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VGA-to-Macintosh Adapters
To avoid “No video” or “Black screen” situations, do not use two
VGA-to-Macintosh adapters (one on each end) on the video cable
that connects a Power Mac G4 computer to a monitor with a
captive VGA connector.
If you need to connect a VGA monitor, connect it in one of the
following ways:
• VGA monitor --> to a VGA cable with VGA connectors on both
ends --> to the video card on the Power Mac G4
• VGA monitor --> to a mixed cable, a cable that has a VGA
connector on one end and a Macintosh connector on the other end
--> to the video card on the Power Mac G4
Cable Select Drives in QuickSilver 2002ED
The education-only version of the Power Mac G4 (QuickSilver
2002ED) 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 identifies itself as a master. If the
device is at the middle cable position, then it is a slave. Because
cable select mode forces the drive to set its ID based upon its
position on the cable, hard drives and optical drives are easily
configured. Before you install an additional third-party ATA and
ATAPI drive, check the documentation that came with the drive or
with the manufacturer to make sure it is set for cable select mode.
Important:
Use the original Apple cables that came with this
computer when you install additional drives. Some non-Apple
cables may not correctly support cable select mode.