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

Basics DVD-ROM Drive Technology - 34
Transfer Rate
DVD: 2,705 KB/second
CD Mode 1: 1,293 to 3,000 KB/second
CD Mode 2: 1,474 to 3,429 KB/second
Disk Format Support
DVD 9660 Bridge (DVD-ROM Book, DVD-Video Book) Red-
Book, Yellow-Book, CD-ROM XA, DA-I Bridge, Photo-CD,
Video CD, CD-I Ready, CD-G, Multi-session (Photo-CD, CD
Extra)
Note:
To be able to play the DVD-Video disks, you must have
an additional PCI decoder card installed that will allow the
playback of movie disks. This PCI card contains controllers
that decode the MPEG-2 video and Dolby AC-3 audio tracks
on the movie. Without the card, movies cannot be played.
Because of this, the DVD-ROM drive is only intended for
DVD-ROM disks. These are DVD disks that contain data just
like CDs do currently. If you wish to play DVD Video disks,