Search button.

Tips and Tricks

Create your own customized Sherlock search channel

1 Choose New Channel from the Channels m enu.

2 Select a nam e, channel type, and icon.

3 Download Sherlock plug-ins and drag them into the search site list. Or hold down the

Option key and drag plug-ins from the other search lists to the icon of your new channel.

To Learn More

To learn m ore about what you can do with Sherlock, open Mac Help and search for

Sherlock.To download additional search plug-ins and nd out how you can create your

own Sherlock plug-in, go to the Sherlock W eb site at www.apple.com /sherlock


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iMovie 2Create and Edit Your Own Digital Movies

iMovie monitorPreview your

m ovie or view

video directly from

a connected D V

cam corder.

Playback controls

U se these to p lay the

m ovie in the iM ovie

m onitor.

Mode switch

U se this to

sw itch betw een

im porting from

a cam corderand editing.

Timelineviewer

The clip view er

and the tim eline

view er are visual

tim elines for

assem bling and

ed iting your

m ovie.

Editing

buttons

C lick these to

op en p anels for

adjusting and

selecting sounds,

video effects,

titles (text), and

transitions. C lick

the C lips b utton to

see the shelf.

Scrubber bar

U se this to select

sections of video.

Audio tracks

Lets you w ork w ith

recordings, m usic, and

sound effects.

Playhead

R epresents the

location of the fram e

show ing in the iM ovie

m onitor. M ove theplayhead to see

w here things appear

in a m ovie.

Video track

Lets you w ork

w ith aud io

contained in

video clips.

Clip viewer

Shelf

To m ake clips part

of your m ovie after

you im port them ,

drag them from

the shelf to the

clip view er.


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What You Can Do

iMovie is an easy-to-use digital video editing software application. W ith iMovie and a digital

video cam corder, you can create and edit your own m ovies. Im port video from the camera,

edit clips, add transitions, titles, sound effects, and m usic. Then copy the m ovie to a

camcorder tape or create a QuickTim e m ovie.

To Get Started

1 Shoot your video, connect the cam era to your com puters FireW ire port, and then open

iMovie.

2 Click the Im port button to im port m ovie clips to the shelf, then add them to your m ovie by

dragging them to the clip viewer.

3 Assem ble and edit your m ovie in the clip viewer and tim eline viewer.

4 Add transitions, titles, sound, and m usic.

5 W hen you are nished, choose Export from the File menu.

Tips and Tricks

Share your desktop iMovie with your friends and family

Export your m ovie as a QuickTim e Web m ovie and then copy the m ovie to your iDisk or use

Hom ePage to create your own iMovie theater so that others can view your m ovie on the

Internet.

To Learn More

For more information on using iMovie, see the iMovie Tutorial or iMovie Help. For the latest

on iMovie, including iMovie updates, additional plug-ins, and a list of com patible DVcamcorders, go to the iMovie Web site at www.apple.com /im ovie


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iToolsFree Internet Services for Mac Users

Em ailG et your ow n M ac.com em ail add ress.Its easy and free, and w orks w ith your

favorite em ail clients.

iDiskW ith your very ow n 20 m egab yte storage

space on Apples Internet server, iD isk is

the easy w ay to share files over the

Internet. U sing iD isk, you can easily share

photos and m ovies, as w ell as im port

them into your ow n W eb site.

HomePageB uild your ow n p ersonal W eb site in three

easy steps. C reate a birth announcem ent,

rsum , or photo album , or set up your

ow n iM ovie theater. Apple w ill even host

your W eb site on its Internet server, so its

alw ays there for the w orld to see.

KidSafeK idSafe m akes the Internet a safer placefor your kids. K idSafe g ives them access

to m ore than 75,000 ed ucator-approved

W eb sites and blocks all the rest.


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What You Can Do

iTools is a new class of Internet services from Apple created exclusively for Mac users. W ith

iTools, you can em ail your friends, m ake the Internet safer for your children, and share

photos and m ovies. You can even create your own Web site.

To Get Started


2 Go to www.apple.com

3 Click the iTools tab and then click the Free Sign Up button.

Tips and Tricks

Upload pictures to your iDisk to create custom iCards

You can send iCards with your own custom pictures. Save your im ages as GIF or JPEG lesand then copy them to the Pictures folder on your iDisk. Your im ages will then appear as

picture choices when you create an iCard in the Create Your Own section.

Start with a HomePage template to create your own Web page in minutes

Hom ePage has Web page tem plates that you can m odify with your own text and im ages. For

example, teachers can use the Hom ePage education tem plates to post recent class news,

hom ework assignm ents, and other information for parents. You can also use the Hom ePage

photo album and iMovie tem plates to share your pictures and m ovies easily with your friends

and fam ily.

Create an alias of your iDisk for easy access

Instead of connecting to the Web m anually to open your iDisk, you can select the icon of

your iDisk and choose Make Alias from the File m enu. W henever you want to access your

iDisk, double-click the alias and enter your password.

Use KidSafe in conjunction with the Multiple Users control panel

Use the M ultiple Users control panel to set up your com puter for your entire fam ily to share.

Now you can set up KidSafe for each of your childrens accounts.


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Auto UpdatingAutomatically Keep Your Mac on the Cutting Edge

Update Now

Instantly check Apples Internet

servers to see if any up dates

are availab le for your softw are.

The S oftw are U pd ate control

panel displays all of the

availab le updates useful forkeeping your com puter

running sm oothly.

Set Schedule

Set the day of the

w eek and tim e of day to

check autom atically for

softw are updates.


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What You Can Do

Auto updating uses the Internet to download (and even install) the latest updates, drivers,

and other enhancem ents from Appleautom atically. You can even set your Mac to check

Apples server periodically and download and install updated software for you.

To Get Started


2 Choose Control Panels from the Apple m enu and then choose Software Updates from the

submenu.

3 Click the Update Now button.

4 Select the software you want to update and then click Install.

Tips and Tricks

Adjust your Software Updates schedule

If you have an Internet connection that is always on, you can set a schedule for your

com puter so that it checks for software updates at a certain tim e on specic days of the

week. If you have a dial-up connection and you are not connected, Software Updates will

check the next tim e you connect.

