Apple power mac g4 fw 800 User Manual

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 Right Side Access PanelReplacement Note:  When installing the replacement right side access panel for the 
Power Mac G4 (FW 800) model, make sure the cables are routed as shown. 

110 - Power Mac G4 (Mirror/FW 800) Take Apart
 Modem Filter Board
Modem Filter Board
Tools
The only tool required for this procedure is a Phillips screwdriver. 
Part Location
Preliminary Steps
Before you begin, open the computer and remove the following.
• DIMMs
• Video card
• SCSI card (if present)
• Modem (if present)
• AirPort Card (if present)
• Bluetooth (if present)
• Heatsink
• Processor
• Processor stiffener
• Logic board 

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 Modem Filter Board
Procedure
1. Remove the mounting screw that secures the modem filter board to the back chassis.
2. Free the modem filter board cable from the guides in the chassis.
3. Swing the modem filter board out of the opening in the back chassis.
Replacement Note: Install the two tiny tabs on the replacement modem filter board 
into the tiny slots on the back chassis. Then swing the board into place before 
securing the screw. 

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Troubleshooting
 
Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) Power Mac G4 (FW 800) 

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 General Information 
General Information
 
What’s New
 
Available Con figurations: Power Mac G4 (FW 800) 
Available Con figurations: Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) 
 
Configuration Good Better Best
Bus Speed 133 MHz 167 MHz 167 MHz
L3 cache 1 MB 1 MB per  processor 2 MB per 
processor
Memory 256 MB, DDR 266  MHz256 MB, DDR 333 
MHz512 MB, DDR 333 
MHz
Processor 1 GHz Power PC  G4Dual 1.25 GHz 
Power PC G4Dual 1.42 GHz 
Power PC G4
Optical Drive...

 
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Power Mac G4 (Mirror/FW800) Troubleshooting  General Information 
Available Configurations: Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors 2003) 
Cable-Select Drives
 
Important:
 
 This computer works with ATA and ATAPI internal storage devices that are set 
for cable select mode. The cable select feature forces the device to set its ID as either 
master or slave based upon its position on the ATA/ATAPI cable. If the device is attached to 
the end of the cable, then the device identi fies itself as a...

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 General Information • 64-bit wide, 184-pin module
• unbuffered (do not use registered or buffered DRAM)
• maximum height of 1.3 inches
 
Important:
 
 DIMMs from older Macintosh computers are not compatible with this 
computer. Do not use older DIMMs even if they  fit into the DIMM slots. 
Results of Mixing PC2100 and PC2700 RAM
 
This section describes what happens if you install both PC2100 and PC2700 memory in 
either a 167 MHz or a 133 MHz system...

 
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Power Mac G4 (Mirror/FW800) Troubleshooting  General Information
DVI monitor port, and an ADC monitor port. There is also one headphone jack on the front 
of the computer. For the Power Mac G4 (FW 800) model, there is a FireWire 800 port 
below the two FireWire 400 ports on the back panel.
The computer can be used with DVI or ADC monitors. To connect the computer to a VGA 
monitor, use the DVI-to-VGA adapter that came with the computer.
 
Note:  
 For a diagram of the ports location, refer to...

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 General Information 
PCI Slot Power Consumption Speci fication
 
This table shows the power consumption of the PCI slots in the Power Mac G4 (Mirrored 
Drive Doors) computer. 
Device Voltage 
(volts) Current 
(amps) Power 
(watts) Notes
 
Expansion 
card (15 W) + 5 V 3 A 15 W 1
+ 12 V 0.5 A 6 W
-12 V 0.1 A 1.2 W
+3.3 V 4.5 A 15 W
Expansion 
card (25 W) + 5 V 5 A 25 W 2
+ 12 V 0.5 A 6 W
-12 V 0.1 A 1.2 W
+3.3 V 7.6 A 25 W
For 4 Hard 
Drives + 5 V 3.2...

 
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Ventilation 
 
Warning:  
  To prevent the computer from overheating, do not block the ventilation openings 
in the back panel. 
Hard Drives
 
 In this computer, the thickness of the hard drives must not exceed one inch (2.5 cm).
The computer can accommodate two internal Ultra ATA hard drives in each hard drive 
carrier, for a total of four drives. If the computer has one Ultra ATA drive installed, it sits in 
the rear drive...