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Se t tin g Up Y our W orkg ro u p S er v e r 8 5 50 Includes infor mation about setting up and expanding your ser ver system; also includes technical specifications ...
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© 1996 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be copied, in whole or in part, without the written consent of Apple. Your rights to the software are governed by the accompanying software license agreement. The Apple logo is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the United States and othe ...
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Co mmuni c ati on s r e g ul at i on i nf ormat i o n / v iii La s er i nf ormati on / ix About Thi s Guide / 1 A bout y our W orkgroup Serv er 85 5 0 and Powe r Ma ci ntosh s of tw are / 1 Who shoul d read thi s gu ide / 2 What thi s gui de contains / 2 Ho w t o use thi s gui de / 2 Other re f erence materi al / 3 Where to f i nd ans w ers / 4 1S ...
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C onnectin g the mou se and ke yboar d / 1 2 C onnectin g a k e yboar d with a built-in c able / 1 2 C onnectin g a k e yboar d with a separate c able / 1 3 C onnectin g other ex ter nal de v ice s / 1 3 Pl u ggi ng i n the serv er / 1 4 Tu r n i n g t h e s e rv er on / 1 5 Prob lems turni n g on y our ser v er? / 1 7 Tu r n i n g t h e s e rv er ...
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Ex pandi n g memory / 4 1 C onnectin g hard di s ks and other SC SI de v ice s / 42 Set ting th e SCSI ID number / 43 Ins ta lling an additi onal hard di s k i n the i nter nal dis k dri v e brac k et / 45 Ins ta lling a dri v e i n the aux ili ary b a y / 54 C onnectin g an ex ter nal S C S I dri ve / 60 Ins ta lling a de v ice dri v er / 62 Do y ...
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Cl ea ni n g y our equipment / 77 Cle an i n g the ser v er c a se / 77 Cle an i n g the monit or / 77 Cle an i n g the mouse / 7 7 Lo c k i ng a nd unl o cking t h e mou se / 7 9 Health-re l ated inf or mati on about computer u se / 8 1 Mu scul os k eletal di scomf or t / 8 1 Ey e f a t i g u e / 8 2 Ar ra n ging y our o f f ice / 8 3 Av o i d i n ...
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Mou se / 94 Int er f aces / 94 A udio s y stem / 96 Ty p i c a l s p e c ifi cat ions / 96 AC l i n e i n put / 9 8 AC l i n e output / 9 8 DC pow er / 98 Powe r requirements f or de v ice s y ou can c onnect / 9 8 Ap pl e D es kt op B us (AD B) / 9 8 A udio and telec ommunic ati ons de v ice s / 99 Ex pansi on c ards and de v ice s / 99 Assig ni n ...
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Co mmunic ation s reg u la t i o n i n f o rma t i o n viii Communications regulation information FCC statement DOC statement DOC Class A Compliance This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the radio interference regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. Ob ...
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Laser information ix Lase r i n fo rmat ion WARNING Making adjustments or performing procedures other than those specified in your equipment’s manual may result in hazardous radiation exposure. WARNING Do not attempt to disassemble the cabinet containing the laser. The laser beam used in this product is harmful to the eyes. The use of optical ins ...
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Th is gu ide te ll s y ou ho w t o set up y our W orkgroup S er v er 85 50 and c onnect it t o a netw ork. It al so pr ov ide s techni c al sp ec ifi c ati ons f or y our ser ver and in fo rm ati on about addi n g inter nal a nd ex ter nal de v ice s t o y our serv er . T his setup gu ide i s a companion t o the Wo r k g r o up S e r v er A dmi n i ...
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Who s h ould r e a d thi s gu id e Thi s g ui de i s in te nded f or the p ers on w ho sets up the serv er and connects it to an ex ist i ng netw ork. Y ou need t o kno w s ome detail s of y our ex ist i n g ne tw ork in order t o c hoose the appropri ate pro ced ures f or connect i ng t he serv er t o y our netw ork. Wh at t his gu ide co n ta i n ...
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If yo u w ant to c o nne c t e x t er nal p er ip her al d ev ic e s t o y our s e r v er: Af ter y ou c onnect t he monitor and k e yboar d t o the serv er , as descri b ed in Chapter 1 , tur n t o the appropriate instr ucti ons i n Chapter 3 , then retur n t o Chapter 1 . Co n n e c t t o t he ne t w or k t o c ompl et e the s e tup p r oc e s s ...
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Wh er e to fi nd ans wers When y ou ha ve que sti ons about us i n g y our ser ver , there are se v eral pl aces y ou c an look f or a ns wers . In this book Use this book to help you set up and expand your server system, and to connect it to a network. Also use this book to check your server’s technical specifications. In the Workgroup Server Ad ...
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Se tting up y our ser v er i nv ol v e s connect ing a monit or , mou se , and ke yboar d, ex pandi ng y our s y stem t o s uit y our needs , and connectin g t o the netw ork. Fi rst , acquaint y ourself wit h y our ser ver ’ s f eatures , as sho wn in the n ex t sect i on, “ Y our Serv er at a G l ance . ” Als o , b e s ure to read the sect ...
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Yo u r s e r v e r at a g l an c e Th e f oll o wi ng f i gure sho w s the b as ic components o f y our W orkgroup Ser ver 85 50 as s e m b led and connected t o a n et w ork . Th e por ts on the bac k o f the W orkgroup Serv er 85 50 and the ic ons that ide ntif y th em are sho wn in the f oll o wing f i g ure . Duri n g setup , y ou ’ll connect ...
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Your server’s ports and connectors SCSI port g Connects your server to SCSI equipment such as external hard disk drives and scanners. Ethernet port (AAUI) G Connects your server to an Ethernet network using an adapter. Ethernet port (10BASE-T) G Connects your server to an Ethernet network using a 10BASE-T connector. Modem port (GeoPort) W Connect ...