Install new software automatically

You can set up your Mac so that every week it checks for and installs the latest software. Set a

schedule for your com puter to check for software updates and deselect the Ask m e before

downloading new softwarecheckbox.

To Learn More

For m ore information on using Software Updates, search for Software Updatesin

Mac Help. For the latest inform ation on the M ac OS, go to the M ac OS Web site at

www.apple.com /m acos


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Multiple UsersTurn One Mac Into Many

Accounts

Set the appearance ofthe users environm ent.

If you w ant to control

the users access to

certain applications,

choose Lim ited

or Panels.


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What You Can Do

W ith Multiple Users, you can allow up to 40 different users to share a single M ac with their

own custom ized settings and private storage space. For example, users can set their own

desktop picture, sort their views the way they like, bookm ark favorite W eb sites, and do m any

other things that create, in effect, a personalized Mac for each individual user. You can also

specify how m uch accessand liberty to change thingseach individual user can have.

To Get Started

1 Choose Control Panels from the Apple m enu and then choose Multiple Users from the

submenu.

2 Turn M ultiple User Accounts on.

3 Click the Options button to con gure overall m ultiple user settings such as the Welcom e

m essage and other options.

4 Click the New User button.

5 Edit the users information, access privileges, and applications.

6 Close the Multiple Users control panel.

Each tim e the com puter starts up the login window appears. To go back to the login window

after another user has already logged in, choose Log Out from the Special m enu.

Tips and Tricks

Create a voice print passphrase

Record yourself speaking a phrase such as My voice is my password.Your Mac stores your

voice print for com parison. Later, when you want to log in by speaking your passphrase, your

Mac analyzes the biom etrics of your voice to m ake sure you are who you say you are.

To Learn More

For m ore information on setting up Multiple Users, including creating a voice print

passphrase, search for Multiple Usersin Mac Help. For the latest information on the

Mac OS, go to the M ac OS Web site at www.apple.com /m acos


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Apple.comYour Starting Place on the World Wide Web

MacintoshProducts Guide

www.apple.com/guideFor great hardw are and softw are

prod ucts for your M ac, check

this W eb site o r loo k for

the M ac sym bol.

iCardswww.apple.com/icards

U se the Internet to send greeting

cards to yo ur friends and fam ily.

iReviewwww.apple.com/ireview

Your personal guide to the

Internet, w ith in-depth review s

and recom m end ations of sites

ranging from new s to travel,

m usic, and sports.


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Apple Supportwww.apple.com/support

Find the latest troubleshooting

inform ation, dow nload softw are

up dates, find inform ation on

product protection plans,

and m ore.

Apple Hot Newswww.apple.com/hotnews

W ant the latest Apple new s straight

from the source? C heck out App le

H ot N ew s. You can find inform ation

on softw are upd ates for your M ac

and third-party softw are, Q uickTim e

ho t picks, and inform ation on the

next big A pple event.

The Apple Storewww.apple.com/store

Your one-stop shop for thelatest Ap ple hardw are and softw are

products, includ ing select softw are

and accessories from our

third-party developers.


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Mac HelpAnswers to All Your Macintosh Questions

Search

G ot a question?

Type it here and

click Search.


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C H A P T E R

33 Using Your Computer

This chapter provides explanations and procedures for using your com puter. Youll nd

instructions for using the im portant features of your com puter, including your keyboard and

m ouse, m odem , FireWire, USB, networking, and m ore.

Explanations are provided form Using Your Apple Pro Keyboard and Apple Pro M ouseon page 42

m Using Your Com puter Speakerson page 44

m Using FireWire Deviceson page 48

m Using Your DVD Driveon page 50

m Using Your Modemon page 52

m Connecting to an Ethernet Networkon page 53

m Using AirPort Wireless Networkingon page 55

m Putting the Com puter to Sleep to Save Energyon page 56

m Transferring Information Between Two Apple Com puterson page 57


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Using Your Apple Pro Keyboard and Apple Pro Mouse

You can quickly adjust settings such as volum e or eject CD or DVD discs using the

keyboard controls.Your Apple Pro Keyboard has hotfunction keys that you can set up to open your frequently

used applications or docum ents. For example, you can use hot function keys to open your

Web browser, word processor, or favorite gam e. Once applications are open, you can use the

hot function keys to switch quickly between them .

Assigning Hot Function Keys

Assigning an application to a function key is sim ple. The rst tim e you press one of the

function keys, a dialog box appears that lets you assign any of the function keys to an

application. After that, you can change function key assignm ents using the Keyboard

control panel.

Using the Standard Function Keys

You can quickly change a key from a control or hot function key to a standard function key by

pressing that key and the Fn key at the same tim e. You can also use the Keyboard control

panel to reverse the keys so that the standard function keys are prim ary and the screen

controls and hot function keys are secondary.

Functio n keys V olum e D o w n key

Volum e Up key

M ute key

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Using Your Apple Pro Mouse

To position the pointer using your m ouse, m ove the m ouse over any suitable surface such as

your desktop, m ouse pad, or other textured surface. (Som e smooth, glassy surfaces provide

less pointer control than others.) To click an object, press down once on the m ouse body

until you feel a click. To double-click an item , press down twice in quick succession. If you

need to keep the m ouse pressed down as you reposition the pointer, squeeze the two grips

on the side of the m ouse as you lift the m ouse to reposition it.

You can adjust the feel of your m ouse by turning the dial underneath. Turning the dial one

direction m akes the feel of clicking the m ouse stiffer; turning it the other way m akes clicking

the m ouse easier.

For More Information About Your Keyboard and Mouse

Additional information on con guring the keyboard controls and hot function keys is

available in Mac Help. Choose Mac Help from the Help m enu and search for keyboard

ormouse.

If you run out of roo m and w ant to

keep the m ouse clicked w hile you

lift it, click the m ouse, then squeeze

the sides w ith your thum b and

fingers as you lift.

Turn the ring on the bottom of the m ouse to +for m ore

tension,Ofor m edium tension, and for less tension.


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Using Your Computer Speakers

Your com puter speakers can provide high- delity sound for all the m usic, gam es, and

m ultim edia you play on your com puter.

The USB ports on your com puter have been enhanced to support the power requirem ents of

your speakers. Be sure to connect your speakers to one of the com puter USB ports. If you

have an Apple Cinem a Display or Apple Studio Display with an ADC connector, you can also

connect the speakers to the USB ports on the display instead.

