Thu, 6 Jul 2006 19:10:36 -0500 Release date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 23:43:34 -0500 http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303596 Apple's famous “ease of use” with its products starts with a simple touch of a finger. That's all you need to turn on any iPod, iMac, Power Mac, MacBook Pro, iBook, PowerBook, Mac mini, Apple display, and other products. Only the iPod shuffle needs a little nudge up or down.

If you need help powering up your Apple product, we're here to help. Not only will we show you where the power button is located on various products, we'll show you what you can do if your product won't turn ]]> Mon, 12 Jun 2006 23:43:34 -0500 Release date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 18:21:06 -0500 http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=32476 When "Digital Audio Output" is selected in DVD Player preferences, video may freeze or stutter, or audio may cut out after you pause a movie. This document applies to:

• Mac OS X 10.3 through 10.3.2
• DVD Player 4.0
• Power Mac G5 (Dual 2.0 Ghz) computers
  
  

Solution

Download and install the Mac OS X 10.3.3 Update or later to avoid this issue.

If you're not ready to update, as a workaround, you can forward (fast forward) a few seconds, then resume playback. If that does not solve the issue, switch to "System ]]> Wed, 26 Apr 2006 18:21:06 -0500 Release date: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 16:36:49 -0500 http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301556 The new SuperDrives built into the Power Mac G5 (Early 2005), iMac G5 (Ambient Light Sensor) computers, and eMac (Early 2005) computers now support DVD+R DL media, which means in addition to reading Double-Layer DVDs, they can write to a DVD+R DL disc. While single-layer recordable DVDs hold up to 4.7 GB of data, Double-Layer discs have two layers of data, allowing the SuperDrive laser to read and write on both layers, almost doubling the storage to 8.5 GB.

With iDVD (5.0.1 or later) or DVD Studio Pro, you can author discs with over three hours of ]]> Fri, 14 Apr 2006 16:36:49 -0500 Release date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 16:56:26 -0500 http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302212 Some 1.8 GHz models of Power Mac G5 (Late 2004) computers may experience any of the following symptoms:

• The computer may freeze when performing certain video-intensive tasks for extended periods of time, such as a full screen slideshows, QuickTime playback, or some games.
• The optical drive may not eject when you've been using the computer for about two hours.
• Internet Connect may become unresponsive when you've been using the computer for about two hours.
  (This issue can affect either internal or external modems that use PPP as well as DSL modems that connect using the PPPoE protocol.)
• Attached displays may not wake up properly after ]]> Thu, 13 Apr 2006 16:56:26 -0500 Release date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 18:38:11 -0600 http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25517 Learn the version(s) of Mac OS included with PowerPC Macs produced since 01 Jan 1998. If you're looking for information about Intel Macs produced since 2006, see this article.

  Important: You cannot normally use a Mac OS version earlier than the one included with the computer. See "Don't install older versions of Mac OS than what comes with your computer," as well as the related documents mentioned below.

  Notes

  1. Some computers shipped with different Mac OS versions at different times. When a computer was not bundled with a later version, a "-" appears in the "Later Mac OS included" column.
  2. ]]> Fri, 17 Mar 2006 18:38:11 -0600 Release date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 19:25:26 -0600 http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302667 Final Cut Pro 4 through Final Cut Pro HD 4.5 require a computer with an AGP video card for installation. PowerMac G5 (Late 2005) models (released October 19, 2005) and iMac G5 (iSight) models feature newer PCI Express video cards. Because of this, you can't install Final Cut Pro 4.x on these computers. Final Cut Pro 4.x is not supported on these computers.

     Final Cut Pro 3.x and earlier do not work in Max OS X 10.4 Tiger. Because Power Mac G5 (Late 2005) and iMac G5 (iSight) models require Mac OS X 10.4.2 or later, you can't install Final Cut ]]> Tue, 7 Feb 2006 19:25:26 -0600 Release date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 18:39:21 -0600 http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302992 DVD Studio Pro 3.x requires a computer with an AGP video card. PowerMac G5 (Late 2005) models (released October 19, 2005) and iMac G5 (iSight) models feature newer PCI Express video cards. Because of this, DVD Studio Pro 3.x is not supported on these computers and if you install it you may encounter unexpected behavior.

     For instance, on Quad processor models, if you try to import MPEG-2 assets DVD Studio Pro will unexpectedly quit. This does not occur with DVD Studio Pro 4.x.

     Products affected

     • DVD Studio Pro 3.x
     • Power Mac G5 (Late 2005)
     • iMac G5 (iSight)

     If you need to use DVD Studio Pro on ]]> Tue, 7 Feb 2006 18:39:21 -0600 Release date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 20:24:41 -0600 http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303073 You may see flashing during slide transitions when using Keynote 3. For some Macs, you can resolve this by updating to Mac OS 10.4.4. You can also avoid this by changing the Keynote preferences as described below:

     1. Open Keynote 3.
     2. From the Keynote menu, choose Preferences.
     3. Click on the Slideshow button in Preferences.
     4. Click to select the "Allow Expose, Dashboard and others to use screen" checkbox.
     ]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2006 20:24:41 -0600 Release date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 20:16:25 -0600 http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303037 PowerMac G5 (Late 2005) models (19 Oct 2005) feature newer PCI Express graphics cards. Though you can install more than one compatible PCI Express card in your computer, the Motion Canvas needs to be on the main display.

