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Installing an AirPort Extreme Card

AirPort offers an affordable and easy way to provide wireless Internet access anywhere
in the home, at work, or in the classroom. You can install an AirPort Extreme Card in
your Power Mac G5.

Important: You must install an AirPort Extreme Card. Older AirPort Cards will not work

in this Power Mac G5.

Open your computer following the directions on page 64.

Position the AirPort Extreme Card with the Apple logo facing up and insert the card
into the AirPort Extreme Card connector.

Insert the AirPort Extreme Card into the card slot. The Apple logo
on the card should be facing up. Press the card firmly into the
connector located on the main logic board.

AirPort Extreme Card slot AirPort Extreme Card

Carefully connect the coaxial antenna wire to the port on the end of the AirPort
Extreme Card, allowing it to snap into the antenna jack.

Replace the front fan assembly, air deflector, and side panel, following the directions
that begin on page 70.

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Attach the AirPort antenna to the AirPort antenna port ( ) on the back panel.

Install the AirPort antenna
into the AirPort antenna port.
You can rotate the antenna
to improve reception.

Warning: The FCC Rules require that the operator or a nearby person be more than 1

centimeter (0.4 inches) away from the Airport Extreme antenna during transmission.
In addition, the Airport Extreme antenna must not be co-located with any other
transmitter or antenna except for the Apple Bluetooth antenna model A1067.

Replacing the Battery

Your computer has a 3.6 V lithium battery on the main logic board. If your computer
has intermittent problems starting up or random changes in its date and time settings,
you may need to replace the battery. Purchase a replacement battery from an Apple­authorized dealer.

Important: Batteries contain chemicals, some of which may be harmful to the

environment. Please dispose of used batteries according to your local environmental
laws and guidelines.

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