Apple POWER MAC G4 Annexe 380 Setting Up

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Setting Up Your

Power Mac G4

Includes setup and expansion information for

Power Mac G4 and Macintosh Server G4 computers

K Apple Computer, Inc.

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Contents

1 Setting Up 5

Positioning the Computer and Display 5 Plugging In the Computer 6 Problems? 11 What’s Next? 12

2 Getting to Know Your Computer 13

Your Computer at a Glance 14 Ports and Connectors—Expanding Your Computer’s Capabilities 16 Inside Your Power Mac—Your Computer’s Internal Expansion Options 18 QuickTime—Audio and Video on the Internet 20 Sherlock 2—Your Internet Search Detective 22 iMovie 2—Create and Edit Your Own Digital Movies 24 iTools—Free Internet Services for Mac Users 26 Auto Updating—Automatically Keep Your Mac on the Cutting Edge 28 Multiple Users—Turn One Mac Into Many 30 Apple.com—Your Starting Place on the World Wide Web 32 Mac Help—Answers to All Your Macintosh Questions 34

3 Using Your Computer 35

Using Your Apple Pro Keyboard and Apple Pro Mouse 36 Using USB Devices 38 Using FireWire Devices 40 Using Your DVD Drive 42 Using Your Modem 44 Connecting to an Ethernet Network 45

Using AirPort Wireless Networking 47 Putting the Computer to Sleep to Save Energy 48 Attaching SCSI Devices to Your Computer 49 Transferring Information Between Two Apple Computers 50 Using the Computer as a Server Without a Monitor 50

4Working Inside Your Computer 51

Opening the Computer 52 Installing Memory 54 Installing Internal Storage Devices 56 Installing a PCI Expansion Card or Replacing the AGP Card 66 Installing an AirPort Card 70 Replacing the Battery 71

5Troubleshooting 73

Appendix A Specifications 77

Appendix B Safety, Maintenance, and Ergonomics 83

Important Safety Information 83 General Maintenance 85 Important Ergonomic and Health-Related Information 86 Communications Regulation Information 89

4 Contents

CHAPTER

Setting Up

Congratulations on purchasing your new Power Mac G4 system. This chapter contains instructions for setting up your computer and display.

Positioning the Computer and Display

You can pick up the computer by any of its handles. If your monitor is heavy, be sure to use correct lifting techniques when positioning it. Position the computer and display so that

m they are on sturdy, ﬂat surfaces m the power cable connectors don’t press against a wall or other object m nothing obstructs air ﬂow in the rear of the display or computer m the computer’s DVD-ROM or DVD-RAM drive tray has space to open in front

Important The only way to shut off power completely to your computer and display is to

disconnect their power plugs from the power source. Make sure the power cords for your computer and display are within easy reach so that you can quickly unplug them if necessary.

Plugging In the Computer

1 Make sure the voltage switch on the back of the computer is set for the kind of voltage

system to which you are connecting. The voltage switch must be set correctly to avoid damaging your computer.

If you need to change the setting, insert a small screwdriver in this slot and slide the switch.

Set the switch to show “115” for AC voltages in the 100–120V range. Set the switch to show “230” for AC voltages in the 200– 240V range.

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Country Switch setting

Bermuda, Canada, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, Philippines, Puerto Rico,

115

Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, United States, Venezuela Bahrain, Brazil, France, Indonesia, Italy, Lebanon, Peru, South Korea,

Spain Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile,

115 or 230

230 China (People’s Republic including Hong Kong), Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Nepal, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Serbia and Montenegro, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Yemen

These countries employ more than one type of power source voltage. Ask your local power provider which switch setting to use for your city or region.

Warning Setting the voltage for your computer also sets the voltage of the power socket

for the monitor on the back of the computer. Be sure your monitor can support this voltage before plugging it into the computer’s power socket. Use an appropriate adapter or voltage converter if one is necessary. (Monitors that connect to the Apple Display Connector on the computer’s AGP graphics card automatically draw the appropriate voltage and don’t need adapters.)

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2 Plug the power cord ﬁrmly and completely into the recessed power socket marked with the

symbol≤ on the back of the computer and plug the other end into a grounded outlet or power strip.

Power cord socket

Power cord plug

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3 Connect your monitor cables according to the following illustration:

Important Depending on your monitor, you may have one or more cables to connect.

Check the instructions that came with the monitor for further setup information.

Monitor power socketUSB ports

VGA monitor port

™

Monitor cableADC monitor port

If your monitor cable has a two-row DB-15 connector, you can purchase a Macintosh-to-VGA adapter from an authorized Apple dealer and connect your monitor to the VGA port on the computer.

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4 If required, connect your computer to your Ethernet network and connect your modem port

to a phone line.

Ethernet port

Modem port

5 Connect the keyboard cable to one of the USB ports ( ) on the computer or on your

monitor, and plug the mouse cable into a USB port on the keyboard.

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USB ports on keyboard (2)

Keyboard Mouse

Parts of your computer may be covered by clear plastic film that protected it during shipment. You can remove the film.

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

6 Turn on your computer by pressing the monitor’s power button or the power button (®) on

the front of the computer.

Problems?

If you don’t see anything on your screen or you think your computer did not start up properly, check these items:

m Is the computer plugged into a power source? If it is plugged into a power strip, is the

power strip turned on?

m Are the keyboard and monitor cables connected correctly? m Is the power button lit on the front panel of the computer and on the monitor? If not, the

computer or monitor isn’t receiving power.

m Are the brightness and contrast controls on the monitor adjusted correctly? If your

monitor has brightness and contrast controls, try adjusting them.

m Try restarting your computer. Press the computer power button for approximately 5

seconds until the computer turns off. Press it again to turn the computer on.

m If you see a blinking question mark on the screen or hear a series of beeps when you turn

on the computer, see Chapter 5, “Troubleshooting,” on page 73.

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Turning Off the Computer

To turn off your computer: m Choose Shut Down from the Special menu.

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

pulling the computer’s power plug (unless you can’t turn off the computer any other way). Your ﬁles or system software could be damaged if your computer is not shut down properly.

Adjusting Your Monitor

Use the Monitors control panel to adjust the settings for your monitor. For information about troubleshooting your display, see “Problems With Your Display” on page 75. For information about maintaining your display, see “Maintaining Your Display” on page 86. Additional information about using your monitor is available in Mac Help.

To register a new Apple display with Apple, go to the Apple World Wide Web site: www.apple.com/register

What’s Next?

m For an overview of your computer’s features, see Chapter 2, “Getting to Know Your

Computer,” on page 13.

m For more information about using your modem, connecting to a network, or using the

computer’s other hardware features, see Chapter 3, “Using Your Computer,” on page 35.

m For information about installing additional drives, memory, or PCI cards, or changing the

computer’s battery, see Chapter 4, “Working Inside Your Computer,” on page 51.

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CHAPTER

Getting to Know Your Computer

If you’re eager to get started and want to try out a few things, this chapter is for you. It provides an overview of your computer’s important hardware and software features.

Want to create your own video masterpieces? Take a look at iMovie and ﬁnd out how you can edit video on your computer. Learn how QuickTime can help you view live video broadcasts from the World Wide 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 you’ll ﬁnd a great selection of your computer’s features presented and brieﬂy explained. Take a test run and see what your Power Mac G4 can do. For more information about a speciﬁc feature, see Chapter 3, “Using Your Computer,” on page 35, and the online explanations in Mac Help (see page 34).

Note: Pictures showing the latest software features may appear slightly different on your screen.

Your Computer at a Glance

DVD-ROM or DVD-RAM drive 

DVD-ROM or

DVD-RAM drive Open button

Zip drive

(optional)

Speaker

Power button / Power-on light

Programmer’s

button

Reset button 

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DVD-ROM or DVD-RAM drive

Use DVD discs to view DVD movies, install software, and access information. A DVD-ROM drive works with CD-ROM and DVD-ROM discs, DVD-Video discs, and Photo CDs. It also plays standard audio discs. A DVD-RAM drive works with all these discs and also allows you to record information on DVD-RAM discs.

DVD-ROM or DVD-RAM drive Open button

Opens the drive tray.

Zip drive (optional)

Store and back up information on removable Zip disks. You can purchase a Zip drive and install it yourself or have an Apple-authorized dealer install it for a fee.

Power button/Power-on light

Press this button to turn on the computer or wake it from sleep. When the computer is on, pressing the power button puts the computer to sleep. A white light indicates that the computer is on. A pulsing light indicates the computer is in sleep.

With some Apple displays, you can also touch or press the monitor power button to turn the computer on or off, or put it to sleep.

Reset button

This button forces the computer to restart. Use the reset button only when you cannot restart your computer with any of the recommended methods, such as choosing Restart from the Special menu. For more information about when to use the reset button, see Chapter 5, “Troubleshooting,” on page 73.

Programmer’s button

This button interrupts the normal operation of the computer’s software. You will use this button rarely or never, only when ﬁrmware updates are required for your system. Directions for using this button are included in the ﬁrmware update documentation.

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Ports and Connectors—Expanding Your Computer’s Capabilities

Lockable cover latchFireWire ports (2)

Ethernet port

USB ports (2)

Sound input port

≈

Sound output port

ADC monitor port

Security lock port

≤

Power socket

Monitor power socket

Internal modem port

(optional)

VGA monitor port

™

(Slot 1: AGP)

Access covers for expansion slots

(Slots 2– 4: PCI)



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FireWire ports

Connect your Macintosh to FireWire devices, including digital video cameras, scanners, hard disk drives, and more. You can connect up to 63 devices and FireWire provides a highspeed method of data transfer between them all.

10/100/1000 twisted-pair Ethernet port

Connect your Macintosh to a high-speed Ethernet network so that you can access network resources such as printers and servers, and share information with other computers over the network.

USB ports

Connect your Macintosh to USB devices, such as keyboards, mouse devices, printers, scanners, speakers, USB hubs, and more. Your monitor may also have USB ports for connecting USB devices.

Sound input port

≈

Connect your Macintosh to an Apple PlainTalk microphone or other audio input equipment so that you can record sounds and music.

Sound output port

Connect your Macintosh to headphones, externally powered (ampliﬁed) speakers, or other audio output equipment.

Lockable cover latch and security lock port

You can attach a security lock to your Macintosh and to its back panel to secure the internal components. When the lockable cover latch is pulled out, you can insert a security cable or lock through the opening to prevent the computer cover from opening. See your computer products retailer for security lock devices that work with your computer.

Internal modem port

Connect a phone cord to the internal modem.

Monitor power socket

Provides a convenient place to plug in a monitor power cord instead of plugging the monitor into a wall outlet.

Power socket

≤

Connects to the computer’s power cord.

Monitor ports

Connect your Macintosh to monitors that use the Apple Display Connector (ADC) or to standard monitors that have a video graphics array (VGA) connector.

Access covers for expansion slots (3)

Your Macintosh supports up to three peripheral component interconnect (PCI) cards. The covered slots, labeled 2, 3, and 4, provide additional expansion capability. In some conﬁgurations, an Ultra160 low voltage differential (LVD) SCSI card is installed in one of these slots.

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Inside Your Power Mac—Your Computer’s Internal Expansion Options

Slots 2–4: 33 MHz PCI slots (3)Drive position 3

Drive position 2

Slot 1: AGP slot

(graphics card installed)

Drive position 1

Battery

AirPort Card connector

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SDRAM slots (4)

SDRAM slots

You can install additional memory in your computer by inserting up to 4 DRAM DIMMs in the memory slots. You can expand your computer’s memory up to 1536 MB.

AirPort Card connector

Connects an AirPort Card, which allows your computer to communicate with a wireless network.

PCI expansion slots

You can install PCI cards in these slots to expand your computer’s capabilities. For example, you can install a SCSI PCI card and then connect and use SCSI devices such as scanners, hard disk drives, and Zip drives.

AGP graphics slot

Connects your AGP graphics card, which provides fast graphics processing power to your monitor. You can connect a monitor that has an Apple Display Connector or a standard VGA connector. To connect two monitors to your computer, you need to install an additional PCI graphics card to support the additional monitor.

Battery

Your computer uses a battery that you rarely replace. If you ﬁnd that your computer is having trouble starting up, or that the system date and time are frequently incorrect, you may need to replace the battery. For more information, see “Replacing the Battery” on page 71.

Hard disk drive carriers

You can install additional hard disk drives in these carriers inside your computer. If you have ATA hard disk drives, you can install up to two drives in a single U-shaped carrier. If your computer came with one or more SCSI hard disk drives, you can install up to three SCSI drives in the drive carriers.

Zip drive expansion bay

You can install a Zip drive in this drive bay. You can purchase one from an Apple-authorized dealer.

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QuickTime—Audio and Video on the Internet

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Volume control

Play button

Favorites drawer

Quick access to all of your QuickTime TV channels. Pull the tab at the bottom to open and close the Favorites drawer.

What You Can Do

In addition to being able to play video and music ﬁles on your Mac, with QuickTime you can watch live and recorded Internet broadcasts.

To Get Started

Connect to the Internet.

2 Open QuickTime Player. 3 Open the Favorites drawer. 4 Select a channel.

Tips and Tricks

Add additional QuickTime TV channels

Go to www.apple.com/quicktime and click the QuickTime TV link. There you will ﬁnd all of the available QuickTime channels. You can watch a QuickTime TV channel and with one click add it to the Favorites drawer in QuickTime Player.

Upgrade to QuickTime Pro to do the following:

m Play back full-screen video and resize movies. m Create streaming movies. m Work with more than 30 audio, video, and image 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 QuickTime. To learn more, start with QuickTime Help. To download additional channels, watch the latest movie trailers, and ﬁnd information on setting up your own Internet streaming server, go to the QuickTime Web site at www.apple.com/quicktime

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Sherlock 2—Your Internet Search Detective

Sherlock channels

Search the Internet for

people, shopping, news,

Apple info, and more.

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Search button

After you type what you are looking for, click this button to start the search.

Search sites

Search engines that Sherlock uses to search the Internet.

What You Can Do

Sherlock 2 is your search detective and personal shopper on the Internet. It provides an easy way to ﬁnd people, news, and just about anything. Shop for books and music and search auction sites, ﬁnd the best prices—even check product availability.

To Get Started

Connect to the Internet.

2 Choose Search Internet from the File menu 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 menu. 2 Select a name, 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 more about what you can do with Sherlock, open Mac Help and search for “Sherlock.” To download additional search plug-ins and ﬁnd out how you can create your own Sherlock plug-in, go to the Sherlock Web site at www.apple.com/sherlock

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iMovie 2—Create and Edit Your Own Digital Movies



iMovie monitor

Preview your

movie or view

video directly from

a connected DV

camcorder.

Mode switch

Use this to

switch between

importing from

a camcorder

and editing.

Clip viewer

Timeline

viewer

The clip viewer

and the timeline

viewer are visual

timelines for

assembling and

editing your

movie.

Playback controls

Use these to play the movie in the iMovie monitor.

Scrubber bar

Use this to select sections of video.

Shelf

To make clips part of your movie after you import them, drag them from the shelf to the clip viewer.

Editing buttons

Click these to open panels for adjusting and selecting sounds, video effects, titles (text), and transitions. Click the Clips button to see the shelf.



Video track

Lets you work

with audio

contained in

video clips.

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Audio tracks

Lets you work with recordings, music, and sound effects.

Playhead

Represents the location of the frame showing in the iMovie monitor. Move the playhead to see where things appear in a movie.

What You Can Do

iMovie is an easy-to-use digital video editing software application. With iMovie and a digital video camcorder, you can create and edit your own movies. Import video from the camera, edit clips, add transitions, titles, sound effects, and music. Then copy the movie to a camcorder tape or create a QuickTime movie.

To Get Started

Shoot your video, connect the camera to your computer’s FireWire port, and then open iMovie.

2 Click the Import button to import movie clips to the shelf, then add them to your movie by

dragging them to the clip viewer.

3 Assemble and edit your movie in the clip viewer and timeline viewer. 4 Add transitions, titles, sound, and music. 5 When you are ﬁnished, choose Export from the File menu.

Tips and Tricks

Share your desktop iMovie with your friends and family

Export your movie as a QuickTime Web movie and then copy the movie to your iDisk or use HomePage to create your own iMovie theater so that others can view your movie 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 compatible DV camcorders, go to the iMovie Web site at www.apple.com/imovie

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iTools—Free Internet Services for Mac Users



Email

Get your own Mac.com email address. It’s easy and free, and works with your favorite email clients.

iDisk

With your very own 20 megabyte storage space on Apple’s Internet server, iDisk is the easy way to share files over the Internet. Using iDisk, you can easily share photos and movies, as well as import them into your own Web site.

KidSafe

KidSafe makes the Internet a safer place for your kids. KidSafe gives them access to more than 75,000 educator-approved Web sites and blocks all the rest.

HomePage

Build your own personal Web site in three easy steps. Create a birth announcement, résumé, or photo album, or set up your own iMovie theater. Apple will even host your Web site on its Internet server, so it’s always there for the world to see.

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What You Can Do

iTools is a new class of Internet services from Apple created exclusively for Mac users. With iTools, you can email your friends, make the Internet safer for your children, and share photos and movies. You can even create your own Web site.

To Get Started

Connect to the Internet.

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 images as GIF or JPEG files and then copy them to the Pictures folder on your iDisk. Your images 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

HomePage has Web page templates that you can modify with your own text and images. For example, teachers can use the HomePage education templates to post recent class news, homework assignments, and other information for parents. You can also use the HomePage photo album and iMovie templates to share your pictures and movies easily with your friends and family.

Create an alias of your iDisk for easy access

Instead of connecting to the Web manually to open your iDisk, you can select the icon of your iDisk and choose Make Alias from the File menu. Whenever 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 Multiple Users control panel to set up your computer for your entire family to share. Now you can set up KidSafe for each of your children’s accounts.

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Auto Updating—Automatically Keep Your Mac on the Cutting Edge

Update Now

Instantly check Apple’s Internet

servers to see if any updates

are available for your software.

The Software Update control

panel displays all of the

available updates useful for

keeping your computer

running smoothly.

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Set Schedule

Set the day of the

week and time of day to

check automatically for

software updates.

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