hi every one i have a power mac g5 from 2004
here is the current specs.
Dual 2 GHz Power PC
2.5 GB DDR2 SDRAM
150 GB Hard Drive
Whats the max ram and hard drive do you think it would take.
Also can the CPU be upgraded to a quad in my photo my power mac g5 one has one silver G5 unit I've seen some that have 2 G5 units inside also from the photo can you tell me if it has an airport card please thank you
PowerMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8), only powered once to see if it work
At the Apple Icon at top left>About this Mac.
Then click on More Info>Hardware and report this upto *but not including the Serial#*...
Hardware Overview:
Machine Name: Power Mac G5 Quad
Machine Model: PowerMac11,2
CPU Type: PowerPC G5 (1.1)
Number Of CPUs: 4
CPU Speed: 2.5 GHz
L2 Cache (per CPU): 1 MB
Memory: 10 GB
Bus Speed: 1.25 GHz
Boot ROM Version: 5.2.7f1
We especially need to see the bolded above.
when i get my montior on friday as i was borrowing one i shall post it thanks
when i get my montior on friday as i was borrowing one just to quickly test machine
i shall post it thanks
In the meantime...
How to find the serial number of your Apple hardware product...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1349
If you don't know the model, find the Serial# , but don't post the Serial# here...
Use this serial number locator:
here we go
Machine Name: Power Mac g5
Machine Model: PowerMac11,2
CPU Type: PowerPC G5 (1.1)
Number Of CPUs: 2
CPU Speed: 2 GHz
L2 Cache (per CPU): 1 MB
Memory: 2.5gb
Bus Speed: 1 GHz
Boot ROM Version: 5.2.7f1
here we go
Machine Name: Power Mac g5
Machine Model: PowerMac11,2
CPU Type: PowerPC G5 (1.1)
Number Of CPUs: 2
CPU Speed: 2 GHz
L2 Cache (per CPU): 1 MB
Memory: 2.5gb
Bus Speed: 1 GHz
Boot ROM Version: 5.2.7f1
Why are you double posting? Slow down. Wait & don't double click. ASC has a it's daily snafu. Sometimes it gets you.
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/PowerMac-G5-Memory
TenFourFox -- It's a port of the latest FireFox to run on older hardware and software.
"World's most advanced web browser. Finely tuned for the Power PC."
-- works for me on 10.4. Supports 10.5
http://www.floodgap.com/software/tenfourfox/
alternative download site:
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/37761/tenfourfox
Turn on pipelining. This will allow Firefox to make simaltaneous requests to the server. Chrome has pipeling turned on. Some sites could fail to load with pipeling set on. The site will be old. See "Increase pipelining" in:
Maximum RAM = 16 GB, CPU upgrade would require the whole Logic Board CPUs & Liquid cooling System...
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g5/specs/powermac_g5_dual_2.0.htm l
My Power Mac G5 answers?
