Apple Power Mac G4 Specifications

 Setting Up YourPower Mac G4 Includes setup and expansion informationfor Power Mac G4 computers

10 Chapter 1 3 Connect your display cables according to the following illustration: Your card has an Apple Display Connector (ADC) port for connec

100 Appendix A Power Supply AC line inputm Line voltage/current: 100–120 V alternating current (AC), 8 amperes (A) or 200–240 V AC, 4.5 A, single p

101APPENDIXBB Safety, Maintenance, and ErgonomicsThis appendix provides important information about safety procedures, routine maintenance, and ergo

102 Appendix B To prevent accidents and damage to your computer or display, be sure that you always follow these instructions:m Keep your computer a

Safety, Maintenance, and Ergonomics 103General MaintenanceIf you need to clean the computer or display beyond wiping it down with a clean cloth, fol

104 Appendix B Maintaining Your DisplayTo maintain your display and ensure its long life:m Do not press on the surface of the display screen.m Do no

Safety, Maintenance, and Ergonomics 105m Position the monitor to minimize glare and reflections on the screen from overhead lights and nearby windows

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

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Setting Up 11 4 If required, connect your computer to your Ethernet network or connect your modem port to a phone line. 5 Connect the keyboard cabl

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12 Chapter 1 If you wish, raise the keyboard by lifting it and flipping the foot toward the back. 6 Turn on your computer by pressing the power bu

Setting Up 13 When You’re Not Using the Computer Your computer is set to go to sleep after a period of inactivity. Sleep is a state in which your c

14 Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your ComputerOptical driveSpeakerReset buttonPProgrammer’sbutton¥Zip drive(optional)Power button /Status lightMedia e

Setting Up 15 Optical drive Your computer has a CD-RW drive, a DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive, or a SuperDrive. All three kinds of drives can read CD-ROM di

16 Chapter 1 Ports and Connectors—Expanding Your Computer’s CapabilitiesLockable cover latchInternal modem port(optional)Headphone jackPower socke

Setting Up 17 f Headphone jack Connect your Macintosh to headphones, externally powered (amplified) speakers, or other audio output equipment. For

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

Setting Up 19 Hard disk drive carriersYou can install additional hard disk drives in these carriers inside your computer. If you are using ATA hard

K Apple Computer, Inc. © 2002 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be copied, in whole or in part

20 Chapter 1 What’s Next?m For an overview of your computer’s software features, see Chapter 2, “Getting Started With Your Computer,” on page 21.m F

21CHAPTER22 Getting Started With Your ComputerIf you’re eager to get started and want to try out a few things, this chapter is for you. It provides

22 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 Started With Your Computer 23What You Can DoMac OS X provides a powerful and elegant new user interface for your computer. With Mac OS X, yo

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

Getting Started With Your Computer 25What You Can DoSherlock is your search detective and personal shopper on the Internet. It provides an easy way

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 Started With Your Computer 27What You Can DoiTools is a new class of Internet services from Apple created exclusively for Mac users. With iT

28 Chapter 2 Apple.com—Your Starting Place on the World Wide WebApple Software www.apple.com/software!Search by category for Apple software for your

Getting Started With Your Computer 29Apple Hot News www.apple.com/hotnews!Find information on the latest software updates for your Mac, third-party

3 Contents 1 Setting Up 7 Positioning the Computer and Display 7Plugging In the Computer 8Need Help? 12When You’re Not Using the C

30 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 Started With Your Computer 31What You Can DoIn addition to playing video and music files on your Mac, with QuickTime you can watch live and r

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

Getting Started With Your Computer 33What You Can DoiMovie is an easy-to-use digital video editing software application. With iMovie and a digital v

34 Chapter 2 iDVD—Create and Burn Your Own DVDsThemes!Choose a background for your DVD from the included themes, or customize your own theme.Multipl

Getting Started With Your Computer 35What You Can DoIf your Power Mac G4 came with a SuperDrive, you can use iDVD to burn DVDs on blank DVD-R discs.

