Apple Power Macintosh G3 Minitower manuals

Owner’s manuals and user’s guides for PC/workstation barebones Apple Power Macintosh G3 Minitower.
We providing 3 pdf manuals Apple Power Macintosh G3 Minitower for download free by document types: Specifications, User Manual, Technical Information


Table of contents

Power Macintosh/Server

1

G3 Minitower

1

Hot Issues

2

Shared Logic Board

4

Processor Module Vs. Card

4

Power Supply Jumper

5

Processor Module Jumper

5

Warranty Sticker

6

Power Supply Voltage Setting

6

ROM DIMM

8

SDRAM DIMMs

8

SGRAM Video Memory

9

EIDE Bus Issue

9

Master/Slave Support

10

Ultra Wide SCSI Cable Routing

10

DVD-ROM Disk Damage

11

HFS+ Formatted Drives

12

Power-On Issue

15

Overview

17

Features

18

Data Buses

24

(Ultra Wide)

26

Narrow SCSI-1 Bus

28

Ultra Wide SCSI-3 Bus

29

Basics Data Buses - 14

30

EIDE Bus

33

Support for Master and Slave

35

Expansion Bays

39

Basics Expansion Bays - 24

40

Ultra Wide SCSI Card

41

Cable Length Limits

44

10/100 BaseT Ethernet Card

46

DVD-ROM Drive Technology

48

Apple DVD-ROM Drive Specs

56

Transfer Rate

57

Disc Format Support

57

DVD Software Drivers

58

CD-ROM format and UDF

61

FireWire Technology

62

The DDS-3 Tape Drive

71

Status Lights

73

Table 5: Status Lights

74

Operating Environment

76

The Cuda Chip

77

Resetting the Logic Board

78

Sound Output

82

Sound Input

83

Video Input and Output

85

Sync On

89

2345678910

91

The DAV Connector

92

Voltage Switch

93

PowerPC G3 and Backside Cache

96

DIMM Slots

100

Front View

102

Rear View

103

Power Supply

104

Jumper Block

104

Fan Installation

105

Basics Fan Installation - 90

106

Repair Strategy

107

USA Ordering

108

Canadian Ordering

109

Warranty/AppleCare/ARIS

110

A little background

111

The “why”

112

The PowerPC G3

113

Processor: Taking

113

Benefits to the user

114

Specifications

115

Introduction

116

Take Apart

117

Side Access Panel

118

Floppy Drive

120

CD-ROM or

126

DVD-ROM Drive

126

Master/Slave Cable

132

Zip Drive

134

Hard Drive

143

Open the Chassis

147

Speaker Bezel

158

PCI Cards

162

Ultra Wide SCSI PCI Card

165

FireWire PCI Card

172

Note: The graphic at left

177

Processor Module

178

3 Lift up the clip and

181

4 Lift up the heatsink to

182

5 Lift the metal lever at

183

Processor

186

Logic Board

188

I/O Card

194

Voltage Regulator

196

Modem Card

198

Chassis Locking

200

1 Remove the screw and

201

Chassis Handle

202

1 Lift the retainer latch

203

Top Cover

204

I/O Panel

206

Rear Panel

208

Stationary Panel

210

Logic Board Latch

213

3 Slide the logic board

215

Light Pipe/Power

216

Actuator

216

Take Apart Chassis - 103

220

• Bottom drives

220

• Power supply

220

• Locking chassis latches

220

• Chassis handle

220

Upgrades

221

PCI or I/O Cards

222

PCI Slot

223

12-Inch PCI Card Guides

223

I/O Card Screw

223

DRAM DIMM

225

Ejector

225

Ribs (inside slot)

225

Troubleshooting

234

Jumper Location J16

238

Jumper Location J28

239

I/O Cards

240

Power Supply Verification

245

Symptom Charts

250

Error Chords

257

Peripherals

265

CD-ROM Drive

268

Miscellaneous

269

Exploded View

270

Chassis

271

922-3298

271

922-3636

272

922-3240

272

922-3268

272

922-1203

272

922-2739

272

Audio/ Video Card

273

RCA-type plug

274

Tape deck

274

RCA plugs RCA plugs

274

S-video plug

276

Connecting a Television

281

Update: About Your

284

Build-To-Order Macintosh

284

About the Ultra Wide SCSI Bus

286

Warning

288

Graphics Card Specifications

289

The FireWire Bus

290

Apple FireWire Hardware

290

Apple FireWire Card Software

291

1 Insert the FireWire CD

291

4 Restart your computer

291

Table of contents

Setting Up Your Computer

1

Power cord plug

4

Power cord socket

4

Setting Up Your Computer 5

5

Monitor cable

6

Monitor port

6

V icon, on the back

7

Modem port icon

9

Modem port (Mini DIN-9)

9

Setting Up Your Computer 9

9

1 Tu rn on your monitor

10

Setting Up Your Computer 11

11

Chapter 1

12

Using Your Macintosh

13

CCD-ROM drive

14

Chapter 2

16

(optional)

16

Optional AV ports

16

20 Chapter 2

20

RCA plugs RCA plugs

21

Stereo miniplugRCA plugs

21

RCA-type plug

21

22 Chapter 2

22

3 Tu rn on the computer

23

24 Chapter 2

24

S-video plug

25

26 Chapter 2

26

Connecting a television

30

SCSI port (DB-25)

32

SCSI icon

32

Connecting a SCSI device

34

Printer port icon

35

Printer port (Mini DIN-9)

35

ADB port icon

36

ADB port (Mini DIN-4)

36

1 Shut down your Macintosh

38

Printer port

39

LocalTalk adapter

39

LocalTalk cable

39

42 Chapter 2

42

Installing PCI Cards, Memory

43

44 Chapter 3

44

DRAM configurations

45

Video memory configurations

45

46 Chapter 3

46

Opening the computer

47

48 Chapter 3

48

(Back of computer)

49

Remove the cover

50

Set the cover panel aside

50

Chapter 3

52

54 Chapter 3

54

To install Go to the section

55

56 Chapter 3

56

58 Chapter 3

58

Remove the plastic faceplate

61

Remove both screws

62

Sheet metal shield

64

Reinstall both screws

64

Closing the computer

65

Raised catch

66

Musculoskeletal discomfort

69

Eye fatigue

70

Arranging your office

71

Avoiding fatigue

72

Handling the monitor

74

Handling the keyboard

74

Handling floppy disks

75

Handling Zip disks

76

Handling CD-ROM discs

77

Appendix

78

80 Appendix

80

Apple Computer, Inc

81

Setting UpYour

82

Power Macintosh

82

K Apple Computer, Inc

83

Contents

84

FCC declaration of conformity

87

Laser information

88

High-risk activities warning

88





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