U SB ports

on bottom of

com puter

U SB ports on display

D igital am plifier

SpeakerSpeaker

Important Do not connect your speakers to other USB devices, such as your keyboard or

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After connecting your speakers and starting up your com puter, you can adjust the speakers

sound using the Sound control panel. You can adjust the volum e of sound played through

the speakers and balance their sound output individually.

You can also connect headphones to the headphone jack on the digital amplier. You can

adjust your headphone sound using the Sound control panel.

Using Your Speakers Without the Grille

For optim al sound delity, you can rem ove the protective grilles from the speaker fronts.

Gently pull the grilles from the speakers and store them in a safe place. Be sure that your

speakers are not exposed to foreign objects that m ight touch their inner mechanisms. Be

sure to replace the grilles when m oving your com puter and speakers to a new location.

For More Information on USB Speakers

Additional information on USB speakers and the Sound control panel is available in

Mac Help. Choose Mac Help from the Help m enu and search for USBor sound.You can also nd inform ation on Apples USB Web site at www.apple.com /usb

Fo r optim al sound, rem ove the grille.

The grille fits on the speaker only one w ay. Align

the notch on the b ottom w hen you put it back on.


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Using USB Devices

Your com puter com es with USB ports, which you use to connect m any different types of

external devices, including printers, digital cam eras, gam e pads, joysticks, keyboards andm ouse devices, and storage devices. USB m akes it easy to connect external equipm ent. Once

you connect the device, it is ready to use. You dont need to restart your com puter.

To use a USB device with your com puter, connect the device to the com puter and install its

software or con gure your com puter to work with the device once. From then on, your

com puter autom atically loads the correct software whenever you attach the device.

Note: Apple has already included software to work with m any USB devices. In m ost cases

you do not need to install the software that came with the device. If, when you connect a

USB device, your com puter cannot nd the correct software, it asks you to search the

Internet to nd it.

U SB p orts

on bo ttom of

com puter (2)

Your display m ay have

U SB ports built into it.

U SB ports on keybo ard (2)


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Connecting Multiple USB Devices

Your com puter has two USB ports built in. If you are using an Apple Studio Display or Apple

Cinem a Display with your com puter, you have two additional USB ports to which you can

connect your keyboard and speakers.

If you have more USB devices than you have available USB ports, purchase a USB hub. The

USB hub connects to an open port on your com puter and provides additional USB ports

(usually four or seven).

For More Information on USB

Additional inform ation on USB is available in Mac Help. Choose Mac Help from the Help

m enu and search for USB.You can also nd information on Apples USB Web site at

www.apple.com /usb

For information on USB devices available for your com puter, go to the M acintosh Products

Guide at www.apple.com /guide

Important Do not attach your speakers to the USB ports on your keyboard or to an

external USB hub. They are not designed to support your speakers. Plug your speakers into a

USB port on your com puter, or into the USB ports on an Apple Studio Display or Apple

Cinem a Display that has an ADC cable.

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Using FireWire Devices

Your com puter has two FireWire ports. FireW ire is a high-speed data system that lets you

easily connect and disconnect external devicessuch as digital video (DV) cameras, printers,scanners, and hard disks. You can connect and disconnect FireW ire devices without restarting

your com puter.

These are som e of the things you can do with FireWire:

m Connect a digital video cam era and capture or transfer high-quality video directly to yourcom puter. Then you can use video-editing software such as iMovie to edit the video.

m Connect an external FireW ire hard disk drive and use it to back up data or transfer les. AFireWire hard disk icon appears on your desktop im m ediately after you connect the drive

to your com puter. In addition, m ost FireWire hard disks get their power from the FireW ire

cable, so there is no need to carry around a power supply.

m If you have a problem with your com puter that prevents you from starting up or you wantto transfer les, you can use FireWire to connect your com puter to another com puter so

that your com puter will appear as an external hard disk on the other com puter (a feature

known as FireWire target disk m ode).

To use a FireWire device with your com puter, connect the device to the com puter and install

any software that came with the device. Your com puter autom atically senses when you attach

a new device.

To start up from a FireWire hard disk that has the M ac OS on it, use the Startup Disk control

panel to select the FireWire hard disk as the startup drive. If your FireWire hard disk doesnt

appear or cant be selected in the control panel, consult the FireW ire hard disk vendor forupdated software drivers.

FireW ire p orts (2)


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FireWire Target Disk Mode

If you have a problem with your com puter that prevents you from starting up or if you

just want to transfer les between two com puters, you can use FireWire to connect your

com puter to another com puter and then have it appear as an external hard disk on the

other com puter.

To connect your com puter in FireW ire target disk mode, follow these steps:

1 Use a FireWire cable to connect your com puter to another FireWire-equipped com puter.

2 Start up your com puter and im m ediately hold down the T key.

Your com puter display shows the FireW ire disk mode indicator, and the com puter internalhard disk icon appears on the desktop of the other com puter.

3 W hen you are nished transferring les, drag the com puter hard disk icon to the Trash to

unm ount the drive.

4 Press the power button on the m onitor to shut your com puter down and then disconnect

the FireW ire cable.

For More Information on FireWire

Additional information on FireW ire, including setting up a network of FireW ire devices, is

available in Mac Help. Choose Mac Help from the Help m enu, and search for FireWire.You

can also nd information on Apples FireW ire Web site at www.apple.com / rewireFor information on the FireWire devices available for your com puter, go to the M acintosh

Products Guide at www.apple.com /guide

Important The com puter you want to connect your com puter to m ust have FireWire

version 2.3.3 or later installed. Use Apple System Pro ler, available in the Apple m enu, to

check the version of FireW ire installed. If you have an older version, check the Apple FireW ire

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Using Your DVD Drive

You can install or run software from CD and DVD discs using the DVD drive. You can also

use your DVD drive to play DVD m ovies, m ultim edia on CD-ROM discs, and m usic fromaudio CDs.

Note: If you have older software that com es on oppy disks, contact the software

m anufacturer to see if the software is available on a CD-ROM disc or purchase an external

USB or FireWire oppy disk drive (such as an LS120/SuperDisk) for your com puter from your

Apple dealer or the Apple Store (www.apple.com /store).

