Apple G5 Using the Ports on Your Graphics Card

24 Chapter 2 Using Your Computer

Using the Ports on Your Graphics Card

The graphics cards used with the Power Mac G5 have unique ports with different

capabilities. Use System Profiler to determine which graphics card is installed in your

Power Mac G5.

To open System Profiler:

1Choose Apple () > About This Mac.

2Click More Info.

3Select Graphics/Displays.

Use the guidelines in the table below to determine the type of ports on your graphics

card.

You can connect a video device using the DVI to Video Adapter to ports with TV-out

capability. For more information, see “Connecting a Television, VCR, or Other Video

Device” on page 25.

Graphics card Port 2 Por t 1

ATI Radeon 9600 single-link DVI single-link DVI

TV out

ATI Radeon 9650 dual-link DVI single-link DVI

TV out

NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL dual-link DVI

TV out

dual-link DVI

TV out

ATI Radeon X850 XT dual-link DVI

TV out

ADC

DVI display ports

ADC display portDVI display port

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Contents

Main Contents Page Getting Started Positioning the Computer and Display Setting Up Page Page Using a Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Adjusting Your Display Need Help? Whats Next? Transferring Information to Your Power Mac G5 Setting Up Your Power Mac G5 for the Internet What to Do When You Have Finished Working Putting Your Power Mac G5 to Sleep Shutting Down Your Power Mac G5 Getting to Know Your Computer H f d Ports and ConnectorsExpanding Your Computers Capabilities W - G Page Inside Your Power Mac G5Your Computers Internal Expansion Options Page Additional Information If you would like additional information, see the following: Page Using Your Apple Keyboard For More Information About Your Keyboard Using Your Apple Mouse For More Information About Your Mouse Connecting Displays, Televisions, and Video Devices Using the Ports on Your Graphics Card Connecting a Television, VCR, or Other Video Device For More Information on Displays Using Universal Serial Bus (USB) Using USB Devices Connecting Multiple USB Devices For More Information on USB Using FireWire Using FireWire Devices FireWire Target Disk Mode For More Information on FireWire Using Audio Devices Optical Digital Audio Ports Headphone Jack Analog Audio Ports Using Your Optical Drive Inserting a Disc Ejecting a Disc Recording Information on a CD Recording Information on a DVD Connecting to an Ethernet Network Connecting to a Twisted-Pair Ethernet Network For More Information on Using Ethernet Using Your Modem Using AirPort Wireless Networking Wireless Network Connections How AirPort Provides Wireless Internet Access For More Information on AirPort Using Bluetooth Wireless Technology Setting Up a Bluetooth Device Setting Up Bluetooth File Exchange Sending a File to a Bluetooth Device For More Information on Bluetooth Wireless Technology Putting the Computer to Sleep to Save Energy Transferring Information Between Two Macintosh Computers Page You can customize and expand your Power Mac G5 to fit your needs. Opening the Computer Page Page Page Page Installing Memory Page Page Page Page Page Page Installing Internal Storage Devices Installing Serial ATA Drives Page Page Replacing the Optical Drive Page Page Page Installing a PCI Expansion Card or Replacing the AGP Card About AGP Cards About PCI Expansion Cards Page Installing Your Card Page Installing an AirPort Extreme Card Replacing the Battery Page Page Page Software Problems Problems With Your Display Using Apple Hardware Test Reinstalling the Software That Came With Your Computer Installing Mac OS X Installing Applications Installing Mac OS 9 Maximizing Ethernet Performance Locating Your Product Serial Number Page A Processor and Memory Specifications Graphics Controller Video Display Modes Combo Drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) Specifications SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW) Specifications USB Specifications FireWire Specifications Ethernet Specifications Modem Specifications Bluetooth Specifications (Optional) AirPort Extreme Card (Optional) Specifications Optical Digital Audio Specifications Analog Audio Specifications Power Supply Power Requirements for Devices You Can Connect System Clock and Battery Dimensions and Operating Environment B and Ergonomics Liquid Cooling System Apple and the Environment General Maintenance Important Ergonomic and Health-Related Information Page Page C Page Gathering the Information You Need Entering Your Information Dial-Up Connection Page Page DSL, Cable Modem, or LAN Internet Connections Manual Configuration DHCP Configuration PPPoE Configuration Page AirPort Wireless Connection Setting Up an AirPort Connection Manually Page Troubleshooting Your Connection Cable Modem, DSL, and LAN Internet Connections PPPoE Connections Network Connections 107 Communications Regulation Information FCC Compliance Statement Industry Canada Statement Europe - EU Declaration of Conformity Exposure to Radio Frequency Energy Mouse and Keyboard Information High-Risk Activities Warning ENERGY STAR Compliance Disposal and Recycling Information 109 110 Page Page Index Index A B C D I K L M N