User manual APPLE POWER MAC G4 SETTING UP

[. . . ] Setting Up Your Power Mac G4 Includes setup and expansion information for Power Mac G4 and Macintosh Server G4 computers K Apple Computer, Inc. © 2001 Apple Computer, Inc. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be copied, in whole or in part, without the written consent of Apple. The Apple logo is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. , registered in the U. S. Use of the "keyboard" Apple logo (Option-Shift-K) for commercial purposes without the prior written consent of Apple may constitute trademark infringement and unfair competition in violation of federal and state laws. [. . . ] You wake the computer by pressing the power button on the front panel of the computer or by pressing a key on the keyboard. With some Apple monitors, you can also use the monitor power button to put the computer to sleep and wake it. Not all PCI cards or replacement AGP cards comply with the computer's power management standards. If you install a non-compliant card, the computer can still enter sleep mode, but it will not achieve maximum energy savings. You can use the Apple System Profiler to find out whether an installed card is compliant. For more information about energy-saving options, see Mac Help. Attaching SCSI Devices to Your Computer Some Power Mac G4 computer configurations come with an Ultra160 Dual Channel SCSI card installed in a PCI slot with one or more internal SCSI hard disks connected to it. You can install additional internal SCSI hard disk drives up to a maximum of three drives. It's recommended that you only connect SCSI Ultra160 LVD hard disk drives to the internal port of the Dual Channel SCSI card. You can connect external SCSI devices, including older drives with slower data transfer rates, to the external port of the Ultra160 Dual Channel SCSI card. Because the card has two channels, one connected to the internal port and another connected to the external port, connecting older devices to the external port doesn't slow down the transfer rate of the internal hard disk drives. Apple recommends that you use only SCSI Ultra160 LVD devices as internal hard disk drives. To connect older SCSI devices that use a 25-pin or a 50-pin connector--such as Zip drives, scanners, or DAT drives--you need to purchase SCSI adapters, or purchase and install an additional "legacy" SCSI PCI card (one that supports older devices). For more information about using different types of SCSI devices with your computer, see the Tech Info Library at Apple's Web site: til. info. apple. com 48 Chapter 3 Transferring Information Between Two Macintosh Computers If two Macintosh computers are not connected by a network, you can transfer information between them by connecting them with an Ethernet crossover cable (in effect creating a small network of just two computers), which you can buy from an Apple-authorized dealer. You connect the cable to each computer's Ethernet port and then turn on file sharing on both computers, or configure the computers' Ethernet settings to create a small network. For more information about configuring such an Ethernet connection, see Mac Help. You can also connect two Macintosh computers using a FireWire cable. You can then use FireWire target disk mode to transfer files from one computer to another. For more information about using FireWire target disk mode, see "FireWire Target Disk Mode" on page 41. If you have an Internet connection, you can also transfer files via the Internet to your iDisk storage area on iTools, where you or another iTools user can download them. For more information about iTools, see "iTools--Free Internet Services for Mac Users" on page 22. Using the Computer as a Server Without a Monitor You can set up your computer to run as a server without an attached monitor. Follow these steps: 1 2 Follow all the steps described in Chapter 1 to set up your computer, including connecting a monitor, mouse, and keyboard. Configure your server software as follows: m Configure network access. [. . . ] m When you use the computer keyboard, your shoulders should be relaxed. Your upper arm and forearm should form an approximate right angle, with your wrist and hand in roughly a straight line. You may have to raise your chair so your forearms and hands are at the proper angle to the keyboard. If this makes it impossible to rest your feet flat on the floor, you can use a footrest with adjustable height and tilt to make up for any gap between the floor and your feet. [. . . ]