Apple PowerBook G3 Setting Up

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10 Hold the RAM expansion card at a 30-degree angle. Line up the notch in the card with the small tab in the RAM expansion slot. Then push the RAM expansion card into the expansion slot. Note: You may feel some resistance. If you are having trouble inserting the card, try pushing one side at a time. RAM expansion slot 30o ...

Your PowerBook comes with a dual-function expansion bay (on the right side of the computer) that accepts either expansion bay modules such as the DVD drive or a PowerBook battery. The bay on the left side of the computer accepts only PowerBook batteries. You can change modules while the computer is turned on as long as they are not in use. You can purchase additional expansion bay modules such as Zip drives and hard disks. Determining Whether a Module Can Be Removed Click the Expansion Bay icon in the Control Strip to determine whether the expansion bay modu ...

51 Installing RAM in the Upper RAM Slot 1 Shut down your computer, remove the battery from the expansion bay, and disconnect the power adapter, modem, and any other cables connected to the computer. 2 Make sure that the keyboard locking screw is not in the locked position. Your new PowerBook comes with the keyboard unlocked, so unless you or someone else locked the keyboard, you can skip this step. ® Warning The internal components of your PowerBook may be hot. If you have been using your PowerBook, wait 30 minutes after shutting down your computer to let the inter ...

When the external power adapter is not connected, your computer draws power from a PowerBook battery in the battery bay or expansion bay. You can also insert a second battery in the expansion bay to double the amount of battery life. Monitoring Battery Charge Level You can determine the charge left in your battery by looking at the battery level indicator lights on the battery itself. The charge can be checked with the battery inserted or outside the PowerBook. The lights glow to show how much charge is left in the battery. A lighted circle indica ...

43 Ejecting an Expansion Bay Module Place your PowerBook on a hard, flat surface and pull the expansion bay release lever toward you to release the expansion bay. Note: The expansion bay can accept the wide DVD-ROM drive module, the narrower PowerBook battery, or third-party modules such as a Zip drive or internal hard disk. When a narrower device is in the expansion bay, a small flap covers the empty part of the bay. When the wider drive module is inserted, the flap folds into the bay. For More Information on Expansion Bay Modules For information on using the DVD ...

W - - √ √ ¯ G G Æ Æ ™ ™ PC Card slot Battery
with LED
status lights PC Card
eject button Reset
button W Internal
modem port Infrared
window - Sound
output port USB ports (2) √Sound
input port ¯ Power
adapter port ™ External
monitor port Ethernet port
(10/100Base-T) TV out port G FireWire
ports (2) Æ G ™ - W 1 1 2 2 W ...

Your computer comes with a minimum of 64 megabytes (MB) of Synchronous Dynamic Random-Access Memory (SDRAM) installed in a RAM slot on the bottom of the processor module. On the top of the processor module is another RAM slot you can use to add additional memory to your PowerBook. RAM Specifications The expansion slots on the top and bottom of the processor module can accept up to a 2-inch SDRAM card that meets the following specifications: m Small Outline-Dual Inline Memory Module (SO-DIMM) format m 16, 32, 64, 128, or 256 MB m 144-pin m PC-100 Type ...