36 Chapter 2 iTunes—Digital Music for Your MacEject CD buttonLibrary!Your collection of songs, imported from your own audio CDs or downloaded from t

Getting Started With Your Computer 37What You Can DoiTunes lets you import songs from music CDs as MP3 files, create your own iTunes library, listen

38 Chapter 2 Software Update—Automatically Keeping Your Mac on the Cutting EdgeUpdate Now!Click to check instantly for updates available for your Ap

Getting Started With Your Computer 39What You Can DoSoftware Update uses the Internet to automatically download and install the latest software vers

4 Contents 3 Working With Your Operating System 43 About Mac OS X 43Using Classic in Mac OS X 44Switching Between Operating Systems

40 Chapter 2 Multiple Users—One Mac for Many UsersUsers!Use the Users pane in System Preferences to add user accounts.Shared folder!To give access t

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

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

43CHAPTER33 Working With Your Operating SystemAn operating system, or OS, is your computer’s desktop environment that defines how the items on your d

44 Chapter 3 Using Classic in Mac OS XIn addition to using Mac OS X applications, you can continue to use Mac OS 9 applications in the Classic envir

Working With Your Operating System 45To set your computer to start up in Mac OS 9 from Mac OS X: 1 Choose System Preferences from the Apple (K) menu

46 Chapter 3 To set your computer to start up in Mac OS X from Mac OS 9: 1 Choose Control Panels from the Apple (K) menu, then choose Startup Disk.2

47CHAPTER44 Using Your ComputerThis chapter provides explanations and instructions for using the important features of your Power Mac G4 computer, i

48 Chapter 4 Using Your Apple Pro Keyboard and Apple Pro MouseYour Apple Pro Keyboard comes with function keys preset for common tasks. Use the Medi

Using Your Computer 49Using Your Apple Pro MouseTo position the pointer using your mouse, move the mouse over any suitable surface such as your desk

Contents 5 Appendix BSafety, Maintenance, and Ergonomics 101 Important Safety Information 101General Maintenance 103Important Ergonom

50 Chapter 4 Connecting a Second Display to Your ComputerYou can connect two displays to your graphics card and use both displays at the same time.

Using Your Computer 51Using USB DevicesYour Power Mac G4 comes with two USB ports which you can use to connect many types of external devices, inclu

52 Chapter 4 Connecting Multiple USB DevicesYour Power Mac G4 has two USB ports. Your keyboard or monitor may also have an available USB port that y

Using Your Computer 53Using FireWire DevicesYour computer has two FireWire ports. FireWire is a high-speed data transfer system that lets you easily

54 Chapter 4 FireWire Target Disk ModeYou can use FireWire to connect your Power Mac G4 to another computer and then have it appear as an external h

Using Your Computer 55Using Your Optical DriveYou can install or run software from CDs using your optical drive. You can play multimedia on CD discs

56 Chapter 4 Recording Information on a CDYour drive can record your favorite music, programs, and files on CD-R and CD-RW discs. You can create your

Using Your Computer 57Recording Information on a DVDIf you have a SuperDrive, you can author your own digital movies on a blank DVD-R (DVD-Recordabl

58 Chapter 4 Using Your ModemYour Macintosh may come with an Apple 56K internal modem installed. To connect the Apple 56K internal modem, plug one e

Using Your Computer 59Connecting to an Ethernet NetworkYour computer comes with built-in 10/100/1000 megabit per second (Mbps) twisted-pair Ethernet

60 Chapter 4 2 Plug the other end of the cord into an RJ-45 wall outlet or external hub that is connected to a twisted-pair Ethernet network.After y

Using Your Computer 61Maximizing Ethernet PerformanceYour computer performs best when the Ethernet port to which it is connected is set to auto-nego

62 Chapter 4 How AirPort Provides Wireless Internet AccessWith AirPort, you set up a wireless connection to a device known as a base station, which

Using Your Computer 63For More Information on AirPortTo purchase an AirPort Card or AirPort Base Station, contact your Apple-authorized dealer or go

64 Chapter 4 Attaching SCSI Devices to Your ComputerSome Power Mac G4 computer configurations come with an Ultra160 Dual Channel SCSI card installed

Using Your Computer 65You can also connect two Macintosh computers using a FireWire cable. You can then use FireWire target disk mode to transfer fil

67CHAPTER55 Working Inside Your ComputerThis chapter provides information and instructions for working inside your computer. Instructions are provid

68 Chapter 5 Opening the Computer1 To shut down your computer:m In Mac OS X, choose Shut Down from the Apple (K) menu.m In Mac OS 9, choose Shut Dow

