Apple 6360 manual Expanding Your Computer

Read this chapter for information on connecting equipment to your computer and using some of its special features, such as sound capabilities.

3	Expanding Your Computer
	and Using Its Special Features

The illustration on the next page shows the basic computer system you now have. So that you can expand your system’s capabilities, your computer has both external ports and internal slots to which you can connect additional hardware. Audio devices such as headphones and other sound equipment, as well as a printer or scanner, all connect to appropriate external ports.

Also, devices that go inside the computer’s cover can increase its capabilities and performance. Among these items are additional dynamic random-access memory Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs), a High Performance Module (256K level 2 cache), and different kinds of expansion cards. Instructions for installing these internal accessories are provided in Chapter 8, “Installing Expansion Cards or Additional Memory.”

In addition, you can expand your computer by connecting it to a network.

WARNING Before you connect any equipment to your computer, make sure that your computer is plugged in (in order to ground it) and turned off. If you connect equipment with the computer turned on, you can damage your computer and your equipment.

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