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Sec u rity is s u es Th e W orkgroup S erver 8 5 50 lets y ou concentrate v aluab le or sens iti ve inf orm a t i on on on e s y stem that c a n be ph y s ic all y is ol ated and more c are full y m onit ored than w oul d be poss ible if t hat informati on were st ored on p ers onal com puters . Be fore y ou set up the ser v er , y ou ma y w ant to ...
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By itself , a loc ki ng c able c a nnot pre v ent unauthorized u se o f the serv er , but it ca n pre v ent the serv er (and its p eripheral de v ice s if the y are als o secured by lo cki ng cabl es ) from being remo v ed. Inst a llin g in te r n al d evic e s If y ou purcha sed additi onal i nter nal dri v es or ex pansi on c ar ds f or your serv ...
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2 Connect the monitor’s power cord to the monitor. On s ome monit ors , the cor d is alread y attached. 3 Plug in the monitor’s power cord to the server or grounded electrical outlet. So me po wer c ords are de si gn ed t o plu g i nt o t he bac k o f y our server . Y ou ca n als o p lug t he pow er cord int o a gr ounded e lectri c al out let ...
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Con n e ct i ng the monit or c able After y ou plu g i n the monit or ’ s po wer c ord, c onnect the monit or cab le t o the serv er ’ s monit or por t. To c onnect t he monit or c able: 1 Attach the monitor cable to the monitor. On s ome monit ors , the c able i s already attac hed. 2 Attach the monitor cable to the server’s monitor port. Th ...
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Con n ect in g the mous e and ke yboa rd Y ou ha v e a c hoi ce o f se veral k e y boards f or y our ser v er . T he w a y y ou connect th e mo us e a nd ke yboar d depends on whether the ke yboar d has a separate ca bl e or a built-in c able . Con n ect i ng a k e y bo a r d w i th a b ui l t-i n ca bl e 1 Plug the mouse cable into the recessed po ...
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Con n ect i ng a k e y bo a r d w i th a se pa rat e ca b l e 1 Plug the mouse cable into the port on either side of the keyboard. Most ri ght-handed p eople pref er to u se the mouse wit h their right hand; most lef t-ha nded people pre f er t o use t he mouse wit h their lef t hand. Plu g the mouse i nto th e por t on the si de you pre fer . The ...
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Plu g ging in th e se r v er To p l u g in t he serv er: 1 Plug the socket end of the server’s power cord into the recessed power plug (marked with the symbol ≤ ) on the back of the server. 2 Plug the other end of the power cord into a three-hole grounded outlet or power strip. Choose a po w er out let t o whi ch y ou ha v e eas y acce s s . IM ...
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Tu r n i n g t h e serv er o n Bef ore turni n g the serv er on, mak e s ure it is in its upri ght pos it ion; t he W orkgr oup Serv er 8 5 50 i s not de s i gned to run on its si de . To t u r n on the ser ver f or th e first time , f oll ow t hese steps . 1 Turn on the monitor. S ee the inf or mati on that c ame with y our monit or f or the locat ...
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4 Check to see what’s on your screen. m If y ou see a s y stem me s sa ge on t he des k t op , as sho w n i n the f oll o wing fig ure , y our Mac O S is alread y set up cor rect l y . Cli c k the OK butt on t o dismi ss t he dial o g bo x. Wh y t h e me s sa g e ab out y our n e t w or k c onn e c t io n? Th e W orkgroup Serv er is pre set f or ...
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m If y ou see a bli n king que stion mark , you need t o install s y stem so ftw are on th e ser ver ’ s hard di s k. To i n s t a ll the Mac O S , see “Installi n g S y stem So f tw are ” i n Chapter 4 , “Ma n a gi ng H a rd Disks , ” of the Wo r k g r o up S erv e r Adm in i str at o r’ s Gu id e . m If y ou see a n ythi ng e lse on y ...
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Tu r n i n g t h e serv er o ff Y ou n eed to tur n of f (shut dow n) the ser v er to perf or m the ta s ks in Chapter 2 , “C onnect i ng t o the Netw ork. ” IMPORTANT Be s ure t o tur n o f f the serv er if y ou n eed t o do a n y of th e f ollowi ng: m mov e th e s e r v er m c onnect ot her equipment t o the serv er m unplu g the ser ver Y o ...
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Th e W orkgroup Se rver 8 5 50 c ontai ns built-in hard w are a nd s o ft w are for c onnect ing the serv er t o tw o types o f netw orks: Loc alT alk a nd Ether net. W ith th e appr opri ate P eripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) c ard and s of tw are , y ou c an als o c onnect y our serv er t o additi onal n et w orks , i nc ludi ng other ne tw ...
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Con n e ct i ng t o a n E the r ne t netw or k Th e built-in Ether n et capab ilit ies o f y our W orkgroup Serv er 85 50 all o w y ou to c onnect t o any standar d E ther net n et w ork u s i ng t hi n coax ial (or “ coa x ”) , 10 BA SE -T twisted-pair , or thi c k coa x i al c able s; fiber -optic m edia; or ot her standard Ether net cab le s ...
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Con n ect i ng t o tw i st ed-pa i r Et her ne t Fo llo w thi s pro ced ure to c onnect the serv er t o a netw ork that implem ents Et he rn et ov er twi sted-pai r c able . Th e hardw are connect ion requires a t wisted- pai r patch c ord wit h an RJ-45 telephone-sty le connect or jac k. Y ou p lu g the patc h cor d into a standard w all pl ate th ...
