Read this chapter for information
on expanding your computer system
with additional hardware.
3 Connecting Equipment
and Expanding Your Computer
Read this chapter to learn how to connect your Macintosh to additional equipment, such as a printer, a scanner, or sound equipment. Specifically, this chapter contains:
mA view of your computer at a glance, showing where on the back of your computer you can connect equipment. (Consult the manuals that came with the other equipment for complete instructions.)
mInformation about your computer’s sound capabilities.
mInformation about connecting other specialized equipment, called “SCSI” devices.
For information on connecting equipment for even more specialized purposes, such as connecting to a network or to a TV or video equipment, see Chapter 8.
WARNING Before you connect any equipment to your computer, make sure that your computer is plugged in (in order to ground the computer) and turned off. If you connect equipment with the computer turned on, you can damage your computer and your equipment.
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