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Service Source Power Mac G5 Updated: 16 September 2003 © 2003 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. Power Mac G5 Power Mac G4 - 1 Service Source Basics Power Mac G5 © 2003 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. Overview Power Mac G5 is a 64-bit desktop computer powered by the PowerPC G5 processor. It offers memory expansion up to 8GB,1 GHz front-side bus, and advanced 64-bit computation, while running existing 32-bit applications natively. The computer also includes serial ATA hard drives, high-end graphics capabilities, and computer-controlled cooling based on four independent zones. Standard configurations are listed below. 1.6 GHz Uni 800 MHz frontside bus 256 MB DDR333 SDRAM, expandable to 4 GB 80 GB Serial ATA drive SuperDrive Three PCI slots NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra video card 56K internal modem 1.8 GHz Uni 900 MHz frontside bus 512 MB DDR400 SDRAM, expandable to 8 GB 160 GB Serial ATA drive SuperDrive Three PCI-X slots NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra video card 56K internal modem 2 GHz Dual 1 GHz frontside bus 512 MB DDR400 SDRAM, expandable to 8 GB 160 GB Serial ATA drive SuperDrive Three PCI-X slots ATI Radeon 9600 Pro video card 56K internal modem Overview Power Mac G5 Basics - 1 Serial Number Location To identify a particular model of Power Mac G5, check the computer's serial number, which lists the model's configuration. The serial number is located directly below the air deflector inside the side access panel. 2 - Power Mac G5 Basics Serial Number Location What's New Overview PowerPC G5-- The Power Mac G5 computer incudes the new 64-bit PowerPC G5 processor running at either 1.6, 1.8, or 2.0 GHz, well beyond the speeds of G4 processors. Serial ATA hard drives -- Unlike older parallel drives, the new serial ATA drives in the Power Mac G5 offer up to 150 MB/s data throughput. The 7200 rpm drives come in 80, 160, or 250 GB capacity. PCI-X slots--Higher-bandwidth PCI slots allow for greater amounts of data when using expansion cards that demand high performance. Both 100 and 133 MHz PCI-X slots are included in higher-end Power Mac G5 computers. For more information, see the "AGP/PCI Card" topic in the Take Apart chapter. 8x AGP bus-- This bus provides a higher amount of data transfer to and from the graphics card. Both NVIDIA and ATI graphics cards are offered for the Power Mac G5. USB 2.0 --All USB ports on the Power Mac G5 support the USB 2.0 standard, which accommodates more high speed peripherals. Digital audio in and out --The Power Mac G5 introduces two new optical audio (S/PDIF) ports, allowing for optical audio input and output. These ports are in addition to the existing analog sound input and output ports. Cooling zones -- Nine case fans and blowers are logically grouped into four separate cooling zones in the Power Mac G5. Each zone is software-controlled by the system to only cool when necessary, making for a more efficient (and quieter) cooling solution. Controller chips-- The Power Mac G5 includes