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Con n ect i ng t o t h i n coa x ia l E t her net Fo llo w thi s pro ced ure to c onnect the serv er t o an E ther n et n et w ork that u ses th in c oax i al c able . Th e hardw are connect i on requires an App le (or App le- com pa tib le) thin coa x ial transcei ver and a thin coa xi al c able . To connect the serv er t o a thin coa xi al n etw ...
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Con n ect i ng t o o the r ty pes o f E the rne t The A pp l e Ether net A UI Adapter i s a uni v ersal adapter that lets y ou connect th e serv er t o le s s-common types o f i ndustry-standard Ether net media, s uch a s th ic k coa x i al or fi ber -optic c able . If y ou are us ing the A pple Ether n et A UI Ad apter , y ou als o n eed a n Ether ...
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Con n ect in g to a L o ca lT a l k ne tw or k To connect y our ser v er to a L ocalT al k n etw ork, y ou will need LocalT al k ca bl es a nd a LocalT alk adapter . T h e App le Loc alT alk Lo cking C onnect or Kit DI N-8 , a v ail able fr om y our A pple-aut horized dealer , contains the com ponents y ou need to c onnect the serv er t o an ex ist ...
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Now th at y ou ha v e made the server ’ s ph y s ic al connect ion t o LocalT alk, y ou ca n s t a r t up the serv er . IMPORTANT After c onn ec ting t o a LocalT alk n et w ork (if y ou ha v e not al so c onnected t o E ther n et) , eac h tim e y ou star t up the server y ou ’ll see a dial o g bo x that indic ate s an er ror condit ion. This d ...
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Cre at i ng a h i g h-per f or ma nce E t her net seg men t Y ou can increase perf or ma nce i n Ether net n et w orks b y creating s ubnetw orks of de v ice s c onnected b y 1 0B AS E- T E ther n et hubs (repeaters that re g enerate si gnal s from one de v ice t o a nother) . T he App le E ther net 1 0T/5 W orkgroup Hub pro v ide s a modul ar , pl ...
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Usin g multip le netw o rk seg men ts By i nstalling addit i onal PCI netw ork c ards (and as soc iated s of tw are) , y ou c an c onnect y our ser v er t o a v ariety of net w orks . T o use more t han on e n etw ork se gment at t he same t ime , you will al so need netw ork serv er s of tw are that s uppor ts mu ltihoming on PC I-b ased s y stems ...
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Set ting up mult ih omi ng Fo llo w the se steps t o set up mult ihoming c apabilit ies on y our serv er: 1 Install PCI network cards (and associated software) for additional network segments that you want to connect to your server. Fol lo w t h e i n s t r u ct i ons in Chapter 3 of t his setup g uide . No t e : Thi s s te p i s opt ional , a s y ...
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Hav e user s selec t the ser ver in their own z one If netw ork segments c onn ected to y our ser v er are connected t o each other th ro u gh routers , users will see the serv er i n all the connected zones (in the Chooser) . For best perf or mance , make s ure that u sers selec t i n the Chooser th e ser v er t hat re s ide s i n the sam e zone a ...
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Y ou can e x pand the capab ilitie s of y our server b y i nstalli n g items inter nall y a nd b y connect i n g ex ter nal de v ices . T h e f oll o wing f i gure sho w s y ou the lo ca ti on o f the W orkgroup S erv er 8 5 5 0’ s inter nal components . An ex ter nal vi e w o f t h e s e r v er , depi ct ing t he por ts to w hic h y ou connect o ...
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Op eni ng th e ser v er sa f e l y Y ou can tak e the f ollo wi ng pre v entati ve m eas ure s t o a v oi d elec trostat ic disc har ge w hile y ou are installi n g i nter nal de v ice s i n y our ser ver: m W ear a grounded wri ststrap (li k e the one show n b el ow) w hile installi n g int ernal de v ices in the server . m Car e fu ll y f oll ow ...
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3 Loosen the four large screws at the corners of the back panel. Do not remo v e the screw s or the bac k pa nel. 4 Remove the cover from the server. Sl i d e th e cov er a w ay from t he bac k pan el an i nc h or t w o . Th en raise the co v er strai ght up and of f the ser v er . Opening the server safely 33 ...
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Inst a llin g a n e x pa nsi on c ard Y ou can install pri nted c ircuit boards (c alled ca r d s ) f or netw orki n g and co mmunic ati ons, S CS I accelerat ion, v ideo and graphic s appli c ati ons, or other pur pose s . T h e c ards f it i nto c onnect ors, c alled ex pa nsion sl ots , ins id e th e ser ver . Y our W orkgroup S erv er 8 5 50 ha ...
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Inst al l ing a P C I e x pa ns i o n car d IMPORTANT So me c ards ma y n eed t o b e installed by an App le-authorized serv ice pro v ider . Ch eck t he i nf or mation t hat c ame with the c ard. Fol lo w t h es e steps t o i nstall an ex pa ns ion c ar d. 1 Carefully follow the instructions provided earlier in this chapter for opening the server ...
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3 Lower the retainer. Squeeze t he si de s o f the retai n er a nd pu ll do wn . 4 Being careful not to touch the sharp edges, pull out the metal access port cover behind the expansion slot you want to use, and set the access port cover aside. 1 Press apart the two levers that are next to the card access port to release the access port cover. 2 Sli ...
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5 To protect your card, touch the metal part of the power supply case to discharge static electricity again, as in step 2, and then remove the card from its static-proof bag. Hol d the c ard b y its ed ge s t o a v oi d t ouching t he connect or . 6 Align the connector end of the card with the expansion slot. If your expansion card is full-length, ...
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7 Press the card fi rmly until the connector is seated. m Sl i d e th e card b e tw een the tw o le v ers that held t he acces s por t c o v er y ou remo v ed ear lier . Y ou ma y need to pre ss t he le v ers apar t sli ght l y to g ui de the ca rd b e tw een them. m Don ’ t for ce the ca rd. If y ou meet a l ot of re si sta nce , pull the c ar ...