Inserting Discs

To install or use programs from a CD or DVD disc, do the following:

m Place a disc in the slot, with the label of the disc facing you, and push gently until thedrive draws the disc in.

W hen the icon for the disc appears on the screen, the disc is ready for use.

Insert a disc w ith the lab el facing tow ard yo u.

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Ejecting a Disc

You eject a disc by dragging the disc icon to the Trash, or by pressing the M edia Eject key on

your keyboard.

If you are unable to eject a disc, hold down the m ouse and restart your com puter. W hen the

com puter restarts, the disc is ejected.

Playing DVD and Audio Discs

You can use the DVD drive to play DVD-Video discs on your com puter. Insert the DVD disc

and then open Apple DVD Player (in the Applications folder on your hard disk). To listen to a

standard audio CD, use the AppleCD Audio Player program in the Applications folder. You

can also use the AutoPlay section of the Q uickTim e Settings control panel or the Play portion

of the Control Strip to control audio CD playback.

For More Information on Your DVD Drive

For instructions on using Apple DVD Player, open the player and then choose Apple DVD

Player Help from the Help m enu. Additional inform ation on using CD or DVD discs is

available in M ac Help. Choose Mac Help from the Help m enu and search for discs.


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Using Your Modem

Your com puter com es with an Apple 56K internal m odem installed. To connect the Apple

56K internal m odem , use the phone cord that cam e in the box with the com puter.Plug one end of the phone cord into the m odem port on the bottom of the com puter and

the other end into a standard RJ-11 telephone wall jack.

.

More inform ation about the internal m odem is available in M ac Help (in the Help m enu).

Using an External USB Modem

To connect an external USB m odem, use a USB cable to connect the m odem to a free USB

port on the keyboard, com puter, USB m onitor, or USB hub.

Check the docum entation that came with the m odem to see if it needs to be plugged into a

power outlet. Also look for instructions about installing m odem software and connecting the

m odem to a telephone line.

M odem portW

Important Make sure you connect the internal m odem to an analog phone linethe kind

used typically in hom es. The m odem will not work with a digital phone line.

Warning Disconnect your m odem from the phone jack during lightning or thunder

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Connecting to an Ethernet Network

Your com puter com es with built-in 10/100 m egabit per second (Mbps) twisted-pair Ethernet

networking capability, which you can use to connect to a network.

Connecting to a network gives you access to other com puters. You m ay be able to store

and retrieve information, use network printers, m odem s, and electronic m ail, or connect to

the Internet. You can also use Ethernet to share les between two com puters or set up a

small network.

If youre connecting to an existing network, you m ay be able to get information about the

network and the software you need to use it from a network adm inistrator who oversees its

operation. Identify your organizations network adm inistrator before you begin.

Follow these guidelines when selecting a cable for your network:

For m ore inform ation about using your com puter on a network or setting up a network, see

Mac Help (in the Help m enu).

Ethernet portG

Type of twisted-pair Ethernet Use twisted-pair cable types

10 Mbit Category 3, 5, or 6

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Connecting to a Twisted-Pair Ethernet Network

You can connect directly to a 10/100 twisted-pair Ethernet network.

You can also connect your com puter to an Ethernet network that uses thin coaxial cables. Todo this, you need an RJ-45toThin Coax adapter (available from other manufacturers).

See your Apple-authorized dealer for m ore information on Ethernet media adapters.

To connect your Macintosh to a centralized 10/100 twisted-pair Ethernet network, follow

these steps:

1 Plug one end of an RJ-45 twisted-pair cable into the Ethernet port on your Macintosh.

2 Plug the other end of the cord into an RJ-45 wall outlet or external hub that is connected to a

twisted-pair Ethernet network.

After you start up the com puter, you need to con gure the software for your network

connection. Your network adm inistrator can provide the necessary information. You can alsoget help con guring your network software using M ac Help (in the Help m enu).

For More Information on Using Ethernet

Additional information, including setting up an Ethernet network or transferring les using

Ethernet, is available in Mac Help. Choose Mac Help from the Help m enu and search for

Ethernetor network.

For information on networking products you can use with your com puter, go to the

Macintosh Products Guide at www.apple.com /guide

R J-45 w all plate

Tw isted-pair Ethernet cable

Ethernet hub or sw itch


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Using AirPort Wireless Networking

AirPort offers an easy and affordable way to provide wireless Internet access anywhere in the

hom e, at work, or in the classroom . Instead of using traditional cables, AirPort uses wirelesslocal area network (LAN) technology to provide wireless com m unication between m ultiple

com puters. Through a wireless network you can set up access to the Internet, transfer les,

play multiplayer gam es, and m ore.

Your com puter is AirPort-ready. The only thing you need to add is an AirPort Card. You install

the AirPort Card in a slot inside the com puter and connect it directly to the end of a built-in

antenna cable.

How AirPort Provides Wireless Internet Access

W ith AirPort, you set up a wireless connection to a device known as abase station,which hasa physical connection to the Internet. AirPort technology works like a cordless telephone.

The handset of the cordless phone m akes a wireless connection to the base, which isconnected to the telephone line. Sim ilarly, your com puter makes a wireless connection to

the base station, which is connected to the telephone line or Ethernet network.

Wireless Network Connections

If you install an AirPort Card, you can

m connect your com puter to a com puter network that has wireless access

m use your com puter to provide network access for other com puters using wireless cards

m establish a wireless connection and share information with another com puter that has an

AirPort Card

AirPort B ase Station

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Check with your network adm inistrator for m ore information about reaching the networks

wireless access point.

To connect your com puter to an existing network, check with the network adm inistrator.

For More Information on AirPort

To purchase an AirPort Card or AirPort Base Station, contact your Apple-authorized dealer or

go to the Apple Store at www.apple.com /store

Additional information on AirPort is available in AirPort Help. Choose Help Center from the

Help m enu and choose AirPort Help. You can also nd inform ation on Apples AirPort Website at www.apple.com /airport

Putting the Computer to Sleep to Save Energy

Your com puter is set to go to sleep after a period of inactivity. Sleep is a state in which your

com puter uses very little power. You can also put the com puter to sleep whenever you want.

