Apple BookG4 Computer User Manual

 Getting StartedWith Your PowerBook G4 Includes setup, expansion, and troubleshooting information for PowerBook G4 computers

10 Chapter 1 Turning the Computer On To turn on the computer, press the Power button ( ® ). You should hear a tone when you turn on the computer.

100 Appendix B Safety Instructions for Setting Up and Using Your ComputerPlugging In the Power AdapterAlways leave space around your power adapter.

Care, Use, and Safety Information 101General Safety InstructionsFor your own safety and that of your equipment, always take the following precaution

102 Appendix B ErgonomicsKeyboard and trackpadWhen you use the keyboard and trackpad, your shoulders should be relaxed. Your upper arm and forearm s

Care, Use, and Safety Information 103External mouseIf you use an external mouse, position the mouse at the same height as your keyboard and within a

Communications, Telephone, and Modem Regulation Information For information on FCC regulations, radio and television interference, and telephone and m

Getting Started 11 Moving Items on the Screen You use your PowerBook trackpad to move items and select items on the screen, much as you use a mouse

12 Chapter 1 Adjusting the Internal Display Before you begin working with your new PowerBook, you may need to adjust your display so that items on

Getting Started 13 Adjusting the Display Resolution You can increase the size of images on your display by switching from the standard resolution t

14 Chapter 1 Where to Go From Here You’ve done everything you need to get your PowerBook up and running. The first time that you turn your computer

Getting Started 15 What to Do When You Are Finished Working When you have finished working with your PowerBook, you have two options. Put Your Power

17 CHAPTER 2 2 Getting to Know Your Computer If you’re eager to get started and want to try out a few things on your PowerBook, this chapter is for

18 Chapter 2 Basic Features of Your PowerBook®Built-in speaker® Power buttonSecurity slotAirPort antennawindowBuilt-in speaker/microphoneSleep ind

Getting to Know Your Computer 19 ¤ Brightness controls Increase or decrease the brightness of your PowerBook display.-Volume controlsIncrease or

K Apple Computer, Inc. © 2001 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be copied, in whole or in part

20 Chapter 2 Additional Features of Your PowerBookG™ÆWPC Card slotPC Cardeject buttonAirPortantennawindowW Internal modem portHeadphoneportInfra

Getting to Know Your Computer 21 FireWire portConnect high-speed external devices, such as digital video cameras, printers, and external storage dev

22 Chapter 2 Inside Your PowerBookBatterySerial number Ethernet ID and AirPort ID®Keyboardflipped overPowerBook with the keyboard flipped over and i

Getting to Know Your Computer 23 Memory slotsYour PowerBook comes with two memory slots, one above the other. The lower slot contains the memory mod

24 Chapter 2 About Mac OS XApple menuUse this tochange settings, open recentlyused items, andshut down your computer.Window with buttonsClick a b

Getting to Know Your Computer 25What You Can DoMac OS X provides a powerful and elegant new user interface for your computer. With Mac OS X, you don

26 Chapter 2 iTools—Free Internet Services for Mac UsersEmailGet your own Mac.com email address. It’s easy, and it works with your favorite email p

Getting to Know Your Computer 27What You Can DoiTools is a new class of Internet services from Apple created exclusively for Mac users. With iTools,

28 Chapter 2 Sherlock 2—Your Internet Search DetectiveSearch buttonAfter you type what you are looking for, click this button to start the search.S

Getting to Know Your Computer 29What You Can DoSherlock 2 is your search detective and personal shopper on the Internet. It provides an easy way to

3 Contents 1 Getting Started 7 Plugging In the Computer 8Opening the Display 9Turning the Computer On 10Moving Items on the Screen

30 Chapter 2 Apple.com—Your Starting Place on the World Wide WebSoftware made for Mac www.apple.com/softwareSearch by category for Apple and third-

Getting to Know Your Computer 31Apple Hot News www.apple.com/hotnewsFind information on the latest software updates for your Mac, third-party softw

32 Chapter 2 QuickTime—Audio and Video on the InternetVolume controlQuickTime TVClick to view the QuickTime TV channels you can access on your comp

Getting to Know Your Computer 33What You Can DoIn addition to playing video and music files on your Mac, with QuickTime you can watch live and record

34 Chapter 2 iMovie 2—Create and Edit Your Own Digital MoviesiMovie monitorPreview your movie or view video directly from a connected DV camcorder.