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9 Replace the cover on the server. Lower th e cov e r all the w a y do wn ont o the c ase . Push the co v er to w ard the back until it t ouches t h e b ac k pan el. 10 Tighten the screws on the back panel. Y ou are now f i ni shed i nstalling the c ard. If a s o ft w are dri v er w as inc luded with y our ex pa nsi on c ard (on a flopp y dis k) , ...
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Upgr ading t h e pro c e s s or Y our ser ver ’ s proces sor c a n b e up graded with t he i nstall ati on of a proce s sor upgrade c ard. To upgrade t he proces s or , remo v e the old pr oces s or c ar d f o llo wi ng the ins truc t i ons earlier in thi s chapter f or openi n g the serv er sa f el y . T hen, the ne w p r oce s s or car d can be ...
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Ex pa nd i ng memory A dditi onal mem ory c an b e installed i n your serv er . Memory f or y our ser v er is pro v ided in pack a ge s c alled Dual Inlin e Memory Module s (DIMM s) . Ap p e ndix B , “T echni c al Inf or mati on, ” descri bes ho w much addit ional mem ory c an b e installed i n t he ser v er . A ddi ng d ynamic ra ndom-acce s s ...
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Con n e ct in g hard d i sk s an d ot her S CSI de v ices Y our W orkgroup S erv er 8 5 50 ha s tw o buse s f or connect ing de v ices t hat u se th e S mall C omputer S y stem I nterf ace (SC SI , pronounced “ s kuh-zee ”) . T he SC SI c onn ect ions per mit hi gh-sp eed c ommunic ati on betw een the server and th e de v ice s . SC S I de v ic ...
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De v ices on t he same S C S I bus must ha v e unique ID numbers (how e v er , de v ices on dif f erent SC SI bu ses ma y use t he same S C S I ID number) . Se tting up a S C S I de v ice t o use wit h y our ser ver in v ol v es: m settin g the de v ice ’ s SC S I ID numbe r m ph y sic all y connect i ng t he dev ice t o your serv er (i nc ludi n ...
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On the inter nal/ex ter nal bus , you c an use S C S I ID numbers 0 , 4 , 5 , 6 . T he secondary har d dis k (i n the top b a y of t he i nter nal dis k dri v e brac ket) , t he opti onal built-i n D A T dri v e (or a ny other dri v e in y our server ’ s auxili ary ba y) , a nd the built-in CD-R OM dri v e re serve S CS I IDs 1 , 2 , and 3 , re s ...
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Inst al l ing an addit ional hard d i sk i n th e in t e r n al dis k drive b r a cket Y ou can add a sec ondary i nter nal hard di s k in the top b a y of t he ser v er ’ s int ernal dis k dri v e brack et (show n in the ex ter nal v iew o f the ser v er i n the sect i on “ Y our Serv er at a G l ance ” i n Chapter 1) . Fol lo w t h es e ste ...
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3 Disconnect the SCSI ribbon cable and power cable from the CD-ROM drive and from any DAT or other drive in the server’s auxiliary bay, and remove the termination block from the end of the SCSI ribbon cable. Termination block 46 Chapter 3 / Expanding Your Server and Connecting Other Equipment ...
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4 Disconnect the power cable from the disk drive bracket. Connecting hard disks and other SCSI devices 47 ...
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5 Slide the disk drive bracket out and disconnect the SCSI ribbon cable from the bottom drive. To relea se the brac k et , pu sh do wn t he pl ast ic tab just bel o w the brac k et. 6 Con fi rm that the new disk drive is terminated and has its own, unique ID number between 0 and 6. Si nce the new di s k dri v e y our are installi n g will be the l ...
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7 Slide the new disk drive into the upper bay of the disk drive bracket. Ali gn the connect i ons on the dri ve wit h the bac k of t h e brac ket. 8 Install the four screws in the sides of the bracket and connect the power cable to the upper drive. Connecting hard disks and other SCSI devices 49 ...
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9 Connect the SCSI ribbon cables to the two drives and slide the disk drive bracket back into place. 50 Chapter 3 / Expanding Your Server and Connecting Other Equipment ...
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10 Reconnect the power cable to the disk drive bracket. Connecting hard disks and other SCSI devices 51 ...
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11 Reconnect the power cable and the SCSI ribbon cable to the CD-ROM drive and to any DAT or other drive in the server’s auxiliary bay. 52 Chapter 3 / Expanding Your Server and Connecting Other Equipment ...
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12 Replace the cover on the server. Lower th e cov e r all the w a y do wn ont o the c ase . Push the co v er to w ard the back until it t ouches t h e b ac k pan el. 13 Tighten the screws on the back panel. If a s of tw are dri v er w as inc luded (on a flopp y dis k) with y our n e w hard dis k, af ter y ou finish sett ing up y our ser ver and tu ...
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Inst al l ing a driv e in th e aux il i ar y bay Y ou can install a digital audi o tap e (D A T) dri v e or a n addit ional inter nal har d dis k i n your serv er ’ s auxili ary b a y (show n in the ex ter nal v ie w o f the serv er i n th e sec ti on “Y our Se rver at a G lance ” in Chapter 1) . No t e : Y our serv er ma y ha v e com e with ...
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3 If you are replacing a DAT or other drive already in the server’s auxiliary bay, disconnect the SCSI ribbon cable and power cable from the drive in the auxiliary bay. Connecting hard disks and other SCSI devices 55 ...
