Instruction Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Ready, Set Up, Go
- Life with Your Mac Pro
- Making a Good Thing Better
- Problem, Meet Solution
- An Ounce of Prevention
- Problems with Your Mac Pro
- Problems with Software
- Repairing, Restoring, or Reinstalling Mac OS X Software
- Checking for a Hardware Problem
- Keeping Your Software Up to Date
- Problems with Wi-Fi Communication
- Problems with Your Display
- Problems with Your Internet Connection
- Replacing the Apple Magic Mouse Batteries
- Maximizing Ethernet Performance
- Learning More, Service, and Support
- Locating Your Serial Number
- What’s Under the Hood
- Last, but Not Least
- Looking for Something?

31Chapter 2 Life with Your Mac Pro
PCI Express expansion slots (3)
ExpandyourMacProbyinstallinguptothreePeripheralComponentInterconnect(PCI)
Expresscardsinthecoveredslotslabeled2,3,and4.
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Mini DisplayPort outputs
ConnectoneortwodisplaysthatuseaMiniDisplayPortconnector,suchastheApple
LEDCinemaDisplay.TheMiniDisplayPortoutputssupportbothvideoandaudiooutput.
YoucanuseadapterstoconnectyourcomputerviatheMiniDisplayPortoutputsto
devicessuchasHDTVsandAVreceiversforbothsoundandaudiooutput.Displayadapters
foryourMacProareavailablefromtheonlineAppleStoreatwww.apple.com/store.
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DVI display port (dual-link)
ConnectadisplaythatusesaDigitalVisualInterface(DVI)connector,suchastheApple
LEDCinemaDisplay,totheDVIdisplayport.DisplayadaptersforyourMacProareavailable
fromtheonlineAppleStoreatwww.apple.com/store.
Optical digital audio in and audio out ports
Connecttodecks,receivers,digitalinstruments,andsurround-soundspeakersystems
usingstandardTOSLINKcablesorber-opticcableswitha3.5mmplasticornylon
opticalplug.YoucantransferstereoorencodedaudiousingtheS/PDIF(Sony/Philips
DigitalInterface)protocolandTOSLINKcables.
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Analog audio line-in port
Connectself-poweredmicrophones,MP3andCDplayers,andotherdeviceswith
analogcapability.
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Analog audio line-out port
Connectself-poweredspeakersandotherdeviceswithanalogcapability.