User Guide

31Chapter 2 Life with Your Mac Pro
PCI Express expansion slots (3)
ExpandyourMacProbyinstallinguptothreePeripheralComponentInterconnect(PCI)
Expresscardsinthecoveredslotslabeled2,3,and4.
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Mini DisplayPort outputs
ConnectoneortwodisplaysthatusesaMiniDisplayPortconnector,suchasthe
AppleLEDCinemaDisplay.TheMiniDisplayPortoutputssupportbothvideoand
audiooutput.YoucanuseadapterstoconnectyourcomputerviatheMiniDisplayPort
outputstodevicessuchasHDTVsandAVreceiversforbothsoundandaudiooutput.
DisplayadaptersforyourMacProareavailablefromtheonlineAppleStoreat
www.apple.com/store.
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DVI display port (dual-link)
ConnectadisplaythatusesaDigitalVisualInterface(DVI)connector,suchasthe20-,
23-,or30-inchAppleCinemaDisplay,totheDVIdisplayport.Displayadaptersforyour
MacProareavailablefromtheonlineAppleStoreatwww.apple.com/store.
Optical digital audio in and audio out ports
Connecttodecks,receivers,digitalinstruments,andsurround-soundspeakersystems
usingstandardTOSLINKcablesorber-opticcableswitha3.5mmplasticornylon
opticalplug.YoucantransferstereoorencodedaudiousingtheS/PDIF(Sony/Philips
DigitalInterface)protocolandTOSLINKcables.
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Analog audio line-in port
Connectself-poweredmicrophones,MP3andCDplayers,andotherdeviceswith
analogcapability.
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Analog audio line-out port
Connectself-poweredspeakersandotherdeviceswithanalogcapability.