Getting to Know Your Computer 35What You Can DoiMovie is an easy-to-use digital video editing software application. With iMovie and a digital video

36 Chapter 2 iTunes—Digital Music For Your MacEject CD buttonRadio TunerListen to hundredsof Internet radio stations—jazz, rock, talk, and more.Aud

Getting to Know Your Computer 37What You Can DoiTunes lets you import songs from music CDs as MP3 files, create playlists, move music to your portabl

38 Chapter 2 Auto Updating—Automatically Keep Your Mac on the Cutting EdgeUpdate NowClick to check instantly for updates available for your Apple s

Getting to Know Your Computer 39What You Can DoSoftware Update uses the Internet to download and install the latest software versions, drivers, and

4 Contents 3 Using Your Computer 43 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 44FireWire 46PC Cards 48AirPort Wireless Internet and Networking

40 Chapter 2 Multiple Users—Turn One Mac Into ManyUsersUse the Users pane in System Preferences to add user accounts.Shared FolderTo give access t

Getting to Know Your Computer 41What You Can DoSeveral people can share a single computer by logging in to their individual user accounts. Users can

42 Chapter 2 Mac Help—Answers to All Your Macintosh QuestionsSearchGot a question?Type it here and click Ask.

43CHAPTER33 Using Your ComputerYour PowerBook has many built-in features and expansion capabilities you can use to customize and expand your compute

44 Chapter 3 Universal Serial Bus (USB)Your PowerBook comes with two USB ports, which you can use to connect many types of external devices, includi

Using Your Computer 45Using Multiple USB Devices at the Same TimeYour PowerBook has two USB ports. If you want to use more than one device on the sa

46 Chapter 3 FireWireYour computer has one FireWire port. FireWire lets you easily connect and disconnect external high-speed devices—such as digita

Using Your Computer 47FireWire Devices and Battery PowerFireWire devices, such as certain external hard disks that get power from the FireWire conne

48 Chapter 3 PC CardsYou can expand your computer’s capabilities using the PC Card slot. Your PowerBook has one PC Card slot that accepts Type I and

Using Your Computer 49AirPort Wireless Internet and NetworkingYour PowerBook is AirPort-ready. It has a built-in antenna, and an AirPort Card may al

Contents 5 Appendix BCare, Use, and Safety Information 99 Cleaning Your PowerBook 99Carrying Your PowerBook 99Storing Your PowerBook

50 Chapter 3 Ethernet (10/100/1000Base-T)Your computer comes with built-in 10/100/1000 megabit per second (Mbps) twisted-pair Ethernet networking ca

Using Your Computer 51Infrared (IrDA)Because your PowerBook is equipped with infrared (IR), you can exchange files and data without using wires. The

52 Chapter 3 External Video Support (VGA and S-Video)Your computer has a monitor port that allows you to directly connect a monitor with aVGA-style

Using Your Computer 53Connecting an External MonitorTo connect an external monitor to your computer:1 Turn off the external monitor.2 Connect the mo

54 Chapter 3 Connecting a Television, VCR, or Other Video DeviceTo connect a device to the TV out port:1 Connect an S-video cable to the TV out port

Using Your Computer 55Battery When the external power adapter is not connected, your computer draws power from its battery. You can determine the ch

56 Chapter 3 Swapping Batteries While the Computer Is in SleepIf your battery runs low while you are working, you can put your PowerBook to sleep an

Using Your Computer 57Battery-Conservation TipsThe amount of work time your PowerBook battery can provide before you need to recharge it depends on

58 Chapter 3 DVD-ROM Drive All the software necessary to use your computer and connect to the Internet is already installed on your PowerBook. (You

Using Your Computer 59Ejecting a DiscYou eject a disc by dragging the disc icon to the Trash or pressing and holding the Media Eject ( ) key on the

60 Chapter 3 Optional CD-RW DriveIf your PowerBook came with a CD-RW drive, you can record your favorite music, programs, and files on CD-R and CD-RW

Using Your Computer 61Keyboard Controls and Programmable Function KeysYou can quickly adjust settings such as volume and screen brightness and eject

62 Chapter 3 Using the Embedded Numeric KeypadMost desktop computer keyboards have a numeric keypad in addition to the regular keyboard keys. Your P

Using Your Computer 63Security Slot and Keyboard LockYou can purchase a security cable and lock to protect your PowerBook. With a lock, you can secu

65CHAPTER44 Working With Your Operating SystemAn operating system, or OS, is your computer’s desktop environment that defines how the items on your d

66 Chapter 4 About Mac OS XStart up using Mac OS X and explore its advanced technologies, such as the elegant new user interface, incredible graphic

Working With Your Operating System 67Switching Between Operating SystemsYour computer is set to use Mac OS 9. You can switch between Mac OS 9 and Ma

