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Apple Mac Pro Server (Mid 2010) User Manual

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Chapter 2

Life with Your Mac Pro

Optical drive
Your Mac Pro has a DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW SuperDrive, which can read CD-ROM,
photo CD, audio, and DVD discs. It can write music, documents, and other files to CD-R,
CD-RW, DVD±R, DVD±RW, and DVD±R Double Layer (DL) discs. To open the drive, press
the Media Eject key (

C

) on your Apple Keyboard. If your Mac Pro has a second optical

drive, press the Option key and Media Eject key (

C

) to open it.

®

Power button
Press this button to turn on your Mac Pro. To restart, press and hold this button for 5 or 6
seconds until your Mac Pro turns off, and then press it again to turn it on.

H

Two FireWire 800 ports
Connect high-speed external devices, such as FireWire digital video (DV) cameras,
scanners, and external hard disk drives. You can connect and disconnect FireWire devices
without restarting. Each port supports data rates up to 800 Mbit/s.

d

Two USB 2.0 ports
Connect an iPod, iPhone, iPad, mouse, keyboard, printer, disk drive, digital camera,
joystick, external USB modem, and more. You can also connect USB 1.1 devices. Your
display may also have USB ports.

f

Headphone jack
Connect headphones or earphones with a standard 3.5 mm connector.
Status light
A white light indicates your Mac Pro is on; a pulsing light indicates it’s in sleep. For
information about a flashing status light, see “If the status light flashes and the computer
doesn’t start up” on page 79
.