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4 If you are replacing a drive, slide the drive out of the bay. 5 Con fi rm that the new drive has its own, unique ID number between 0 and 6. SCS I ID 2 i s rec ommended f or a de v ice in the auxili ary ba y . See t he sect ion “S e t t i ng t h e SC S I ID Numb er” ear lier in this c hapter f or details . 6 Check the termination status of th ...
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7 If necessary, attach the new drive to its bracket. Fol lo w t h e i n s t r u cti ons t hat c ame wit h the new dri v e a nd brac ket. No t e : If y our new dri ve di d not come with a brac ket , see y our A pple- authorized dealer f or as si sta nce se lect ing an appropri ate brac k et f or u se i n th e aux iliary b a y of y our W orkgroup S e ...
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9 Connect the power cable and the SCSI ribbon cable to the new drive in the auxiliary bay. 58 Chapter 3 / Expanding Your Server and Connecting Other Equipment ...
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10 Replace the cover on the server. Lower th e cov e r all the w a y do wn ont o the c ase . Push the co v er to w ard the back until it t ouches t h e b ac k pan el. 11 Tighten the screws on the back panel. If a s of tw are dri v er w as inc luded (on a flopp y dis k) with y our n e w dri v e , after y ou finish sett i n g up y our ser ver and tur ...
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Con n e ct i ng an e xt e rnal SC S I de v ice To connect a SC S I de v ice t o the por t on y our ser ver ’ s bac k pa n el: 1 Make sure that the server and SCSI device are turned off. 2 Check that the device has its own, unique ID number between 0 and 6. S ee the sect ion “ Sett i ng t he SC S I ID Number” earlier in thi s c hapter f or det ...
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4 Make sure that only the last device in the SCSI chain has a terminator and that no other external SCSI device has a terminator. To ensure ac curate transmis s i on of inf or mat ion, a termi nator mu st b e at eac h end o f a SC S I chain. Some ext e r na l SCS I de v ice s from manuf acturers other than App le ha v e a built-in ter mi nat or . ( ...
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Apple 8550 - page 71
Inst al l ing a de v ice d r i v er A SC S I de v ice dri ver i s so f tw are that lets the serv er communi c ate with a par ticu l ar SC SI de v ice . No t e : If y ou ha ve set up y our ser v er a nd connected addit ional de v ice s , but not ye t turn ed the serv er on, retur n to t he secti on “P lu g gi ng In the Serv er” in Chapter 1 bef ...
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Apple 8550 - page 72
Con n ect in g a p ri n te r Y our ser ver ha s a printer por t , whi c h y ou u se to c onn ect a printer t o y our server . The printer por t ac cepts eit her a di rect c able c onnecti on (to printers s uch a s th e S ty leW riter II) or a netw ork c able c onnect ion (t o pri nters s uch a s a Las er W riter Pro or L a serW riter S elec t) . Fo ...
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Apple 8550 - page 73
Con n ect i ng an ad dition al m onito r Y ou can u se an additional m onit or with y our server if y ou i nstall a v ideo expa ns ion c ard. S ee “Installi n g an Expans i on Car d ” ear lier i n this c hapter f or instr uct i ons . When y ou connect an additi onal monitor: m Make s ure that t he v entil ation opening s on the serv er and the ...
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Apple 8550 - page 74
Con n ect in g a m ode m o r Ge oP o r t T e leco m A da pt er Y our ser ver ha s a por t , c alled the modem por t , whic h is a seri al por t des igned f or use wit h modem s and de v ice s s uch a s the GeoP or t T elec om A dapter . Th es e dev ice s , when used wit h appropri ate telecommuni c ations s of tw are , tak e ad v antag e of t he se ...
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Apple 8550 - page 75
About y our s er ver ’s s o u n d p o r t s Th e s ound in put port is mark ed with an ic on o f a micr ophone . T h e sound output por t is mark ed with an ic on o f a sp eaker . Th e serv er ’ s s ound por ts ac cept these 3 .5 mm c onn ect ors: Th e smaller c onnect or (a “ stereo mi niplu g”) i s found m ost o ften on stereo equipm ent. ...
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Apple 8550 - page 76
Con n ect i ng most audi o e qu ipment To pla y or recor d sound wit h y our ser ver , y ou can attac h a micr ophone, amplif ier, tap e rec order, headphones , or a pai r of speakers . (Wh en you ha v e h eadphones c onnected, y ou don ’ t h ear b eeps or other serv er sounds t hrou gh th e bu ilt-in sp eak er . ) F or sp ecif ic instr ucti ons ...
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Apple 8550 - page 77
Co nn ec ti ng and posit ion ing a microphone Wi th appropri ate so ft w are , y ou can use an A pp le Pl ai nT al k Micr ophone (or a co mpatib le lin e-le v el mi crophone) t o gi v e spoken c omma nds t o your serv er a nd t o recor d your v oi ce or other sounds . Do not use the round omni directi onal micr ophone s upplied wit h s ome other Ma ...
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Apple 8550 - page 78
4 Turn on the server. Yo u’ re no w read y t o b egin us i ng y our microphone . Y ou ma y w a nt t o i nstall s o ft w are that enable s you t o gi v e spoken c ommands to t he ser ver , g et computer -v oi ce f eedbac k to y our spoken c omma nds, and ha v e the server read te xt t o y ou. F or i nf or mation about installi ng s of tw are on y ...
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Apple 8550 - page 79
5 Connect the speakers together with speaker wires, if necessary. Y our finished connect ions shou ld look s omething like thi s: 6 Turn on the server. No w y ou h ear the ser ver ’ s sound t hrou gh the ex ter nal speakers . (Y ou ma y als o n eed t o set opti ons i n the Sound & Di spl a y s contr o l pan el in order t o hear s ound t hrou ...
