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Which Power Mac G5 is this?
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Well seeing that there's "one" shield of the processor. It's a first-gen single 1.8ghz PowerMac G5.
That's not a dual 1.8Ghz machine, looks like a single to me. In fact, I think it is one of the oddball 2004 release models - http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g5/stats/powermac_g5_1.8_2.html
Actually, I'd bet money on it. Those machines shipped with 80GB hard disk, FX5200 GPU, 256MB of 400Mhz DDR RAM and an 8x SuperDrive - exactly what is listed on your readout off the side.
Throw your serial number in here: https://selfsolve.apple.com/GetWarranty.do
Actually, I'd bet money on it. Those machines shipped with 80GB hard disk, FX5200 GPU, 256MB of 400Mhz DDR RAM and an 8x SuperDrive - exactly what is listed on your readout off the side.
Throw your serial number in here: https://selfsolve.apple.com/GetWarranty.do
It'll run Tiger happily, and Leopard if you up the RAM to 2GB-4GB (which is the max it will take). It won't be the fastest thing on the block, but if you can pick it up for cheap then it'll be fine.
Not sure about whether it is missing fans or not though. My old Dual 2.5Ghz had a pair of fans that went infront of the CPU block, but the single 1.8 may have not needed them. I can't see the mounting for them on the bottom of the case, so it indicates they may not have shipped with them at all.
Not sure about whether it is missing fans or not though. My old Dual 2.5Ghz had a pair of fans that went infront of the CPU block, but the single 1.8 may have not needed them. I can't see the mounting for them on the bottom of the case, so it indicates they may not have shipped with them at all.
Yeah bump it to 4gb ram(max) and it will run Leopard very well.
I found one similar G5 on ebay and it shows it not having the pre-processor fans either...
I found one similar G5 on ebay and it shows it not having the pre-processor fans either...
IIRC the earlier G5 models had a shield per CPU.
So, a Single 1.6 had only the lower "half" of shield shown below.
A Dual 1.8 or 2.0 would have looked like this:
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Thanks for the correctin. I meant to say one shield with a single G5 printed in the middle. My dual 1.8 looked like the one you have pictured with 2 G5s over each processor. Also I think the later dual-core models went back to that first design to with a single G5 over the whole shield.
Funny how I seen other single 1.8 with half the shield and a one fan before the processor.
When the G5 was first launched only the 2.0 GHz was a Dual config. Both the 1.6 and 1.8 were singles, and thus had only the lower half of the shield.
After just a few months the Single 1.8 was quickly replaced by the Dual 1.8, which Apple should have started off with in the first place.
Great forum this
I actually got two 512MB, 400MHz modules and a 250GB S-ATA drive laying around here somewhere. Guess that will do for a while. More RAM can always be added later.
In total it will cost me around $100.
Bargain.
That doesn't look like a G5 at all.
There are no front fans (which ALL G5s should have), there isn't even a slot for the fans to be installed, the logic board is a different design with the RAM slots pointing the wrong direction and it has the heat shield of the dual core models.
That is either an early prototype or a chassis hack for something completely different.
There are no front fans (which ALL G5s should have), there isn't even a slot for the fans to be installed, the logic board is a different design with the RAM slots pointing the wrong direction and it has the heat shield of the dual core models.
That is either an early prototype or a chassis hack for something completely different.
Looks like I've corrected myself...
http://developer.apple.com/document...rMacG5_SP/4Expansion/chapter_5_section_2.html
Still odd though. A single 1.8 should look like this:
http://developer.apple.com/document...rMacG5_SP/4Expansion/chapter_5_section_2.html
Still odd though. A single 1.8 should look like this:
