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Congratulations, you and your Mac Pro
were made for each other.
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Welcome to your Mac Pro. www.apple.com/macpro Mac Pro shown with LED Cinema Display, Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad, and Magic Mouse.
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M C U O P R E F R T OS X Lion www.apple.com/macosx Mission Control Launchpad Full screen Mac App Store A bird’s-eye view Instant access Make apps The best way of what’s running to all your apps full screen to discover on your Mac. in one place. with a click. and download Mac apps. Help Center Help Center Help Center mission control launchpad full screen Help Center mac app store Mail iPhoto iMovie GarageBand Group your Organize, edit, Turn home Create great- messages by and share videos into
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Contents Chapter 1: Ready, Set Up, Go 11 S etting U p Y our M ac P r o 21 P utting Y our M ac P r o t o S leep or S hutting I t D o wn Chapter 2: Life with Your Mac Pro 24 B asic F ea tur e s on the F r on t of Y our M ac P r o 26 F ea tur e s of Y our A pple K eyb oar d 28 P or ts and C onnec t ors on the B ack of Y our M ac P r o 30 M or e P or ts and C onnec t ors on the B ack 32 In t er nal Expansion Options 34 G etting A nsw ers Chapter 3: Making a Good Thing Better 39
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Chapter 4: Problem, Meet Solution 82 A n Ounc e of P r e v en tion 83 P r oblems with Y our M ac P r o 85 P r oblems with S of t w ar e 86 R epair ing , R e st or ing , or R einstalling M ac OS X S of t w ar e 91 C heck ing f or a Har d w ar e P r oblem 92 K eeping Y our S of t w ar e U p t o D a t e 92 P r oblems with W i-F i C ommunica tion 93 P r oblems with Y our D is pla y 95 P r oblems with Y our In t er net C onnec tion 98 R eplacing the A pple M agic M ouse B a
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Chapter 6: Last, but Not Least 116 Imp or tan t S af et y Inf or ma tion 117 G ener al M ain t enanc e 120 U nderstanding E r gonomics 122 A pple and the E n vir onmen t 123 R egula t or y C omplianc e Inf or ma tion Looking for Something? 130 Inde x Contents 7
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1 Ready, Set Up, Go www.apple.com/macpro Help Center Migration Assistant
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Y our M ac P r o f ea tur e s the la t e st c omput er t echnolo g y , including ad v anc ed multic or e pr o c e ssor t echnolo g y , high-s p eed memor y , P CI Expr e ss gr aphics and e xpansion slots , and in t er nal st or age , all in an ano diz ed aluminum chassis with easy acc e ss t o in t er nal c omp onen ts . W ARNING: T o a v oid injur y , r ead all the installa tion instr uc tions (and the saf et y inf or ma tion star ting on page 1 1 6) car efully b ef or e y ou first
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Setting Up Your Mac Pro Y our M ac P r o is de signed so tha t y ou can set it up quick ly and star t using it r igh t a w a y . F ollo w the st eps on the ne x t f e w page s t o get star t ed . Step 1: Position your Mac Pro and display. P ick up y our M ac P r o b y b oth of its handle s using c or r ec t lif ting t echnique s . U se c or r ec t lif ting t echnique s when p ositioning y our dis pla y as w ell. P osition y our M ac P r o and dis pla y so tha t: Â T hey ar e each on a stu
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Step 2: Plug in the power cord. P lug the p o w er c or d c omplet ely in t o the r ec e ssed p o w er c or d so ck et on the back of y our M ac P r o and plug the other end in t o a gr ounded p o w er outlet. Power cord socket Power cord plug 12 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go
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Step 3: Connect the display. C onnec t y our dis pla y as sho wn b elo w . D ep ending on the dis pla y , y ou ma y ha v e one or mor e cable s t o c onnec t. C heck the instr uc tions tha t came with the dis pla y f or additional setup inf or ma tion. Display ports USB port Display cable Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go 13
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Y ou can c onnec t up t o thr ee dis pla y s with M ini D is pla yP or t or D igital V isual In t er fac e (D VI) c onnec t ors t o the dis pla y p or ts on the back of y our M ac P r o . T he D VI dis pla y p or t is a dual-link p or t , so y ou can c onnec t a 3 0-inch A pple C inema HD D is pla y . DVI display port Mini DisplayPort (2) Y ou can also c onnec t dis pla y s tha t ha v e an A pple D is pla y C onnec t or (ADC) or a video gr aphics ar r a y ( V GA) c onnec t or using one of
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Step 4: Connect an Ethernet cable or join a Wi-Fi network. T o acc e ss the In t er net or a net w or k using an E ther net cable , c onnec t one end of an E ther net cable t o either of the G igabit E ther net p or ts on the back of y our M ac P r o . C onnec t the other end t o a cable mo dem, DSL mo dem, or E ther net net w or k. Gigabit Ethernet ports Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go 15
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Step 5: Connect the USB cable from your keyboard. C onnec t the k eyb oar d cable t o one of the USB p or ts (d) on y our M ac P r o or on the dis pla y . Keyboard Mouse I f the k eyb oar d cable isn ’ t long enough, use the k eyb oar d e x t ension cable tha t came with y our M ac P r o . Apple keyboard extension cable 16 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go
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Step 6: Turn on your Apple Magic Mouse. S lide the swit ch on the b ott om of y our A pple M agic M ouse t o tur n it on. Y our wir ele ss mouse c ome s with AA ba tt er ie s installed , and is alr ead y pair ed with y our M ac P r o . P air ing allo w s it t o c ommunica t e wir ele ssly with y our M ac P r o . Indicator light On/off switch W hen y ou first tur n on y our mouse , the indica t or ligh t glo w s st eadily f or 5 sec onds , indica ting the ba tt er ie s ar e go o d . I f y
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Step 7: Turn on your Mac Pro. P r e ss the p o w er butt on (®) on the fr on t of y our M ac P r o t o tur n it on. I f y our dis pla y must b e tur ned on separ a t ely , tur n it on b y pr e ssing its p o w er butt on. C lick y our mouse t o e stablish a c onnec tion with y our M ac P r o . N ot e: I f y our mouse isn ’ t pair ed , f ollo w the onscr een instr uc tions t o pair it with y our M ac P r o . Step 8: Configure your Mac Pro with Setup Assistant. T he first time y ou tur n o
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To set up your Mac Pro: 1 In S etup A ssistan t , f ollo w the onscr een instr uc tions un til y ou get t o the “ T r ansf er Inf or ma tion t o T his M ac ” scr een. 2 D o a basic setup , a setup with migr a tion, or tr ansf er inf or ma tion fr om a T ime M achine back up or other disc: Â To do a basic setup, selec t “D on ’ t tr ansf er no w ” and click C on tinue . F ollo w the r emaining pr ompts t o selec t y our wir ele ss net w or k, set up an acc oun t , and e xit S et
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A f t er y ou ’ v e set up y our M ac P r o , check f or up da t ed sof t w ar e . C ho ose A pple () > S of t w ar e U p da t e fr om the menu bar and f ollo w the onscr een instr uc tions . Step 9: Customize Your Desktop and Set Your Preferences. Y ou can easily mak e y our de skt op lo ok the w a y y ou w an t using S y st em P r ef er enc e s . C ho ose A pple () > S y st em P r ef er enc e s fr om the menu bar or click the S y st em P r ef er enc e s ic on in the D o ck. S y st em