68 Chapter 4 To set your computer to start up using Mac OS 9: 1 Choose System Preferences from the Apple (K) menu and click Startup Disk. 2 Select t

69CHAPTER55 Working Inside Your ComputerThis chapter provides information and instructions for working inside your computer. Instructions are provid

7 CHAPTER 1 1 Getting Started Your PowerBook has been designed so that you can set it up quickly and start using it right away. If you have never u

70 Chapter 5 Installing Additional RAM1Shut down your computer. Disconnect the power adapter, phone cord, and any other cables connected to the comp

Working Inside Your Computer 713 Make sure that the keyboard locking screw is not in the locked position. Your new PowerBook comes with the keyboard

72 Chapter 5 5 Lift the top portion of the PowerBook keyboard up slightly near the top row of keys and pull it back far enough to displace the small

Working Inside Your Computer 738 Locate the upper RAM expansion slot.9 Hold the RAM expansion card at a 30-degree angle. Line up the notch in the ca

74 Chapter 5 10 Gently push the RAM expansion card down until the two snaps on either side of the card lock into place.11 Flip the keyboard back on

Working Inside Your Computer 7512 Pull down on the keyboard release tabs (located to the left of the F1 and F9 keys) and then press down on the top

76 Chapter 5 Making Sure Your Computer Recognizes the New MemoryAfter installing additional memory in your PowerBook, check whether the computer rec

Working Inside Your Computer 77The total includes the amount of memory that originally came with the computer plus the new memory you added. For a m

78 Chapter 5 Removing the Internal Hard DiskWhen the computer is shut down, you can remove the internal hard disk for maintenance or as a security m

Working Inside Your Computer 794 Remove the battery by sliding the latch to the left. Make sure to return the battery latch fully to the right.5 Usi

8 Chapter 1 Plugging In the Computer Plugging in the power adapter provides AC power to the computer and recharges the computer’s battery. You sho

80 Chapter 5 6 Carefully slide the bottom case away from you.7 Pivot the bottom case up as shown in the illustration below.8 Touch a metal surface i

Working Inside Your Computer 819 Disconnect the connector cable from the logic board.10 With a Torx T-8 screwdriver, remove the two screws that secu

82 Chapter 5 Replacing the Hard Disk and Bottom CaseFollow the steps in this section to replace the hard disk.1 Remove the screw from the top of the

Working Inside Your Computer 833 Insert the two screws into the two rubber stoppers, and screw them into the left side of the drive. Then make sure

84 Chapter 5 5 Lift the mounting bracket over the battery bay tab and lower it to its original position. Replace the screw in the top of the mountin

Working Inside Your Computer 857 Attach the bottom case to the computer and replace the eight screws in the order shown in the illustration below.Li

86 Chapter 5 9 Look at the optical drive slot to make sure that the case is properly secured. If a gap exists below the optical drive slot, gently p

Working Inside Your Computer 87Installing an AirPort CardIf your computer did not come with an AirPort Card, you can purchase one from your Apple-au

88 Chapter 5 Make sure to slide the card all the way in until you feel that the card is securely attached to the connector.5 Connect the AirPort Car

89CHAPTER66 TroubleshootingOccasionally you may have problems while working with your PowerBook. Usually it’s because your software isn’t properly c

Getting Started 9 Opening the Display 1 Push the display release button. 2 Open the display and position it at a comfortable viewing angle.®

90 Chapter 6 Problems That Prevent You From Using Your ComputerIf the computer won’t respond or the pointer won’t movem Press the Command (x) and pe

Troubleshooting 91If the computer won’t turn on or start upm Make sure the power adapter is plugged into the computer and into a functioning power o

92 Chapter 6 Restoring Your Computer SoftwareApple Software Restore completely erases the contents of your hard disk or partition and restores the o

Troubleshooting 93Other ProblemsIf you have a problem with a software programm For problems with software from a manufacturer other than Apple, cont

95APPENDIXAA SpecificationsThis section provides basic product specifications. Additional information is available in Apple System Profiler on your har

96 Appendix A PowerBook SpecificationsProcessor, Memory, and Hard Diskm Processor: PowerPC G4 processor with a minimum of 550 megahertz (MHz)m Memo

Specifications 97External Monitor in Extended Desktop or Video Mirroring ModeWith the display set to 1152 x 768 and millions of colors, an external

98 Appendix A External S-Video or Composite Television (PAL)An external PAL video device or TV supports the following resolutionsm Up to millions of

99APPENDIXBB Care, Use, and Safety InformationCleaning Your PowerBookFollow these general rules when cleaning the outside of your computer and its c