Apple 8550 technical specifications

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Setting Up Your

Workgroup Server 8550

Includes information about setting up and expanding

your server system; also includes technical specifications

Contents

Main K About This Guide / 1 1Setting Up Your Se rv er / 5 Contents 2Connecting to the Network / 19 3Expanding Your Server and Connecting Other Equipment / 31 Appendix A Safety, Maintenance, and Health Information / 71 Appendix B Technical Information / 87 Page Communications regulation information viii FCC statement DOC statement VCCI statement Laser information About your Workgroup Ser ve r 8550 and Power Macintosh software About This Guide Who should read this guide What this guide contains How to use this guide Other reference material Where to find answers When you have questions about using your server, there are several places you can look for answers. 4 Workgroup Server Administrators Guide 1 You r s e rv er at a glance g G F V Security issues Physically isolating the system Using a lock in g cable Installing inte r nal device s Connecting a monitor Connecting the monitors power cord Page Connecting the monitor cable Connecting the mouse and keyboard Connecting a keyboard with a built-in cable Connecting a keyboard with a separate cable Connecting other external devices Plugging in the server Tur ni ng th e server on Page Problems turning on your server? Tur ni ng th e server off Using the Shut Down command 2 Connecting to an Ethernet network Connecting to twisted-pair Ethernet Connecting to thin coaxial Ethernet Connecting to other types of Ethernet Connecting to a LocalTalk network Building a high-p erforman c e networ k Creating a high-performance Ethernet segment Using multiple network segments Setting up multihoming Use a router to connect each network segment Have users select the server in their own zone Page 3 and Connecting Other Equipment Opening the server safely Page Installing an e xpansion card Power requir ements Installing a PCI expansion card Page Page Page Page Upgrading the proce ssor Expanding memory Connecting hard disks and other SCSI devices Setting the SCSI ID number 0234516SCSI ID # 7 Page Installing an additional hard disk in the internal dis k drive bracket Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Installing a drive in the auxiliary bay Page Page Page Page Page Connecting an external SCSI device Page Installing a device driver Do you need to initialize a hard disk? Connecting a printer Connecting an additional monitor Connecting a trackball or other input device Connecting a modem or GeoPort Telecom Adapter Connecting audio equipment About your servers so un d ports Connecting most audio equipment Connecting and positioning a microphone Connecting external stereo speakers - Important ser ver safety instructions Appendix A Safety, Maintenance, and Health Information Handling your computer equipment Handling the monitor Handling the keyboard Handling floppy disks Handling CD-ROM discs Ejecting a disk If you cant eject a floppy disk Power supp ly Cleaning your equipment Cleaning the server case Cleaning the monitor Cleaning the mouse Page Locking and unloc king the mouse Page Health-related information about computer use Musculoskeletal discomfort Eye fatigue Arranging your office Avoiding fatigue What about electromagnetic emissions? Page Page Expanding your Work group Ser ver 8550 Specifications Main unit Proces sor Memory DRAM, VRAM, and cache configurations DRAM co n figurations VRAM configurations Cache c onfigurati ons Adding DRAM Graphics modes Colors or grays supported Specifications 93 Page Page Audio system Typ ic al specifications Amplitude (Vpp) Specifications 97 Frequency (Hz) Total Harmonic Distortion vs. Amplitude Total Harmonic Distortion (%) Frequency Response AC line input AC line output DC power Power re quirements for devices you can connect Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) Audio and telecommunications devices Expansion cards and devices Assigning SCSI ID numbers Size and weight Environment Specifications for the 600i CD-ROM drive Data Audio capacity Modes supported Data streaming and transfer rates Power c onsu mption (typic al) Laser Page A B Index C D 106 E F H I, J K, L 108 M N O P, Q R S 110 T U V W, X , Y, Z