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Introduced: October 19, 2005
Terminated: August 7, 2006


Logic Board
Processor:   Two dual-care PowerPC 970MP (G5)

PowerPC processor architecture with 64-bit data paths and registers; each core includes:
  • Parallel data structure supporting up to 215 simultaneous in-flight instructions
  • Simultaneous issue of up to 10 out-of-order operations
  • Dual-pipeline Velocity Engine for 128-bit single-instruction, multiple-data (SIMD) processing
  • Two independent double-precision floating-point units
  • Advanced three-component branch prediction logic
Other Details:
  • Native support for 32-bit application code
  • Point-to-point system controller
Processor Speed:   2.5 GHz
Processor Upgrade:   G5 Daughtercard
Frontside Bus Speed:   1.25 GHz
  • Single 1.25 GHz 64-bit DDR bidirectional frontside bus
Data Path:   128-bit
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.
Level 2 Cache:   1 MB per core

Expansion Slots:
  • Two open full-length four-lane PCI Express slots
  • One open full-length eight-lane PCI Express slot
  • PCI Express cards of any size supported in all slots
  • Airport Extreme/Bluetooth 2.0+EDR antenna slot
  • PCI Express slots are not compatible with PCI or PCI-X expansion cards.
Expansion Bays:
  • Two 3.5-inch hard drive bays, each with a 150 MBps Serial ATA controller
Battery:   3.6V Lithium
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Memory
RAM Type:   PC2-4200 (533MHz) DDR2 SDRAM
RAM Slots:   8
Min - Max RAM:   512 MB - 16 GB
Install in groups of:   2

RAM Sizes:
  • 256 MB DIMMs (64-bit-wide, 512-Mbit)
  • 512 MB DIMMs (64-bit-wide, 512-Mbit)
  • 1 GB DIMMs (64-bit-wide, 512-Mbit or 1-Gbit)
  • 2 GB DIMMs (64-bit-wide, 1-Gbit)
  • ECC memory available in configurations with 1 GB or more (build-to-order option)
Onboard RAM:   none

Ports
ADB:   none
USB:   4 x USB 2.0 (1 front, 3 rear)
FireWire:   2 x 400-Mbps (1 front, 1 rear), 1 x 800-Mbps
Video:   one single-link DVI port, and one dual-link DVI port (graphics card)
Floppy:   none
SCSI:   none
Modem:   Optional external Apple USB Modem (RJ-11)

Ethernet:
  • Two independent 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet (RJ-45) interfaces with support for jumbo frames
Optional AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth 2.0 (build-to-order option or installed by Apple Authorized Service Provider):
  • AirPort Extreme: Based on IEEE 802.11g standard and Wi-Fi Certified for 802.11g and 802.11b interoperability
  • Bluetooth: Support for Enhanced Data Rate, or data rates up to 3 Mbps
  • Integrated wireless antenna
Audio:
  • Front headphone minijack and speaker
  • Optical digital audio input and output Toslink connectors
  • Stereo analog line level input and line level output minijacks

Graphics Support
Standard:
  • NVIDIA GeForce 6600 with 256 MB of GDDR SDRAM, one single-link DVI port, and one dual-link DVI port, installed in 16-lane PCI Express graphics slot
  • Support for digital resolutions up to 1920 x 1200 pixels; dual-link DVI ports support up to 2560 x 1600 pixels
  • Support for analog resolutions up to 2048 x 1536 pixels
  • DVI to VGA Adapter included
  • Dual-display support for extended desktop and video mirroring modes
  • Support for up to two Apple flat-panel displays for each graphics card installed

Storage
Optical Drive:
  • 16x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW); writes DVD-R discs at up to 16x speed, writes DVD+R DL discs at up to 6x speed, reads DVDs at up to 16x speed, writes CD-R and CD-RW discs at up to 24x speed, reads CDs at up to 32x speed
Internal Hard Drive:   250 GB Serial ATA; 7200 rpm
Floppy Disk Drive:   none

Operating System
Original OS:   x v10.4

Compatible MacOS:
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.:   M9591LL/A
Form Factor:   Power Mac G5
Dimensions (Inches):   20.1 H x 8.1 W x 18.7 D
Average Weight (lbs):   44.5 to 48.8
Original Price:   $3299 US
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Comments
This model originally shipped with Apple Keyboard, Mighty Mouse, USB keyboard extension cable, DVI to VGA adapter; Mac OS X, Spotlight, Dashboard, Mail, iChat AV, Safari, Address Book, QuickTime, iLife (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie HD, iDVD, and GarageBand), iCal, DVD Player, Classic environment, Art Director's Toolkit X, FileMaker Pro Trial, GraphicConverter, Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive, OmniGraffle, OmniOutliner, QuickBooks New User Edition, Zinio Reader, Xcode Development Tools; 90 days of free telephone support and a one-year limited warranty.