Apple G4 User Manual

Setting Up YourPower Mac G4Includes setup and expansion information forPower Mac G4 and Macintosh Server G4 computers

10 Chapter 1If you wish, raise the keyboard by lifting it and flipping the foot toward the back. 6 Tu rnon your computer by pressing the monitor’s pow

Setting Up 11When You’re Not Using the ComputerWhen you’re not using your computer, you can put your computer to sleep or turn it off. Sleep is a stat

13CHAPTER22Getting to Know Your ComputerIf you’re eager to get started and want to try out a few things, this chapter is for you. It provides an overv

14 Chapter 2Your Computer at a GlanceCD or DVD driveReset buttonPProgrammer’sbutton¥Zip drive(optional)Power button /Power-on lightCD or DVD d

Getting to Know Your Computer 15CD or DVD driveUse CD discs to install software and access information. CD and DVD drives work with CD-ROM discs, Phot

16 Chapter 2Ports and Connectors—Expanding Your Computer’s CapabilitiesLockable cover latchInternal modem port(optional)Headphone jackPower socketEt

Getting to Know Your Computer 17fHeadphone jackConnect your Macintosh to headphones, externally powered (amplified) speakers, or other audio output equ

18 Chapter 2Inside Your Power Mac—Your Computer’s Internal Expansion OptionsSlot 1: AGP slot(graphics card installed)SDRAM slots (3)BatteryAirPort C

Getting to Know Your Computer 19Hard disk drive carriersYou can install additional hard disk drives in these carriers inside your computer. If you hav

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, w

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

Getting to Know Your Computer 21What You Can DoSherlock 2 is your search detective and personal shopper on the Internet. It provides an easy way to fin

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

Getting to Know Your Computer 23What You Can DoiTools is a new class of Internet services from Apple created exclusively for Mac users. With iTools, y

24 Chapter 2Apple.com—Your Starting Place on the World Wide WebMacintoshProducts Guidewww.apple.com/guideFor great hardware and software products fo

Getting to Know Your Computer 25Apple Support www.apple.com/supportFind the latest troubleshooting information, download software updates, find infor

26 Chapter 2QuickTime—Audio and Video on the InternetVolume controlPlay buttonFavorites drawerQuick access to all of your QuickTime TV channels. Pul

Getting to Know Your Computer 27What You Can DoIn addition to playing video and music files on your Mac, with QuickTime you can watch live and recorded

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

Getting to Know Your Computer 29What You Can DoiMovie is an easy-to-use digital video-editing software application. With iMovie and a digital video ca

3Contents1 Setting Up 5Positioning the Computer and Display 5Plugging In the Computer 6Need Help? 10What’s Next? 112 Getting to Know Yo

30 Chapter 2Auto Updating—Automatically Keep Your Mac on the Cutting EdgeUpdate NowInstantly check Apple’s Internet servers to see if any updatesare

Getting to Know Your Computer 31What You Can DoAuto updating uses the Internet to download and install the latest updates, drivers, and other enhancem

32 Chapter 2Multiple Users—Turn One Mac Into ManyAccountsSet the appearance of the user’s environment.If you want to control the user’s access to ce

Getting to Know Your Computer 33What You Can DoWith Multiple Users, you can allow up to 40 users to share a single Mac with their own customized setti

34 Chapter 2Mac Help—Answers to All Your Macintosh QuestionsSearchGot a question? Type it here and click Search.

35CHAPTER33 Using Your ComputerThis chapter provides explanations and instructions for using the important features of your Power Mac G4 computer, inc

36 Chapter 3Using Your Apple Pro Keyboard and Apple Pro MouseYou can quickly adjust settings such as volume and eject CD or DVD discs using the keybo

Using Your Computer 37Using Your Apple Pro MouseTo position the pointer using your mouse, move the mouse over any suitable surface such as your deskt

38 Chapter 3Using USB DevicesYour Power Mac G4 comes with two USB ports, which you can use to connect many types of external devices, including print

Using Your Computer 39Connecting Multiple USB DevicesYour Power Mac G4 has two USB ports. Your keyboard or monitor may also have an available USB port

4 ContentsUsing AirPort Wireless Networking 46Putting the Computer to Sleep to Save Energy 47Attaching SCSI Devices to Your Computer 48Transf

40 Chapter 3Using FireWire DevicesYour computer has two FireWire ports. FireWire is a high-speed data transfer system that lets you easily connect an

Using Your Computer 41FireWire Target Disk ModeYo u can use FireWire to connect your Power Mac G4 to another computer and then have it appear as an ex

42 Chapter 3Using Your CD or DVD DriveYou can install or run software from CD discs using a CD or DVD drive. You can play multimedia on CD discs and

Using Your Computer 43Playing DVD and Audio DiscsIf you have a DVD drive, you can use it to play DVD-Video discs on your computer. Insert the DVD disc

44 Chapter 3Connecting to an Ethernet NetworkYour computer comes with built-in 10/100/1000 megabit per second (Mbps) twisted-pair Ethernet networking

Using Your Computer 45To connect your Macintosh to a centralized 10/100/1000 twisted-pair Ethernet network, follow these steps:1 Plug one end of an R

46 Chapter 3Using AirPort Wireless NetworkingAirPort offers an easy and affordable way to provide wireless Internet access anywhere in the home, at w

Using Your Computer 47Wireless Network ConnectionsIf you install an AirPort Card, you canm connect your computer to a computer network that has wirele

48 Chapter 3To put your computer to sleep, you canm press the power button on the front of the computerm select a sleep mode in the Energy Settings

Using Your Computer 49Transferring Information Between Two Macintosh ComputersIf two Macintosh computers are not connected by a network, you can trans

5CHAPTER11Setting UpCongratulations on purchasing your new Power Mac G4 computer. This chapter contains instructions for setting up your computer and