     Your compatible PCI Express card can connect to two displays. If you add another card and display, objects in Motion's Canvas will not be displayed correctly on a display which is connected to the second graphics card.

     Products affected

     • Motion 2
     ]]> Thu, 5 Jan 2006 20:16:25 -0600 Release date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 21:49:06 -0600 http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=42929 Learn how to restore bundled applications—or Mac OS 9—on computers that shipped with 10.2 to 10.3.3.

     Tip:If you're computer shipped with Mac OS X 10.2, and you've since upgraded to Mac OS X 10.4, see this article instead.

     The Restore discs included with some computers that ship with Mac OS X 10.2 through 10.3.3 are significantly different from those used with earlier model Macintosh computers. This includes the Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors). The restore process of each model varies slightly, so the description in this document is intended as a general overview and not a model-specific set of instructions.

     The ]]> Thu, 8 Dec 2005 21:49:06 -0600 Release date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 01:16:52 -0600 http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302721 Power Mac G5 (Late 2005) computers are designed to work with a combination AirPort Extreme with Bluetooth 2.0+EDR card, which combines AirPort and Bluetooth wireless technologies on one card. Please note that other versions of AirPort cards cannot be used with Power Mac G5 (Late 2005) computers. Although the connector on the computer's logic board will fit an AirPort Extreme card, it is meant for the AirPort Extreme with Bluetooth 2.0+EDR card only. Power Mac G5 (Late 2005) computers will not recognize an AirPort Extreme card if you attempt to install one.

     The antennas in the Power Mac G5 (Late 2005) ]]> Thu, 1 Dec 2005 01:16:52 -0600 Release date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 01:42:05 -0600 http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25497 Every computer comes with a certain version of system software preinstalled. If you install an earlier version of system software, your computer may exhibit unexpected behavior, such as the display image may appear to shrink with black bars all around it, or the trackpad or mouse may no longer work properly. Every computer Apple ships is designed to work with the version of software it shipped with—installing an earlier version has not been tested and is not supported.

     If you installed older software and are having issues with your computer, you can resolve them by using the software discs that ]]> Wed, 30 Nov 2005 01:42:05 -0600 Release date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 02:59:43 -0600 http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302774 If you're using two displays with a Power Mac G5 (Late 2005), you may come across a situation in which the only Digital Cinema Desktop display mode available in the menu is DCD Main. This issue affects the following products:

     • Power Mac G5 (Late 2005)
     • Final Cut Pro 5
     • Soundtrack Pro
     • FinalCut Express HD 3
     • Logic Pro 7

     To resolve this issue, use Software Update to download and install Pro Application Update 2005-02.

     ]]> Wed, 9 Nov 2005 02:59:43 -0600 Release date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 21:54:04 -0500 http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302670 If you set a Power Mac G5 (Late 2005) to be a NetBoot client using its second Ethernet port, the port may be listed twice in the Network preferences pane or be mislabeled as "Built-in Ethernet 1."

     The port still functions as expected, so this issue is merely a cosmetic one. However, if the mislabeling is an issue for you, NetBoot over the Built-in Ethernet 1 port instead.

     ]]> Wed, 26 Oct 2005 21:54:04 -0500 Release date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 01:35:04 -0500 http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302553 If you open Final Cut Express HD 3.0 on certain computers, you'll get a "Configuration Error" message that indicates that your computer is missing certain hardware or software, or possibly an AGP graphics card. This can happen with:
     • iMac G5 (iSight)
     • Power Mac G5 (Late 2005)
     • Power Mac G5 (Late 2005 Dual 2.0 GHz)
     • Power Mac G5 (Late 2005 Dual 2.3 GHz)
     • Power Mac G5 (Late 2005 Quad)

     To resolve this issue, update to Final Cut Express HD 3.0.1 using Software Update or by downloading it from here.

     ]]> Wed, 26 Oct 2005 01:35:04 -0500 Release date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 23:22:44 -0500 http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=88330 On some models of iMac, eMac, Mac mini and Power Mac G5, the computer's power button replaces the power reset button and programmer's switch.

     The following computers do not have a power reset button or a programmer's switch (NMI button, also known as a NMI or nonmaskable interrupt button). You use the power button for these functions.

     • iMac (Flat Panel) - all models
     • iMac G5 - all models
     • eMac - all models
     • Mac mini - all models
     • Power Mac G5 - all models

     Sleep

     Press the power button for one second to put the computer to sleep. To wake the computer from sleep, press the power button for ]]> Fri, 23 Sep 2005 23:22:44 -0500 Release date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 22:26:05 -0500 http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25114