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Apple 8550 - page 80
Impor t an t s e r ver s a fe t y in st ructi ons F or y our o w n sa f ety and that of y our equipment , alw a ys tak e the fol l ow i n g prec auti ons . Tu r n o f f the server and di sconnect t he pow er plu g (by pu lling the p lu g , not th e c or d) if any o f the f oll o wi ng c onditi ons ex ists: m The po w e r c ord or plu g b ecom e s f ...
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Apple 8550 - page 81
Be s ure that y ou al w a y s do the f ollo wi ng: m K eep y our serv er a w a y from source s of li qui ds , suc h as w ash ba sins , bat ht ubs, sho wer stall s , a nd so on . m Protec t y our ser v er from dampnes s or wet w eather , s uch a s rai n, sno w , a nd so on. m R ead all the i nstall at ion instr ucti ons c arefull y b e f ore y ou pl ...
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Apple 8550 - page 82
m Tu rn o f f y our ser ver and all its c omponents b e f ore c onnecting or disc onn ec ting an y c ables t o add or remo ve an y component. F ailure to do s o co ul d serious l y damag e your equ ipment. m Ne ver f orce a connect or into a port. If the connect or and por t do not join with rea s onable ea se , the y prob abl y don ’ t match . M ...
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Apple 8550 - page 83
Ha nd l i ng t he k e y boa rd Ta ke c are not t o spill an y liqu id on t he ke y board. If y ou do , tur n of f y our serv er immedi atel y . m If y ou spill liqu id t hat is t hi n and c lear , un plu g the ke yboar d, tur n it upsi de do wn t o let the liqui d drai n out , a nd let it dry f or 24 hours at r oom temperature . If , af ter y ou ta ...
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Apple 8550 - page 84
Ha nd l i ng CD-R OM d i scs K eep these importa nt saf ety i nstructi ons i n mind as y ou use CD-R OM di sc s: m Hol d a di sc b y the ed g es or b y on e edg e a nd the center hole . Do not t ouc h th e di sc s urf ace . m To clean di sc s , wip e t he shi n y s urf ace with a s o ft damp c loth, w orki ng in strai ght lin es from center t o ed ...
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m K eep y our computer equ ipment a w a y from an y s ource o f liqu id (s uch a s wa s h b a s i ns , bathtubs , and show er stalls) . If you drink cof f ee or other be ve rag es w hile y ou ’ re at y our serv er , take c are not to sp ill. m Av oi d ex pos ing y our equipment t o damp or wet w eather . If y our s y stem is n ear a window , b e ...
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Apple 8550 - page 86
Pow e r s up p ly Th e po w er s upp l y i n y our ser v er is a hi gh-v olta ge component and should not be opened f or any rea s on, e v en when the server i s of f . If the pow er supp l y n eeds serv ice , contac t y our App le-authorized dealer or serv ice pr o v ider . Cle ani ng y our eq u i pm en t Fo llo w the se g eneral r ule s when c le ...
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Apple 8550 - page 87
2 Turn the mouse upside down and turn the plastic ring on the bottom counterclockwise to disengage it. If y ou ha v e an older m ouse , y ou ma y n eed to pre ss t he pl ast ic ri ng (rat her tha n t u r n it) to di seng a g e it. 3 Turn the mouse right side up with one hand and catch the ring and the ball with your other hand. 4 Clean the three sm ...
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Apple 8550 - page 88
Lo cking an d unlo ckin g the m ou se Some m o us e de v ice s can be lock ed so that t he ball c a n ’ t b e remo v ed. A lo cki ng m o use has a small hole on t he pl a sti c ring . To l o c k t h e mo use , fo llow the se steps: 1 Insert a straightened paper clip into the hole on the plastic ring. 2 Press down on the paper clip while you turn ...
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Apple 8550 - page 89
To unloc k the mou se , fo llo w the se steps: 1 Insert a straightened paper clip into the hole on the plastic ring. 2 Press down on the paper clip while you turn the ring counterclockwise. Tu r n t h e ri n g a v ery shor t distance . Wh en the reces sed area on the ring i s lin ed up wit h the reces sed area s ur rounding t he ri ng , the mouse i ...
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Apple 8550 - page 90
Hea l t h-re la ted inf o rma t io n ab out c om puter u s e Musc le sorenes s , e ye f ati g ue , and other discomf or ts and i n juries s omet ime s asso c iat ed with u sing c omputers can occur from perf ormi n g any number of act i v itie s . In f act , mis use o f the sam e musc les duri ng mult iple act i v itie s c a n create a prob lem tha ...
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Apple 8550 - page 91
RS Is di d not s uddenl y arise w hen computers w ere inv ented; tennis e lbo w a nd writer ’ s cramp , f or ex ample , are tw o R SI s that ha v e b een with u s for a l ong tim e . Al t hou gh les s common t han other R S Is , on e seri ous R SI di scus sed more of ten t oda y is a wrist pr oblem c alled c ar pal tunnel s yndrome , w hic h ma y ...
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Apple 8550 - page 92
Arr anging y o ur of fi c e Here are s ome g ui delin es f or ad just i n g the fur niture in y our of fi ce t o acc ommodate y our ph y s ic al s ize and shap e . m An ad ju stable c hai r that pr o v ide s fi r m, c om fortable s uppor t is best. A d just th e hei ght of t he chair so t hat y our thi ghs are horizontal and your f eet flat on the ...
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Apple 8550 - page 93
m Ar ra n g e the monit or so that t he top o f the screen is s li ghtl y belo w y our e ye le ve l when y ou ’ re s ittin g at the ke yboar d. Th e best di stance from y our e y e s to t he screen is up t o y ou, althou gh most p eople seem t o pref er 1 8 t o 28 inc h es (45 t o 7 0 cm) . m Po sit i on the monit or to minimize gl are a nd re fl ...