Working Inside Your Computer 695 Lift the latch on the side of the computer. Note: If the latch won’t lift, check that the security lock port and l

7 CHAPTER 1 1 Setting Up Congratulations on purchasing your new Power Mac G4 computer. Your Power Mac G4 is a full-featured computer that includes

70 Chapter 5 Installing MemoryYou can install additional dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) in packages called Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs) i

Working Inside Your Computer 711 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 sl

72 Chapter 5 Installing Internal Storage DevicesYour Macintosh has five internal drive bays. Three are in the lower part of the computer and two are

Working Inside Your Computer 73Installing Ultra ATA DrivesYour Macintosh can accommodate two internal 1-inch-high ATA devices in the U-shaped drive

74 Chapter 5 3 Remove the low-profile attachment screw from the drive carrier and tilt the carrier up to remove it from the computer.Remove the attac

Working Inside Your Computer 754 Install the ATA drive in the U-shaped bracket.Note: The tinted screws illustrated below indicate the four low-profi

76 Chapter 5 5 Replace the carrier and drive.6 Reinsert the low-profile attachment screw you removed from the carrier in step 3.Slide the hard disk d

Working Inside Your Computer 777 Reconnect the power cord bundles and the ribbon cable to the hard disk drives.8 Close the computer. Plug the power

78 Chapter 5 Installing Ultra160 LVD SCSI DrivesIf your Macintosh has an internal Ultra160 LVD SCSI drive, you can connect up to two more internal U

Working Inside Your Computer 79Note: The tinted screws in the previous illustration indicate the four low-profile screws that come with the computer

8 Chapter 1 Plugging In the Computer 1 Set the voltage switch on the back of your computer to the correct voltage, if necessary. m If your compute

80 Chapter 5 Installing a PCI Expansion Card or Replacing the AGP CardYou can expand the capabilities of your Power Mac G4 by installing cards in it

Working Inside Your Computer 81Installing Your CardInstall an AGP card in slot 1 only. Install PCI expansion cards in the slots labeled PCI 2, 3, 4,

82 Chapter 5 3 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

Working Inside Your Computer 83Press the card gently but firmly until the connector is fully inserted.m Don’t rock the card from side to side; instea

84 Chapter 5 Installing an AirPort Card1 Position the AirPort Card with the AirPort ID numbers and bar code facing up and insert the card into the A

Working Inside Your Computer 85Replacing the BatteryYour computer has a 3.6 V lithium battery installed on the main logic board. Some signs that you

86 Chapter 5 2 Insert the new battery in the holder, making sure the battery’s positive symbol aligns with the positive symbol on or near the holder

87CHAPTER66 Troubleshooting If you have a problem while working with your computer, here are some things you can try right away. Note: If you have

88 Chapter 6 m If the problem occurs frequently, choose Mac Help from the Help menu. m In Mac OS X, search for “solve problems.”m In Mac OS 9, look

Troubleshooting 89If you hear tones during startup: m If you recently installed additional memory, a PCI expansion card, or other internal component

Setting Up 9 2 Plug the power cord firmly and completely into the recessed power socket marked with the symbol ≤ on the back of the computer and

90 Chapter 6 If you have trouble using AirPort wireless communication:m Make sure you have properly configured the software according to the instruct

Troubleshooting 91m Calibrate the monitor. m In Mac OS X, choose System Preferences from the Apple (K) menu, click Display, select Color, and click

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

Troubleshooting 93Restoring Your SoftwareWhen you restore Power Mac G4 software using the Software Restore CDs, your computer starts up in the same

95APPENDIXAA SpecificationsProcessor and Memory Specifications Processorm PowerPC™ G4 processor with 256 kilobytes (KB) on-chip cachem Some configurat

96 Appendix A Dimensions and Operating Environment Dimensionsm Weight: 15.9 kg, 35 lbs.Weight depends on configuration. Weight above includes basic

Specifications 97Combo Drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) Specificationsm Disc diameters supported: 12 cm (4.7 in.)Data formatsm CD-ROMm CD-Audiom CD-Rm CD-RWm

98 Appendix A USB Specifications m Support for USB 1.1m Two external Universal Serial Bus (USB) Type A portsm Each port is on a separate 12 megabit

Specifications 99Specifications for the AirPort Card (Optional)m Wireless data rate: Up to 11 Mbpsm Range: Up to 168 feet (data rates may vary dep