W hen the com puter goes to sleep, it saves its state so that when you wake the com puter,

your programs, docum ents, and control panel settings are exactly as you left them . You use

the Energy Saver control panel, part of the com puters system software, to adjust sleep

settings. For further energy savings, disconnect the com puter from its power source or turn

off the power strip when the com puter is not in use.To put your com puter to sleep, you can

m touch the power button on the com puter

m select a sleep m ode in the Energy Settings portion of the Control Strip

m choose Sleep from the Special m enu

W hen the com puter is in sleep, the power button light pulses.

You wake the com puter by touching the power button on the com puter or by pressing a key.

W ith som e Apple m onitors, you can also use the m onitor power button to put the com puter

to sleep and wake it.

Warning Several kinds of objects placed near the com puter can cause interference. Seethe instructions that com e with an AirPort Card or AirPort Base Station to learn about

avoiding interference. You m ay also nd m ore information in the Apple Technical

Information Library: til.info.apple.com


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Transferring Information Between Two Apple Computers

If two Apple com puters are not connected by a network, you can transfer inform ation

between them by connecting them with an Ethernet crossover cable (in effect creating asmall network of just two com puters). You connect the cable to each com puters Ethernet

port and then turn on file sharing on both com puters, or con gure the com putersEthernet

settings to create a small network. For more information about con guring such an Ethernet

connection, see Mac Help.

You can also connect two Apple com puters using a FireWire cable. You can then use FireWire

target disk mode to transfer les from one com puter to another. For m ore information about

using FireW ire target disk m ode, see FireW ire Target Disk Modeon page 49.

If you have an Internet connection, you can also transfer les via the Internet to your iDisk

storage area on iTools, where you or another iTools user can download them . For m ore

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44 Working Inside Your Computer

This chapter provides information and instructions for working inside your com puter. Read

the overview information in this chapter to m ake sure devices that you intend to install are

com patible with your Macintosh, then follow the installation instructions.

Instructions are provided for the following procedures:

m Rem oving the Com puter Coreon page 60

m Installing M em oryon page 64

m Installing an AirPort Cardon page 66

m Replacing the Batteryon page 67

Warning Always turn off and disconnect power from the com puter before opening it.


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Removing the Computer Core

1 To shut down your com puter, choose Shut Down from the Special m enu. Wait ve m inutes

to allow the com puters internal com ponents to cool.

2 Turn the com puter upside-down on a soft, clean cloth.

3 Unplug all the cables from the com puter except the power cord.

m If you have never plugged in your computer:Connect the com puters power cord andplug it in.

Warning Always shut down the com puter before opening it. Do not attem pt to install

item s while it is turned on.


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4 Touch the bare m etal of the AGP graphics card to discharge any static charge.

5 Unplug the power cord and power adapter.

Touch the bare m etal betw een the

VG A m onitor port and the A D C m onitor port.

Important Always do this before you touch any parts, or install any com ponents, inside thecom puter. To avoid generating static electricity, do not walk around the room until you have

nished installing the device and reinstalled the com puter core.


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6 Push down on the latch to release it.

Allow the latch to extend com pletely.

Press dow n on the

latch to release it.


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Installing Memory

You can install additional dynam ic random -access mem ory (DRAM) in packages called Dual

Inline M em ory Modules (DIMMs).Your com puters DRAM can be expanded to a m axim um of 1536 megabytes (MB) by

installing DIMMs in the three DRAM DIMM slots on the m ain logic board.

If you use 512 MB DIMMs, they m ust have 256 m egabit (Mbit) devices. You can use 256 MB

DIMMs that have 256 M bit or 128 M bit devices. To check the com patibility of these DIMMs,

see the Apple M acintosh Products Guide on Apples Web site: www.apple.com /guide

DIMMs m ust t these specications:

m PC-100Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM)

m 3.3 volt (V)

m 64-bit wide, 168-pin m odule

m Maxim um num ber of m emory devices on a DIMM is 16.m Unbuffered; do not use registered or buffered SDRAM.

m Height m ust not exceed 1.38 inches (35 m illim eters).

Video m em ory for standard Macintosh m odels is supplied by Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM)

soldered onto the AGP 2X graphics card that supplies the com puters monitor port. Standard

Macintosh m odels come with 16 m egabytes (MB) of SDRAM video m emory.

You can use the Apple System Pro ler program installed on your com puter to check the

amounts of DRAM and video m em ory installed.

Important This com puter uses SDRAM DIMMs. Only PC-100DIMMs from recent Power

Macintosh G3 and G4 com puters and servers are com patible with the ones your com puter

uses; DIMMs used in other older Macintosh com puters are not. Do not use older DIMMs

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1 Open the ejectors on the DRAM DIMM slots you want to use by pushing down on them .

2 Align a DRAM DIMM in the DRAM slot as pictured and push the DIMM down until the

ejectors snap into place.

3 Replace the com puter core in the enclosure. (See Replacing the Com puter Core in the

Enclosureon page 68.)

Important Do not touch the DIMMs connectors. Handle the DIMM only by the edges.

D R AM D IM M (Your DIM M s shape and com ponents m ay vary.)

Ejector

(Your slot m ay have o ne or tw o ejectors.They should be pushed outw ard and dow n

to b e in the open position, as show n.)

The D R AM D IM M is designed to fit into

the slot only one w ay. Be sure to align the

notches in the D IM M w ith the sm all ribs

inside the slot. W ith the ejectors in the

open p osition (as show n), push dow n

on the D IM M until it snap s into place.

The ejectors w ill autom atically close.

C onnectors N otches D RA M slot (1 of 3)

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Installing an AirPort Card

1 Open the hinged connector panel and insert your card.

2 Plug in the antenna cable and close the hinged connector panel.

R em ove the tape holding

the antenna cable do w n.

U se this latch to release the

hinged connector panel, and

sw ing the p anel op en.

The AirPort C ard is designed to

fit into the connector only one w ay.

Insert the card until it is firm ly seated.AirPort C ard connector

If you w ant to rem ove the AirPort C ard,

press this tab to low er the tw o catches

holding the card in place.

Tuck the excess antenna cable into this opening so that it

w ont get snagged w hen yo u reinstall the core into the enclosure.

Slip the clear plastic tab attached

to the AirPort C ard behind

this com ponent.

Plug the antenna cable into the

hole in the end of the AirPort C ard.


