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Power Mac G5
User’s Guide
Includes setup, expansion, and
troubleshooting information for
your Power Mac G5 computer
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1 Contents Chapter 1 5 Setting Up 5 Positioning the Computer and Display 6 Plugging In the Computer 10 Using a Wireless Keyboard and Mouse 10 Need Help? 10 Adjusting Your Display 11 What’s Next? 12 What to Do When You Have Finished Working 14 Getting to Know Your Computer 16 Ports and Connectors—Expanding Your Computer’s Capabilities 18 Inside Your Power Mac G5—Your Computer’s Internal Expansion Options Chapter 2 21 Using Your Compute
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66 Installing an AirPort Extreme Card 67 Replacing the Battery Chapter 4 69 Troubleshooting 71 Software Problems 72 Problems With Your Display 73 Using Apple Hardware Test 74 Installing Software on Your Computer 75 Maximizing Ethernet Performance 75 Locating Your Product Serial Number Appendix A 77 Specifications Appendix B 83 Safety, Maintenance, and Ergonomics 83 Important Safety Information 85 General Maintenance 86 Important Ergonomic and Health-Relate
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1 Setting Up 1 Congratulations on purchasing your new high performance Power Mac G5 computer. This chapter contains instructions for setting up your computer and display. Your Power Mac G5 features the latest computer technology, including an advanced 64-bit processor, high-speed memory, an AGP 8X Pro graphics card for stunning visuals, and Serial ATA internal storage, all in an anodized aluminum chassis with easy access to internal components. Positioning the Compute
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Plugging In the Computer 1 Remove any protective film from the inside of the side panel. For instructions about opening the side panel, see “Opening the Computer” on page 42. 2 Plug the power cord firmly and completely into the recessed power cord socket on the back of the computer and plug the other end into a grounded outlet or power strip. Power cord socket Power cord plug 6 Chapter 1 Setting Up
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3 Connect your display cables according to the following illustration: Important: Depending on your display, you may have one or more cables to connect. Check the instructions that came with the display for further setup information. Display ports USB ports Display cable The video card in your computer has these ports: An Apple Display Connector (ADC) port to connect Apple flat-panel displays • • A Digital Visual Interface (DVI) port to connect digital displays that ha
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4 To access the Internet or a network, connect your computer to a DSL or cable modem, connect your modem to an analog phone line, or connect to an Ethernet network. Ethernet port Modem port 8 Chapter 1 Setting Up
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5 Connect the keyboard cable to one of the USB ports ( ) on the computer or on your display. Plug the mouse cable into a USB port on the keyboard. Plug the mouse into either You may see several strips of clear plastic USB port located on the film on the inside of the side panel (used back of the keyboard. to protect the side panel during shipment). Open the side panel and remove the film. Keyboard Mouse Note: If the keyboard cable is not long enough to reach a USB port on your c
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Using a Wireless Keyboard and Mouse If you purchased an Apple Wireless Keyboard and Apple Wireless Mouse with your Power Mac G5, see the instructions that came with the keyboard and mouse to set them up with your computer. Need Help? If you don’t see anything on your screen or you think your computer did not start up properly, check these items: • Is the computer plugged into a power source? If it is plugged into a power strip, is the power strip turned on? • Is the
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What’s Next? You’ve done everything you need to get your Power Mac G5 up and running. The first time you turn on your computer, the Setup Assistant starts. The Setup Assistant helps you enter your Internet and email information and set up an account on your computer. If you already have another Mac, the Setup Assistant can also help you transfer files, applications, and other information from your old Mac to your new Power Mac G5. Transferring Information to Y
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What to Do When You Have Finished Working When you have finished working with your Power Mac G5, you can put your computer to sleep or shut it down. Putting Your Power Mac G5 to Sleep If you will be away from your Power Mac G5 for only a short time, put the computer to sleep. When the computer is in sleep, the display’s screen is dark. You can quickly wake the computer from sleep and bypass the startup process. To put the computer to sleep quickly, do one of the following: • Choose Apple (K
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Shutting Down Your Power Mac G5 If you will not use your Power Mac G5 for a day or two, you should turn it off. To turn off your computer: m Choose Apple (K) > Shut Down. Warning: 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. Warning: Shut down your Power Mac G5 before moving it
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Getting to Know Your Computer Optical drive Status light f Headphone jack ® Power button FireWire 400 port USB 2.0 port 14 Chapter 1 Setting Up
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Optical drive Your computer has a Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) or a SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW). Both drives can read DVD discs, DVD movies, CD-ROM discs, photo CDs, music CDs, standard audio discs, and other kinds of media. Both drives can write music, documents, and other digital files to blank CD-R and CD-RW discs. The SuperDrive can also write on blank DVD-R discs. To open the optical drive, press the Media Eject ( ) key on your Apple Keyboard. Status light A white light indicates that the
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Ports and Connectors—Expanding Your Computer’s Capabilities Latch Access covers for PCI expansion slots DVI display port ADC display port Optical digital AirPort antenna port audio out port Bluetooth antenna port Optical digital audio in port USB 2.0 ports (2) - Audio line-out port FireWire 400 port √ Audio line-in port G Ethernet port FireWire 800 port W Internal modem port Power socket (on some models) 16 Chapter 1 Setting Up
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s Latch Ç Lift the latch to open the side panel and access the internal components in your Power Mac G5. You can also attach a security lock to the latch to secure the internal components. DVI display port Connect displays that use a Digital Visual Interface (DVI) connector. You can also connect displays that use a video graphics connector (VGA) with the DVI to VGA adapter that came with your computer. AirPort Extreme antenna port Connect the AirPort Extreme antenna to this port if your Mac
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Inside Your Power Mac G5—Your Computer’s Internal Expansion Options Optical drive Top hard disk drive bay Battery Bottom hard disk drive bay AirPort Extreme Slots 2–4: PCI or PCI-X slots Card connector (depending on model) DDR SDRAM slots (either 4 or 8 slots, Slot 1: AGP 8X Pro slot depending on model) (graphics card installed) 18 Chapter 1 Setting Up
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Optical drive Your computer comes with either a Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) or a SuperDrive (DVD-R/ CD-RW). For information about the optical drive, see “Using Your Optical Drive” on page 32. Battery Your computer uses a battery that you rarely need to replace. If your computer has trouble starting up, or the system date and time are frequently incorrect, you may need to replace the battery. For more information, see “Replacing the Battery” on page 67. AirPort Extreme Card connector Connect
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Additional Information If you would like additional information, see the following: To learn about... See... Shutting down your computer “What to Do When You Have Finished Working” on page 12. or putting it to sleep Using a specific hardware Chapter 2, “Using Your Computer,” on page 21. feature of your Power Mac G5 Installing additional drives, Chapter 3, “Working Inside Your Computer,” on page 41. memory, and cards, or changing the battery What to do if you have a Chapter 4, “Troubleshooting