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Apple 8550 - page 94
Wh at ab out el ect ro ma g net ic e m i ss i o ns? Th ere ha s b een recent public di scu s s ion o f the poss ible health e f fec ts o f pro l ong ed ex posure t o ex treme l y lo w frequenc y (ELF) and v ery lo w frequenc y (VLF) elec troma gne tic f ields . S uc h fie lds are a ss oci ated with el ectroma gn etic s ources s uch a s tele v is io ...
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Apple 8550 - page 95
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Apple 8550 - page 96
Th is appendix contains the fo llo wing tec hnic al i nf or mati on about y our W orkgr oup Serv er 8 5 50: m Ex pandi n g y our ser ver m Sp e ci fi c at ions App e ndi x B T e c h nic a l Inf or m at ion 87 ...
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Apple 8550 - page 97
Ex pa nd i ng y ou r Wo r k g r oup S e r ver 8 5 5 0 Y our W orkgroup S erv er 8 5 50 w as de s i gned to gr o w with y our needs—you c an add new c apabilit ie s or impro v e its performance as y ou wish . Y ou c an plu g i n a number of e xternal de v ice s into its ports . Y ou or y our dealer can als o i nstall a number of enhancements withi ...
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Apple 8550 - page 98
Spe ci fic ati ons Th is sect ion li sts th e har dw are sp ec ific ati ons f or the W orkgroup Serv er 8 5 50 . Ma i n un it Pr o c e s s o r A P o w erPC 6 0 4 proces sor with t h e f oll o wing f eature s: m 13 2 m e g a h e rt z ( MHz) c lock speed m built-in float ing po int unit (FPU) m 44 MHz s y stem bus m full y upgradab le (with a pr oces ...
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Apple 8550 - page 99
DR A M c o nf ig u r atio ns Y our ser ver c an use any DR AM conf ig urat ion wit h DIMM s of the se s ize s: 8 , 16 , 3 2 , or 6 4 MB . T h e e x act c onfi g urati on depends on the density o f the DRAM c hips that are m ounted on the DIMM s . Y ou can increase y our ser v er ’ s DRAM t o up t o 5 1 2 MB . Th e mai n l ogi c board has e i ght ...
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Apple 8550 - page 100
VR AM co n f igur ations VRAM , li k e standard DRAM , is al s o pro v ided in DIMM s . Y our ser v er come s with 2 MB o f VRAM i nstalled in tw o 1 MB DIMM s . (T he se DIMM s are in stalled in bank 1 . ) Y our serv er ’ s VRAM c a n be ex pa nded t o a max imum of 4 MB b y adding t w o 1 MB DIMM s t o bank 2 . B oth D IMM s must be added at th ...
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Apple 8550 - page 101
Gr aphic s m odes The ta b l e on the f oll o wi ng pa ge sho ws t he ima ge s izes f or monit ors that c an be c onn ected t o the monit or por t, al on g with t he numb er o f c ol ors or gra y s s uppor ted wit h 2 MB of VR AM and with the opti onal ex pansi on t o 4 MB of V R AM. The r e are al s o many speci al PCI monit or car ds a v ailab le ...
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Apple 8550 - page 102
Colors or grays supported Monitor VIS* Resolution 2 MB VRAM 4 MB VRAM Screen refresh rates maximum colors** maximum colors** Vertical Horizontal 12" RGB N/A 512 by 384 Millions Millions 60 Hz 24.48 kHz 12" Monochrome N/A 640 by 480 256 256 67 Hz 34.971 kHz 13" RGB Hi-Res N/A 640 by 480 Millions Millions 67 Hz 34.971 kHz 14" RGB ...
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Apple 8550 - page 103
Intern al di s k driv e s m Ap pl e S up erDri v e 1 . 4 MB hi gh-dens ity flopp y dis k dri v e . m Int erna l A pp l e SC S I hard di s k dri v e brac ket , whi ch acc omodates t w o 1- inc h-high S CS I dri v es . Lo cat ion 1 o f the dri v e ar ra y house s the primary hard dri ve (w hic h ma y b e s upplied with y our W orkgroup S erv er 8 5 5 ...
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Apple 8550 - page 104
m Tw o R S -23 2/R S-422 seri al GeoPort-compati ble seri al por ts , 230 . 4 Kb its pe r sec ond maximum (up t o 2 . 0 48 Mbits per second if c lock ed e xternall y) . m One built-in E ther n et 1 0B A S E- T por t f or di rect c onn ec ti on to 1 0B A S E- T ne tw orks . (If both AA UI a nd 1 0B A S E- T connect ors are plu g g ed i n, the serv e ...
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Apple 8550 - page 105
Au dio sy st em m Cust om sound c i rcuitry , i nc luding stereo g enerator (di gital-to-anal og co nv er ter , or D A C)—capab le o f dri v i n g stereo miniplu g h eadphon e s or audio equ ipment—and stereo samp ling har dw are (a nalo g-t o-di gital co nv er ter , or ADC) f or recor di n g stereo sound. m 1 6-bit stereo i n put a nd output. ...
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Apple 8550 - page 106
1 0.1 0.08 0.06 0.04 0.02 0.010 0.2 1.0 Amplitude (V pp ) Total Harmonic Distortion vs. Amplitude Total Harmonic Distortion (%) 2.0 3.0 Digital loop-through 44.1 kHz sample rate RCA input RCA output A-WEIGHTED 1.00 0.00 -1.00 -2.00 -3.00 -4.00 -5.00 -6.00 -7.00 -8.00 -9.00 10 100 1k Frequency (Hz) Frequency Response Amplitude (dBr) ref. to 1kHz 10k ...
