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?
25Chapter 2 Life with Your Mac Pro
Optical drive
YourMacProhasaDVD±RDL/DVD±RW/CD-RWSuperDrive,whichcanreadCD-ROM,
photoCD,audio,andDVDdiscs.Itcanwritemusic,documents,andotherlestoCD-R,
CD-RW,DVD±R,DVD±RW,andDVD±RDoubleLayer(DL)discs.Toopenthedrive,press
theMediaEjectkey(
C)onyourAppleKeyboard.IfyourMacProhasasecondoptical
drive,presstheOptionkeyandMediaEjectkey(
C)toopenit.
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Power button
PressthisbuttontoturnonyourMacPro,putittosleep,orwakeitfromsleep.Torestart,
pressandholdthisbuttonfor5or6secondsuntilyourMacProturnso,andthenpress
itagaintoturniton.
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Two FireWire 800 ports
Connecthigh-speedexternaldevices,suchasFireWiredigitalvideo(DV)cameras,
scanners,andexternalharddiskdrives.YoucanconnectanddisconnectFireWiredevices
withoutrestarting.Eachportsupportsdataratesupto800Mbit/s.
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Two USB 2.0 ports
ConnectaniPod,iPhone,iPad,mouse,keyboard,printer,diskdrive,digitalcamera,
joystick,externalUSBmodem,andmore.YoucanalsoconnectUSB1.1devices.Your
displaymayalsohaveUSBports.
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Headphone jack
Connectheadphonesorearphoneswithastandard3.5mmconnector.
Status light
AwhitelightindicatesyourMacProison;apulsinglightindicatesit’sinsleep.For
informationaboutaashingstatuslight,see“Ifthecomputerdoesn’trespondorthe
pointerdoesn’tmove”onpage83.