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Replacing the Battery

Your com puter has a 3.6 V lithium battery. Som e signs that you need to replace the battery

are intermittent problem s starting up the com puter and random changes in its date and tim e

settings. You can purchase a replacem ent battery from an Apple-authorized dealer.

1 Rem ove the battery from its holder, noting the orientation of the batterys positive end. (Plus

and m inus are also m arked on the battery holder.)

2 Insert the new battery in the holder, m aking sure the batterys positive and negative sym bols

align with those on the holder.



Important Batteries contain chem icals, som e of which m ay be harm ful to the environm ent.

Please dispose of used batteries according to your local environm ental laws and guidelines.

R em ove the battery by pulling it out

of its holder. If one is present, unsnap

the plastic band securing the battery

in place. Positive (+) and negative (-)sym bols are m olded into the plastic

inside the holder. B e sure to orient the

battery correctly w hen you install it.

If you rem oved a p lastic b and, snap

it back into place.

Warning Installing the battery incorrectly m ay cause an explosion. Be sure the batterys

positive and negative poles are correctly oriented in the holder. Use only the sam e type of

battery or an equivalent recom m ended by the m anufacturer of the original.


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Replacing the Computer Core in the Enclosure

To replace your com puter core in the enclosure, do the following:

1 Carefully lift the core by the latch, align it over the enclosure, and lower the core into theenclosure.

Make sure the core is fully seated in the enclosure.

The core w ill fit into the enclosure only one w ay.

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2 Push the latch down until it locks into place.

Warning Dont lift or carry your com puter by the core latch. The enclosure could fall off

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55 Troubleshooting

If you have a problem while working with your com puter, here are som e things you can try

right away.

If the computer wont respond or the pointer wont move:

First, m ake sure the m ouse and keyboard are connected.

m Unplug and then plug in the connectors and m ake sure they are rmly seated.

Then try to cancel what the com puter is doing.

m Press the Com m and (x) and Q keys at the same tim e to try quitting the currentapplication.

m Press the Com m and (x) and period keys at the sam e tim e and, if a dialog box appears,click Cancel.

m If that doesnt work, hold down the Option and Com m and (x) keys and then press theEsc key. If a dialog box appears, click Force Quit. Restart the com puter by choosing

Restart from the Special m enu in the Finder to be sure the problem is entirely cleared up.

m Press the reset button on the bottom of the com puter. (The button is marked with thePicon.)

m If that doesnt work, touch the power button on the com puter for 5 seconds until thecom puter turns off. After the com puter turns off, touch the button again to turn it on.

m If all else fails, unplug the power cord to turn the com puter off, then replug the powercord and restart the com puter.

m If the problem occurs only when you use a particular program, check with theprograms manufacturer to see if it is com patible with your com puter.

m If the problem occurs frequently,choose Mac Help from the Help m enu. Look at thesection on how to prevent and solve problem s. You m ay need to check for extension

con icts or reinstall your com puters system software.


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If the computer freezes during startup or you see a continuous flashing

question mark for more than a minute:

Turn off your system extensions.

m Start up your com puter while holding down the Shift key.

If that doesnt work, start up using the system software CD.

m Insert your system software CD and start up while holding down the C key. (Make surethe Caps Lock key is not engaged.)

After the computer starts up:

m See the troubleshooting inform ation in the onscreen help.Choose Mac Help from theHelp m enu. Look at the section on how to prevent and solve problem s. You m ay need to

check for extension con icts or reinstall your com puters system software.

If the computer wont turn on or start up:

First, m ake sure the power cord is connected to a working power source and the poweradapter is properly connected.

m The plug on the power adapter must be com pletely inserted into the com puters powersocket and rmly seated for your com puter to operate correctly.

Reset the com puters parameter random -access mem ory (PRAM ).

m Start up the com puter and im m ediately hold down the Com m and (x), Option, P, and Rkeys until you hear the startup sound a second tim e. Then select your hard disk as the

com puters startup disk using the Startup Disk control panel.

If that doesnt work:

m If you recently installed additional m em ory or an AirPort Card, m ake sure that it iscorrectly installed and that it is com patible with your com puter. See if removing it allows

the com puter to start up.

m Contact an Apple-authorized service provider.

Software Problems

If you have a problem with a software program:

m For problem s with software from a m anufacturer other than Apple, contact them anufacturer.

If you have a problem using your com puter or working with the Mac OS:

m Look at the Help Center (in the Help m enu) for instructions and troubleshootinginformation.

m Go to the Apple Support Web site on the Internet for the latest troubleshootinginform ation and software updates: www.apple.com /support


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If you have trouble using wireless com m unication:

m Make sure you have properly con gured the software.

m Make sure the com puter or network you are trying to connect to is running and has awireless access point.

m Make sure you are within antenna range of the other com puter or the networks accesspoint. Nearby electronic devices or metal structures can interfere with wireless

com m unication and reduce this distance. Repositioning or rotating the com puter m ay

im prove reception.

m See AirPort Help (in the Help Center) and the instructions that came with the wirelessdevice for m ore information.

Problems With Your Display

No image appears on the screen.

m Make sure the display and com puter are turned on.

m Make sure the cables are connected properly to your com puter and the display.

m Make sure your com puter is not in sleep.

m Make sure the display brightness and contrast are set properly. Som e m onitors have

brightness and contrast controls on or under their front edge.m Reset your com puters PRAM. (See page 72.)

The screen image appears dim or flickers.

m Adjust the display brightness and contrast settings. Som e m onitors have brightness andcontrast controls on or under their front edge. Depending on how dim your m onitor

appears, you m ay be able to adjust brightness or contrast using the Monitors control

panel.

m Calibrate the m onitor using the Calibrate option in the Monitors control panel.

m The ickering m ay be caused by interference from a nearby power line, a uorescentlight, or an electrical devicefor exam ple, a radio, a microwave oven, or another

com puter. Try relocating nearby electrical devices, such as your speakers, or m oving yourcom puter and display.

Warning If you have a problem with your Apple display and nothing presented in this

m anual solves it, contact an Apple-authorized service provider or Apple for assistance. Ifyou attem pt to repair the display yourself, any dam age you m ay cause to the display will

not be covered by the lim ited warranty on your display. Contact an Apple-authorized

dealer or service provider for additional information about this or any other warranty

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No colors appear on the screen or the colors dont look right.

m Make sure the display is connected rm ly to the com puter.

m You m ay want to calibrate your monitor using the M onitors control panel. For moreinformation on color and your display, see Mac Help.

m Open the M onitors control panel and check if your monitor is set to display grays. Form ore inform ation on color and your display, see Mac Help.

