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What is this slot on iMac G3?
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I believe that is the cover for the Mezzanine slot. It was dropped in later G3s.
The original 266 has not it http://www.vectronicsappleworld.com/profiles/227.html
VGA module? Firewire module? Never had a iMac
VGA module? Firewire module? Never had a iMac
So I was right? It was the Mezzanine cover for the slot. The physical Mezzanine port is on the Logic Board.
Correct - that is a cover that was used for Mezzanine slot cards. There were no "official" cards for this slot - Apple never published the pinout, and never sanctioned any Apple-made or third-party cards.
However, there *ARE* cards that use it. My iMac G3 has a SCSI card, which uses the VHDCI SCSI connector. There was a Voodoo 2 video card, that necessitated the use of an external monitor for 3D-accelerated video, it's video port was there. Sonnet also made a CPU upgrade that put a FireWire port there.
However, there *ARE* cards that use it. My iMac G3 has a SCSI card, which uses the VHDCI SCSI connector. There was a Voodoo 2 video card, that necessitated the use of an external monitor for 3D-accelerated video, it's video port was there. Sonnet also made a CPU upgrade that put a FireWire port there.
Yeah, that was the Sonnet HARMONi upgrade. I think it was really pricey, IIRC!
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/601043-REG/Sonnet_330092_HARMONi_G3_600MHz_Processor.html