What do the different symbols on the back panel of an iMac G5 (pre-Intel) represent? I'm assuming that the first three from left to right are USB ports (the symbol that looks like a leaf) and the next two are Firewire ports (the symbol with a circle and two lines under it) In the USB three ports I have a computer keyboard, a musical keyboard, and a mouse. The next port has a Firewire 400 connection for an external hard drive and next to it there is another Firewire port, then the internet connection which has an arrow that points left and right. The last port has a square with one line on each side of it. What is this for? I want to connect a USB mic. Do I need a hub to have more USB ports? Are they prblematic in any way?
You'll need a USB hub to add more devices... ...actually why not move the mouse to one of the USB ports on the back of the keyboard (it has a USB1.1 hub built in).
"What do the different symbols on the back panel of an iMac G5 (pre-Intel) represent? "
You can find that information with pictures in the manual that came w/your computer and/or in the following Knowledge Base Article -
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=50015 iMac Manuals
Wow! Thank you for that VERY valuble piece of info. (For some reason, I keep getting an error message when I click on "solved" and it doesn't register as solved) But thanks again for your prompt and much needed answer to my problem. A built in hub in the keyboard....who woulda thunk it?
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