After you change the screen resolution, desktop icons move.

m Changing the screen resolution affects the display of information on your screen. Theoperating system m ay autom atically reposition icons after you change the screen

resolution.

The screen freezes.

m If you are using both Energy Saver and a screen saver program, the screen saver programm ay be con icting with Energy Saver. Turn off either the screen saver program or Energy

Saver and restart your com puter.

The light on the front of the monitor is flashing.

On som e Apple at panel displays, the power light can display a series of short ashes when

an error has been detected.

m If you see a repeating sequence of three short flashes,the m onitor is detecting input inthe wrong video format. Check that your m onitor is com patible with your graphics card

and that youve installed the correct monitor software, if your monitor came with

installation software.

m If you see a sequence of two short flashes and a long flash,the m onitor is detecting aproblem with a backlighting lam p. Contact an Apple-authorized dealer or service provider.


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AA Specications

Processor and Memory Specifications

Processor

m PowerPCG4 processor, 1 m egabyte (MB) backside level 2 cache

Random-access memory (RAM)

m Minim um of 64 megabytes (MB) of Synchronous Dynam ic Random -Access Memory(SDRAM ), m axim um of 1536 MB

m All SDRAM is supplied in removable Dual Inline M em ory Modules (DIMMs).

m Three slots are available for DIMMs that are

m PC-100SDRAM DIMMs

m 3.3 volt (V) unbuffered, 64-bit wide, 168-pin

m DIMMS can be any of the following capacities:

m 32 MB, 64 MB, or 128 MB DIMMS (64-bit wide, 64 Mbit technology)

m 128 MB or 256 MB DIMMS (64-bit wide, 128 Mbit technology)m 512 M B DIMMS (64-bit wide, 256 M bit technology)

The M ac OS system software provides inform ation about your com puter, including the

am ount of m emory.

Dimensions and Operating Environment

Dimensions

m Weight: 14.0 pounds (6.35 kg)

Weight includes basic con guration only (no display or speakers). Weight m ay be greater

if optional devices are installed.

m Height:9.8 inches (24.8 cm )m Width: 7.7 inches (19.5 cm )

m Depth:7.7 inches (19.5 cm )


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Operating environment

m Operating temperature:10 to 35 C (50 to 95 F)

mStorage temperature:

40 to 47 C (40 to 116.6 F)

m Relative humidity:5% to 95% (noncondensing)

m Altitude:0 to 3048 m eters (0 to 10,000 feet)

DVD-ROM Drive Specifications

m Disc diameters supported:8 cm and 12 cm (3.15 in. and 4.7 in.)

Data capacity

m CD-ROM:656 megabytes (MB), Mode 1, 748 MB, Mode 2

m DVD-ROM:4.70 gigabytes (GB), single-sided, single-layer; 8.5 GB, single-sided,double-layer; 9.4 GB, double-sided, single-layer; 17 GB, double-sided, double-layer

m DVD-RAM:4.7 GB, single-sided, single-layerm DVD-R:3.95 GB, single-sided, single-layer

m CD-Audio:74 m inutes and 42 seconds play tim e

USB Specifications

m Two Universal Serial Bus (USB) Type A ports

m 500 m illiam peres (m A) at 5 volts (V) is available per port for a total of 1 am pere.

FireWire Specifications

m Main logic board:Two built-in standard 6-pin FireW ire connectors

m Data transfer speed:100, 200, and 400 m egabits per second (Mbps)

Power

m Input voltage range:8 to 33 volts (V)

m Input power range:Approxim ately 1 watt (W )

m Output voltage range:Approxim ately 13 to 30 V

m Output power range:Up to 10 W


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Ethernet Specifications

m IEEE 802.3 com pliant

mMaximum cable length:

100 meters (m )

m Protocols:Open Transport, AppleShare, AppleTalk, NetWare for Macintosh, TCP/IP

m Connector:RJ-45 for 10Base-T and 100Base-TX

m Media, 10Base-T:Category 3 or higher UTP on 2 pairs up to 100 m

m Media, 100Base-TX:Category 5 UTP on 2 pairs up to 100 m

m Channel speeds:IEEE Auto Negotiation of 10Base-T and 100Base-TX

Modem Specifications

m Data communications standard:K56Flex and V.90

m Speed:53 kilobits per second (Kbps)

m Fax standard:ITU V.17

Specifications for the AirPort Card (Optional)

m Wireless data rate:11 megabits per second (Mbps) m axim um

m Range:Up to 150 feet (data rates may vary depending on environm ental conditions)

m Frequency band:2.4 to 2.5 gigahertz (GHz)

m Radio output power:15 dBm (nom inal)

Compatibility

m 802.11 Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) 1, 2 M bps standard

m 802.11 HR DSSS 11 Mbps draft standard

Digital Amplifier Headphone Jack Specifications

m Full Scale Output level:3.0 V peak-to-peak with a 5 kilohm load

Noise, distortion, and bandwidth

m Input sound signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) less than 82 decibels (dB) unweighted (typical)for recording to system disk or system m ain m em ory

m Output sound signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) less than 80 dB unweighted (typical)

m Distortion:Total harmonic distortion: 0.08 percent

m Bandwidth:20 hertz (Hz) to 20 kilohertz (kHz)


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Video Memory and Graphics Controller

m Graphics controller:AGP card with Apple Display Connector (ADC) and VGA connector

Video Display Modes

Your m onitor m ay not support all the resolutions listed here. For technical specications for

your specic display, go to the Apple Web site and check the specications for your product

listed there: www.apple.com /store

VGA port

m 640 x 480 at 60, 67, 72, 75, 85, 90, 100, 120 Hz

m 800 x 600 at 56, 60, 72, 75, 85, 90, 100, 120 Hz

m 832 x 624 at 75 Hz

m 1024 x 768 at 60, 70, 75, 85, 90, 100, 120 Hz

m 1152 x 870 at 75 Hz

m 1280 x 960 at 75 Hz

m 1280 x 1024 at 60, 75, 80 Hz

m 1600 x 1200 at 60, 65, 70, 75, 85 Hz

m 1920 x 1080 at 60, 72, 76 Hz

Apple Display Connector port

m 640 x 480

m 640 x 480 (stretched)

m 800 x 500

m 800 x 600

m 800 x 512 (pixel doubled)


m 832 x 624

m 1024 x 640

m 1024 x 768


m 1280 x 800

m 1280 x 1024

m 1600 x 1024

m 1600 x 1200


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Power Supply

DC line input

m Line voltage:128.5 V DC

Power Requirements for Devices You Can Connect

USB devices

m Each of the com puters built-in USB ports is allotted 500 m illiam peres (mA).

