Mac Pro 2010 Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Ready, Set Up, Go
- Life with Your Mac Pro
- Making a Good Thing Better
- Problem, Meet Solution
- An Ounce of Prevention
- Problems with Your Mac Pro
- Problems with Software
- Repairing, Restoring, or Reinstalling Mac OS X Software
- Checking for a Hardware Problem
- Keeping Your Software Up to Date
- Problems with Wi-Fi Communication
- Problems with Your Display
- Problems with Your Internet Connection
- Replacing the Apple Magic Mouse Batteries
- Maximizing Ethernet Performance
- Learning More, Service, and Support
- Locating Your Serial Number
- What’s Under the Hood
- Last, but Not Least
- Looking for Something?
14 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go
YoucanconnectuptothreedisplayswithMiniDisplayPortorDigitalVisualInterface
(DVI)connectorstothedisplayportsonthebackofyourMacPro.TheDVIdisplayport
isadual-linkport,soyoucanconnecta30-inchAppleCinemaHDDisplay.
DVI display port Mini DisplayPort (2)
YoucanalsoconnectdisplaysthathaveanAppleDisplayConnector(ADC)oravideo
graphicsarray(VGA)connectorusingoneofthefollowingadapters:
 ToconnectaVGAdisplaytotheDVIdisplayportoraMiniDisplayPort,usetheApple
DVItoVGADisplayAdapterortheAppleMiniDisplayPorttoVGAAdapter(both
availableseparately).
 ToconnectanADCdisplaytotheDVIdisplayport,useanAppleDVItoADCDisplay
Adapter(availableseparately).
TheMiniDisplayPortoutputsprovidebothvideoandaudiooutput.Forexample,
usingaMiniDisplayPorttoHDMIadapterandanHDMIcable,youcanconnectyour
computertoanHDTVorAVreceiverthathasanHDMIconnectorandplaybothaudio
andvideo.YoumustusetheSoundpaneinSystemPreferencestoselecttheconnected
deviceforaudiooutput.FormoreinformationaboutconnectinganHDMIdevice,
searchfor“HDMI”ontheMacProSupportpageatwww.apple.com/support/macpro.
DisplayadaptersandotheraccessoriesforyourMacProaresoldseparatelyat
www.apple.com/store.