kad: Identify your Mac articles

Occasionally you may be asked to provide more information on your Mac model, or need to identify your Mac more specifically than what the label on the Mac says to know what are the best troubleshooting steps to take to solve issues which bring you to this forum. This tip is divided into two sections. The first gives the model name, and processor in the model as necessary, followed by the link which helps identify those models. The second offers additional resources which offer much of the same information.

- Section 1

eMac:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86325

iBook:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=88039

Powerbook G4:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=88248

Powerbook G3:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=24604

PowerMac G5:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86790

PowerMac G4:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58418
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=42739

iMac G5:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301724

iMac G4 (Flat Panel):
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86793

iMac G3:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58669

An additional important identifying factor for iMac
G3s is whether or not they have built-in Firewire ports. This will among other things tell whether Mac OS X 10.4 can be installed on it, whether the Migration/Setup Assistant can be used with it, and whether you can make a bootable Mac OS X backup of it. This article helps tell whether or not they have Firewire ports:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58207


- Section 2


The AppleSpec page offers a by model division of the product
specs of Apple Computer manufactured hardware:

http://www.info.apple.com/support/applespec.html

Also, as an end user of these forums, I have found these third party sites offer a different perspective on obtaining some of the same information:

http://www.apple-history.com/
http://www.everymac.com/
http://www.mactracker.ca/