FireWire devices

m The com puter can provide up to 10 W total to the FireWire ports.

System Clock and Battery

m CMOS custom circuitry with long-life lithium battery. You can purchase replacem ent

batteries from an Apple-authorized dealer.


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BB Safety, Maintenance, and Ergonomics

This appendix provides im portant information about safety procedures, routine

m aintenance, and ergonom ic considerations for using your com puter and display.

Important Safety Information

The only way to disconnect power com pletely from your com puter is to unplug the power

cord from the m ain power supply. Sim ilarly, to disconnect your display com pletely, you m ust

also unplug its power cable from the com puter or other power outlet. Make sure at least one

end of the power cord is within easy reach so that you can unplug the com puter or display

when necessary.

For your own safety and that of your equipm ent, always take the following precautions.

Disconnect the power plug from your com puter or display if any of the following

conditions exists:

m the power cord or plug becom es frayed or otherwise dam aged

m you spill som ething into the case

m your com puter or display are exposed to rain or any other excess m oisture

m your com puter or display have been dropped or the case has been otherwise damaged

m you suspect that your com puter or display needs service or repair

m you want to clean the com puter or display case or screen

To prevent accidents and damage to your com puter or display, be sure that you always follow

these instructions:

m Keep your com puter and display away from sources of liquids and m oisture.

m Dont set anything on top of the com puter or display.

m Keep the com puter and display vents free from obstruction.


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m Never rem ove the case from the m onitor, or rem ove the core from your com puter whenits running.

m During lightning storm s, disconnect your m odem from the phone jack to prevent adestructive voltage overload from dam aging the modem .

Your com puter is equipped with a three-wire grounding pluga plug that has a third

grounding pin. This is a safety feature. Dont m odify the plug to t into an ungrounded

outlet. Contact a licensed electrician to replace the outlet with a properly grounded one. Do

not defeat the purpose of the grounding plug!

Be careful when lifting or moving your monitor, if its heavy. Be sure to use correct lifting

procedures, lifting with your legs. W hen carrying the m onitor, m ake sure the m onitor is

facing you. Dont carry the m onitor by its stand.

Electrical equipm ent m ay be hazardous if m isused. Operation of this product by children

m ust always be supervised by an adult. Do not allow children access to the interior of any

electrical product and do not perm it them to handle electrical cables

General Maintenance

If you need to clean the com puter or display beyond wiping them down with a clean cloth,

follow these instructions:

1 Turn your com puter and display off.

2 Disconnect the com puter power cable from the electrical outlet or power strip. If your

display has a power cable connected to an outlet, disconnect it as well.

3 Disconnect the displays cables from the com puter.

4 Clean the display screen with soft, lint-free paper or cloth dam pened with m ild soapand water.

5 W ipe the com puter or display case surfaces lightly with a clean, soft cloth dampened

with water.

Dont use alcohol, aerosol sprays, solvents, or abrasives that m ight dam age the nish on

the case.

Warning Do not spray liquid directly onto the display screen. Liquid could drip inside

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Protecting Your DVD Disc Drive

To keep your DVD disc drive working properly:

m Position your com puter so that you can easily insert discs without obstructions.m Do not put anything on top of the drive.

m Keep your com puter away from any source of m oisture.

Maintaining Your Display

To m aintain your display and ensure its long life:

m Do not press on the surface of the display screen.

m Do not write on the screen or touch the screen with a sharp object.

m If you will not be using your display and com puter for a day or more, turn off thecom puter and display or use Energy Saver.

m Turn off your m onitor, turn down the brightness, or use a screen saver program that dim sor varies the im age on the screen when the com puter is idle for a prolonged tim e.

Important Ergonomic and Health-Related Information

Here are som e guidelines for adjusting the furniture in your of ce to reduce glare and to

accom m odate your physical size and shape.

m An adjustable chair that provides rm, com fortable support is best. Adjust the height ofthe chair so your thighs are tilted slightly and your feet are at on the oor.

The back of the chair should support your lower back (lum bar region). Follow the

m anufacturers instructions for adjusting the backrest to t your body properly.

m W hen you use the com puter keyboard, your shoulders should be relaxed. Your upper armand forearm should form an approxim ate right angle, with your wrist and hand in roughly

a straight line.

You m ay have to raise your chair so your forearm s and hands are at the proper angle to

the keyboard. If this m akes it im possible to rest your feet at on the oor, you can use a

footrest with adjustable height and tilt to m ake up for any gap between the oor and your

feet. Or you m ay lower the desktop to elim inate the need for a footrest. Another option is

to use a desk with a keyboard tray thats lower than the regular work surface.


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Communications Regulation Information

FCC Compliance Statement

This device com plies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This

device m ay not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device m ust accept any interference received, includinginterference that may cause undesired operation. See instructions if interference to radio or television receptionis suspected.

Radio and Television Interference

The equipm ent described in this manual generates, uses, and can radiate radio-frequency energy. If it is notinstalled and used properlythat is, in strict accordance with Apples instructionsit may cause interference withradio and television reception.

This equipm ent has been tested and found to com ply with the lim its for a Class B digital device in accordancewith the speci cations in Part 15 of FCC rules. These speci cations are designed to provide reasonable protectionagainst such interference in a residential installation. However, there is no guarantee that interference will notoccur in a particular installation.

You can determ ine whether your com puter system is causing interference by turning it off. If the interferencestops, it was probably caused by the com puter or one of the peripheral devices.

If your com puter system does cause interference to radio or television reception, try to correct the interferenceby using one or m ore of the following m easures:

m Turn the television

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