User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Power Macintosh G3 Desktop
- Hot Issues
- Introduction
- Shared Logic Board
- Processor Module Vs. Card
- Power Supply Jumper
- Processor Module Jumper
- Warranty Sticker
- Power Supply Voltage Setting
- Voltage Regulator
- I/O Card
- ROM DIMM
- SDRAM DIMMs
- SGRAM Video Memory
- EIDE Bus Issue
- Master/Slave Support
- Ultra Wide SCSI Cable Routing
- DVD-ROM Disk Damage
- CD-ROM Ejection Problem
- HFS+ Formatted Drives
- Power-On Issue
- Basics
- Overview
- Data Buses
- Ultra Wide SCSI Card
- 10/100 BaseT Ethernet Card
- DVD-ROM Drive Technology
- FireWire Technology
- The Cuda Chip
- Resetting the Logic Board
- Sound
- Video Input and Output
- The DAV Connector
- Voltage Switch
- PowerPC G3 and Backside Cache
- SDRAM DIMMs
- SGRAM Video Memory
- DIMM Slots
- Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI)
- Front View
- Rear View
- Internal Locator
- Logic Board
- Repair Strategy
- Warranty/AppleCare/ARIS
- G3 Design Information
- PowerPC Design Information
- Specifications
- Take Apart
- Top Housing
- Bezels
- Chassis Latch
- CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive
- Zip Drive
- Floppy Drive
- Drive Chassis
- Open/Remove Card Retainer Baffle
- Open Internal Chassis
- Hard Drive
- Drive Rails
- Power Supply
- Speaker
- Power Actuator
- Processor Module
- Battery
- PCI Cards
- Ultra Wide SCSI PCI Card
- FireWire PCI Card
- I/O Card
- Logic Board
- Rear Panel
- Bottom Chassis
- Modem Card
- Upgrades
- Troubleshooting
- Exploded View
- Screw Matrix
- Audio/Video Card Info
- Build-to-Order Info
- Hot Issues

Troubleshooting New Components Theory of Operation/HFS+ Formatted Drives -
verify whether or not the customer may have used the wrong disk
repair software for their drive before assuming that the problem
is hardware related.
If you experience problems with a hard drive that has been
formatted with HFS+, Apple Computer recommends using the
version of Disk First Aid included on the system software CD that
shipped with the unit. (See the Symantec Web site at http://
www.symantec.com/nu/num-hfs.html for more information on
Norton Utilities and Mac OS Extended format.)
Some other disk utility and disk locking programs are
incompatible with Mac OS Extended format. Before you attempt to
use a disk utility or disk locking program, make sure the version
you have is compatible with Mac OS Extended format. Check the
documentation that came with the program or contact the
manufacturer or the vendor that supplied the program.
Use the Get Info command in system 8.1 to determine how a hard