51CHAPTER44 Working Inside Your ComputerThis chapter provides information and instructions for working inside your computer. Instructions are provided

52 Chapter 4Opening the Computer1 To shut down your computer, choose Shut Down from the Special menu. Wait five minutes to allow the computer’s inter

Working Inside Your Computer 535 Lift the latch on the side of the computer and gently lower the side panel onto a clean, flatsurface, preferably onto

54 Chapter 4Installing MemoryYou can install additional dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) in packages called Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs) in

Working Inside Your Computer 551 Open the ejectors on the DRAM DIMM slots you want to use by pushing down on them.2 Align a DRAM DIMM in the DRAM slot

56 Chapter 4Installing Internal Storage DevicesYour Macintosh has five internal drive bays. Three are in the lower part of the computer and two are in

Working Inside Your Computer 57Installing Ultra ATA DrivesYour Macintosh can accommodate two internal 1-inch-high ATA devices in the U-shaped drive ca

58 Chapter 43 Remove the power cord bundle from the drive.Unplug the power cord bundlefrom the hard disk drive. There isno catch on this plug. The pl

Working Inside Your Computer 594 Remove the low-profile attachment screw from the drive carrier and tilt the carrier up to remove it from the computer.

6 Chapter 1Plugging In the Computer1 Set the voltage switch on the back of your computer to the correct voltage, if necessary.m If your computer does

60 Chapter 45 Install the ATA drive in the U-shaped bracket.Note: The tinted screws illustrated below indicate the four low-profile screws that came i

Working Inside Your Computer 616 Replace the carrier and drive.7 Reinsert the low-profile attachment screw you removed from the carrier in step 4.Slide

62 Chapter 48 Plug the power cord bundles into the hard disk drives.Plug the power cord bundles intothe hard disk drives. Be sure topress them firmly

Working Inside Your Computer 639 Reconnect the main power cord bundle to the main logic board and the ribbon cable to the drives.10 Close the computer

64 Chapter 4Installing Ultra160 LVD SCSI DrivesIf your Macintosh has an internal Ultra160 LVD SCSI drive, you can connect up to two more internal Ult

Working Inside Your Computer 65Note: The tinted screws in the previous illustration indicate the four low-profile screws that came with the computer. T

66 Chapter 4Installing a PCI Expansion Card or Replacing the AGP CardYou can expand the capabilities of your Power Mac G4 by installing cards in its

Working Inside Your Computer 67Installing Your CardInstall an AGP card in slot 1 only. Install PCI expansion cards in the slots labeled PCI 2, 3, 4, a

68 Chapter 43 Align the card’s connector with the expansion slot and press down until the connector is inserted all the way into the slot.If you’re i

Working Inside Your Computer 69Press the card gently but firmly until the connector is fully inserted.m Don’t rock the card from side to side; instead,

Setting Up 72 Plug the power cord firmly and completely into the recessed power socket marked with the symbol ≤ on the back of the computer and plug th

70 Chapter 4Installing an AirPort Card1 Position the AirPort Card with the AirPort ID numbers and bar code facing up and insert the card into the Air

Working Inside Your Computer 71Replacing the BatteryYour computer has a 3.6 V lithium battery installed on the main logic board. Some signs that you n

72 Chapter 42 Insert the new battery in the holder, making sure the battery’s positive symbol aligns with the positive symbol on or near the holder.3

73CHAPTER55 TroubleshootingIf you have a problem while working with your computer, here are some things you can try right away. If the computer won’t

74 Chapter 5If the computer freezes during startup or you see a continuous flashing question mark for more than a minute: Tu rn off your system exten

Troubleshooting 75If you have trouble using AirPort wireless communication:m Make sure you have properly configured the software.m Make sure the comput

76 Chapter 5No colors appear on the screen or the colors don’t look right.m Make sure the display is connected firmly to the computer.m You may want t

77APPENDIXAA SpecificationsProcessor and Memory Specifications Processorm PowerPC™ G4 processor, 1 megabyte (MB) backside cache per processor (some con

78 Appendix AOperating environmentm Operating temperature: 10° to 35° C (50° to 95° F)m Storage temperature: –40° to 47° C (–40° to 116.6° F)m Relat

Specifications 79USB Specifications m Two external Universal Serial Bus (USB) Type A portsm Each port is on a separate 12 megabit per second (Mbps) US

8 Chapter 13 Connect your monitor cables according to the following illustration:If your monitor cable has a two-row DB-15 connector, you can purchas

80 Appendix ACompatibilitym 802.11 Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) 1, 2 Mbps standardm 802.11 HR DSSS 11 Mbps draft standard Audio Output Spec

Specifications 81Power Requirements for Devices You Can ConnectExpansion cardsm Maximum power consumption by the AGP card is 20 watts (W).m Maximum po

83APPENDIXBB Safety, Maintenance, and ErgonomicsThis appendix provides important information about safety procedures, routine maintenance, and ergonom

84 Appendix BTo prevent accidents and damage to your computer or display, be sure that you always follow these instructions:m Keep your computer and

Safety, Maintenance, and Ergonomics 85General MaintenanceIf you need to clean the computer or display beyond wiping them down with a clean cloth, foll

86 Appendix BMaintaining Your DisplayTo maintain your display and ensure its long life:m Do not press on the surface of the display screen.m Do not

Safety, Maintenance, and Ergonomics 87m Position the monitor to minimize glare and reflections on the screen from overhead lights and nearby windows. I

88 Communications, Telephone, and Modem Regulation Information Communications, Telephone, and Modem Regulation Information For information on FCC reg

Setting Up 94 If required, connect your computer to your Ethernet network and connect your modem port to a phone line.5 Connect the keyboard cable to