Apple Mac Pro (Early 2008) User Manual
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Chapter 2
Life with Your Mac Pro
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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 (
C
) key on your Apple Keyboard. If your Mac Pro has a second optical
drive, press the Option and Media Eject (
C
) keys to open it.
®
Power button
Press this button to turn on your Mac Pro, put it to sleep, or wake it from sleep. 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
FireWire 400 and 800 ports
Connect your Mac Pro to FireWire digital video (DV) cameras, scanners, and external hard
disk drives. Connect and disconnect FireWire devices without restarting. The FireWire 400
port supports data rates up to 400 megabits per second (Mbit/s). The FireWire 800 port
supports data rates up to 800 Mbit/s.
d
USB 2.0 ports
Connect your Mac Pro to USB keyboards, mice, printers, scanners, iPods, speakers,
microphones, and hubs. Your display may also have USB ports.
f
Headphone jack
Connect headphones to your Mac Pro through the headphone minijack.
Status light
A white light indicates your Mac Pro is on; a pulsing light indicates it’s in sleep.