Product specifications

Upgrade Instructions
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Turning Off Power to the Avid PCI Extender
To turn off power to the Avid PCI Extender:
1. Quit the Avid application.
2. Shut down the G4 platform in the normal way.
3. Turn off the Avid PCI Extender and unplug it from the rear.
Removing the Avid Boards from the 5-Slot G4 Platform
If your Avid boards are located internally in the 5-slot G4 platform, you
must remove them before you install the Mac OS X operating system.
To remove the Avid boards from the 5-slot G4 platform:
1. Shut down the G4 platform if it is running.
2. Turn off the power to all peripherals attached to the G4 platform.
3. Remove the Avid boards from the 5-slot G4 platform by following the
instructions in Setting Up Your Power Macintosh that shipped with
your system. This Apple manual explains how to install and replace
boards in the G4 platform.
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The dual 1-GHz or 1.25-GHz G4 platform requires a fan installed in slot 2.
The addendum for the dual 1-GHz system provides fan installation and
removal instructions.
4. As you remove the Avid boards from the 5-slot G4 platform, note the
slot location and place them on or into antistatic bags.