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Apple 8550 - page 107
AC l i ne i n p u t m Li n e v o lta ge: 1 0 0–2 40 V alter nating cur rent (A C) , RMS s i n gle pha se , aut omati c all y conf i gured. m Frequenc y: 50–60 Hz. m Po we r: 340 w atts maximum c ontinuous; 5 20 w atts p eak i nput. AC l i ne ou t p ut m Output receptac le: 1 0 0–1 20 V , 3 amp eres (A) A C , 2 20–240 V , 1 . 5 A A C RMS (de ...
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Apple 8550 - page 108
Audio and telec om mun ic atio ns devices The f o ll o win g table sho w s po wer all ow a nces f or ex ter nal de v ice s c onnected to i n put por ts . Device Voltage Current Power Microphone +5 V 20 mA 100 mW GeoPort telecom adapter +5 V 500 mA 2.5 W Expans ion c ard s a nd d ev ice s If y ou add a PCI ex pa nsi on c ard, a 5 .25-inch st ora ge ...
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Apple 8550 - page 109
Assi g n in g SCSI ID numb e rs The t w o S C S I bu ses c a n c onnect up t o ei ght SC SI de v ice s . Bu s A, the inter nal F ast S C S I-2 bus , is de s i gned to c onn ec t one i nter nal hard dis k dri v e (the built-in star tup dri ve) t o the ser v er (CP U) . Bus B , th e i n t e r n al/ex ter nal SC SI- 1 bus , is de si gn ed to c onn ect ...
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Apple 8550 - page 110
Siz e an d we ight Th e f oll o wi ng tab le sho w s s ize and we i ght inf or mati on f or y our ser ver and mouse . Weight Height Width Depth Main unit 12.7 kg* 355.6 mm 196 mm 400 mm 28 lb.* 14 in. 7.7 in. 15.75 in. Mouse 0.11 kg 33 mm 61 mm 107 mm 4 oz. 1.3 in. 2.4 in. 4.2 in. *Weight varies depending on type of hard disk and may be greater if ...
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Apple 8550 - page 111
Spe ci f icat ions f or th e 600i CD-R OM d r i v e m Disc di ameter 1 20 millimeters (mm) (5 . 25 i nc hes) and 8 0 mm m Sca nni n g v elocity 1 . 2–1 . 4 meters per second m Ro t a t i on sp eed V aries o v er radiu s Nor m al sp eed ~5 30 t o 230 re v olut ions per mi nute (r pm) D ouble speed ~1 0 60 to 460 r pm Quadruple speed ~2 1 20 t o 92 ...
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Apple 8550 - page 112
Mod es su pport ed m A udio CD m CD-R OM Mode s 1 and 2 m CD-R OM XA Mode 2 , F or ms 1 and 2 m CD-I Mode 2 , Forms 1 and 2 m Phot o CD S ingle-se ss ion and mult i-se s s ion m Vi d e o CD Da t a s t re am in g an d tr an sfer r ates m Blo ck s p e r second Nor m al sp eed 7 5 D ouble speed 1 50 Quadruple speed 3 0 0 m Us e r kil ob yte s (K) per ...
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Apple 8550 - page 114
10BASE-T connection 19 10BASE-T Ethernet hub 21, 26 10BASE-T network 19, 26 10BASE-T twisted-pair cables 20 100BASE-T (Fast Ethernet) network 19, 25 A AAUI connector 19 Ethernet port 22 AC line input, specifications for 98 AC line output, specifications for 98 ADB devices connecting 12–13, 64 power consumption of 31, 64, 98 adding internal compon ...
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Apple 8550 - page 115
C cables connecting to Ethernet network 20–23 handling 72 keyboard 12–13 locking 8–9 monitor 11 mouse 12–13 SCSI 60 cache DIMMs 31, 41, 89–92 calendar, specifications for 94 cards. See expansion cards carpal tunnel syndrome 82 CD-ROM discs cleaning 75 ejecting 76 handling 75 server documentation on 3 CD-ROM drives specifications for 102? ...
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Apple 8550 - page 116
Dual Inline Memory Modules. See DIMMs dual-plug adapters 69 dynamic random-access memory. See DRAM DIMMs E ejecting floppy disks 76 electrical safety 71–73 electromagnetic emissions 85 electrostatic discharge, avoiding 32 ELF (extremely low frequency) electromagnetic fields 85 environmental specifications 101 equipment cleaning 77–78 handling 7 ...
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Apple 8550 - page 117
I, J icons ADB port 12, 13, 64 Ethernet 20 microphone 66 modem port icon 65 monitor port 11 power switch 15 printer port 63 question mark 16–17 SCSI 42 speaker 66 information customer support 4 technical 87–103 initializing a hard disk drive 62 input devices, connecting 64 installing DAT drive 54–59, 88 device drivers 62 drives in auxiliary b ...
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Apple 8550 - page 118
mouse cleaning 77–78 connecting 12–13, 64 locking and unlocking 79–80 specifications for 94 multihoming 25, 27 Open Transport and 19 setting up 28 multiple network segments, connecting 27–29 N network connection dialog box 16 networks AppleTalk 25 cable connection for printer port 63 connecting to 19–20 Ethernet 19–23 Fast Ethernet (100 ...
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Apple 8550 - page 119
printing 63 problems. See troubleshooting processor specifications for 89 upgrading 40 processor card 34, 40 programs. See also individual program names for performance and speed 1 screen saver 73 speech software 69 question mark disk icon 16–17 R RAID. See Apple RAID Software Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC) technology 1 reference books 3 ...
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Apple 8550 - page 120
software driver. See driver Sound & Displays control panel, setting sound options 70 sound options, setting 70 sound ports 65–70 speakers, connecting 69–70 specifications 89–103 speech software 69 spills 71–76 static electricity. See electrostatic discharge stereo miniplugs 69 stereo speakers, connecting 69–70 support, from Apple 4 sw ...
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