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Find out processor speed for g5 power mac

Ih8reno

Ih8reno

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Hi guys

Found a power mac g5 in my area but the guy has no video card in it, any ideas how to find out which CPUs are in it?

Thanks
 
If you can pop the side panel, look for a gray sticker toward the bottom that should give all the relevant info.
 
The cover for the processor? Or the plastic cover under the aluminum door
 
Remove the aluminum side panel and look near the bottom where the grove that it fits into is. You'll see the grey sticker there.
 
You should be able to see it when you remove the aluminum side door. Look on the "ledge" at the bottom where the door sits.
 
Open the side door - there will be a sticker along the bottom edge when you open the door.
The sticker will have the serial number for the system, and other identifying info.
 
Here's the sticker on mine to show you what to look for. Notice the bottom line of text on the right half of the sticker.
 

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Thanks again, I emailed him back and will wait for his reply
 
Mine:
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Actual location:
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Location on a G4 QS (Below PSU):
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Location on a Cube:
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Turns out it was a Mac Pro, not a power mac... He was selling it to be used as a mod for a pc build
 
Has nothing inside, no ram no hdd no screen card no dvd drives. I got him down to $60 but not sure it'll be worth it as I'll be paying a lot to fix it up.
 
Ih8reno said:
Has nothing inside, no ram no hdd no screen card no dvd drives. I got him down to $60 but not sure it'll be worth it as I'll be paying a lot to fix it up.
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Meh, true. Mine didn't have HDDs/DVD drives. I still don't have DVD drives.
 
I have hdd and dvd drives, just would need to find ram and video card.
 
Ih8reno said:
I have hdd and dvd drives, just would need to find ram and video card.
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I recommend an ASUS gt210. Cheap, works well as a stop-gap for a newer card. Its $30 on Amazon, sadly no EFI boot. PowerBook medic has good RAM for the Mac Pros.
 
In canada so the price will be higher but I definitely will check it out.
 
Update: it's a first gen Mac Pro. Problem is it's also missing the drive caddies on top of the ram/dvd drives/screen card/and hdd. Fans work when plugged in and a hd connected spins up so power doesn't seem to be an issue. Now to decide if I repair it or not.
 
Ih8reno said:
Update: it's a first gen Mac Pro. Problem is it's also missing the drive caddies on top of the ram/dvd drives/screen card/and hdd. Fans work when plugged in and a hd connected spins up so power doesn't seem to be an issue. Now to decide if I repair it or not.
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So what exactly does it have in it?
 
Motherboard, fans, ram slot pieces, pretty much it.
 
Getting it checked out at a store near me. They're gonna quote me a price for parts/labour and a quote to purchase it from me.
 
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