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Image Credit: Apple Inc.
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Introduced: June 9, 2004
Terminated: October 19, 2004 |
Logic Board
Processor:
Dual PowerPC 970fx (G5)
- PowerPC processor architecture with 64-bit
data paths and registers
- Native support for 32-bit application
code
- Parallel data structure supporting up to
215 simultaneous in-flight instructions
- Simultaneous issue of up to 10 out-of-order
operations
- Two independent double-precision
floating-point units
- Advanced three-stage branch-prediction
logic
- Point-to-point system controller
Processor Speed:
2 GHz
Processor Upgrade:
G5 Daughtercard
Frontside Bus Speed:
1 GHz
- 1 GHz 64-bit DDR frontside busses supporting up
to 10 GBps data throughput
Data Path:
128-bit
- Dual-pipeline Velocity Engine for 128-bit
single-instruction, multiple-data (SIMD) processing
ROM Size:
1 MB (NewWorld - Boot ROM is around 1 MB, other instructions
loaded in RAM)
Level 1 Cache:
32K/64K
- 64K level 1 instructional cache, 32K level 1 data cache.
On-chip Cache:
512K L2 at 2 GHz per processor
Expansion Slots:
- Three open full-length PCI-X slots: one 133 MHz,
64-bit slot and two 100 MHz, 64-bit slots
- AGP 8X Pro graphics slot supporting up to
2 GBps data throughput, with graphics cards installed
- Expansion slot for optional 54-Mbps AirPort
Extreme Card
- Bluetooth
Two 3.5-inch hard drive bays, each with a 150 MBps
Serial ATA controller; with the following hard drive options:
- One serial ATA drive preinstalled on standard
configurations
- Support for up to two internal Serial ATA
drives; 500 GB maximum system capacity
- 8 MB memory buffers on all hard drives
Battery:
3.6V Lithium
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Memory
RAM Type:
PC3200 (400MHz) DDR
RAM Slots:
8
Min - Max RAM:
512 MB - 8 GB
Install in groups of:
2
RAM Sizes:
- 128 MB DIMMs (64-bit-wide, 128- or
256-Mbit)
- 256 MB DIMMs (64-bit-wide, 128- or
256-Mbit)
- 512 MB DIMMs (64-bit-wide,
256-Mbit)
- 1 GB DIMMs (64-bit-wide,
256-Mbit)
Onboard RAM:
none
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Ports
ADB:
none
USB:
3 x USB 2.0 (on front panel)
FireWire:
2 x 400-Mbps (one on front panel),
1 x 800-Mbps
Video:
ADC and DVI connectors; DVI to VGA
adapter included
Floppy:
none
SCSI:
none
Modem:
Built-in 56K V.92 modem (RJ-11)
Ethernet:
10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet connector (RJ-45)
AirPort Extreme Ready:
- Expansion slot for optional 54-Mbps AirPort
Extreme Card (based on IEEE 802.11g specification; 802.11b Wi-Fi
certified)
- External AirPort Extreme antenna
- Optional Bluetooth 1.1 module and
antenna
Audio:
- Front headphone minijack and
speaker
- Optical digital audio in and out
Toslink connectors
- Stereo audio in and out
minijacks
Graphics Support
Standard:
ATI Radeon 9600 XT with 128 MB of DDR
SDRAM
- ATI Radeon 9600 XT with 128 MB of DDR
SDRAM graphics card installed in a dedicated AGP 8X graphics
slot
- Optional ATI Radeon 9800 XT with 256 MB
of DDR SDRAM (build-to-order option; occupies AGP slot and adjacent
PCI slot)
- Support for digital resolutions up to
1920 by 1200 pixels
- Support for analog resolutions up to
1600 by 1200 pixels
- Dual display support for extended
desktop and video mirroring modes
- Support for up to two Apple flat panel
displays
Storage
Optical Drive:
- SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW) installed; writes
DVD-R discs at up to 8x speed, reads DVDs at up to 10x speed,
writes CD-R discs at up to 24x speed, writes CD-RW discs at up
to 10x speed, reads CDs at up to 32x speed
Internal Hard Drive:
160 GB Serial ATA; 7200 rpm
Floppy Disk Drive:
none
Operating System
Original OS:
x v10.3
Compatible MacOS:
X v10.3 (Panther)
X v10.4 (Tiger)
X v10.5 (Leopard)
Mac OS X v10.5 (Leopard) requires:
- Mac computer with an Intel, PowerPC G5,
or PowerPC G4 (867MHz or faster) processor
- 512 MB of memory
- 9 GB of available disk space
- Some features require a compatible Internet
service provider; fees may apply
- Some features require Apple's MobileMe (.Mac)
service; fees apply
For additional information on
operating systems:
See this article
Miscellaneous
Order No.:
M9455LL/A
Codename:
Q77 (Niagra)
Form Factor:
Power Mac G5
Dimensions (Inches):
20.1 H x 8.1 W x 18.7 D
Average Weight (lbs):
39.2
Original Price:
$2499 US
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Comments
This model originally shipped with Apple Keyboard, Apple Mouse, USB keyboard extension cable,
DVI to VGA adapter, modem cable, AirPort antenna; iLife (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD
and GarageBand), Art Director's Toolkit, EarthLink TotalAccess 2004, GraphicConverter,
OmniGraffle, OmniOutliner, QuickBooks for Mac New User Edition, Zinio Reader, Mail,
iChat AV, Safari, Sherlock, Address Book, QuickTime, iSync, iCal, DVD Player, Classic
environment, Xcode Developer Tools; 90 days of free telephone support and a one-year
limited warranty; 30 days of free Internet service through EarthLink.
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