Apple Power-Mac G5 Dual 2.5GHz Computer, 512MB, 160GB, 9600, 8x SuperDrive

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Apple M9457LLA Overview

Breaking through barrier in desktop processing The 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Computer system is offered to meet the needs of creative professionals, media producers, educators, researchers, and businesspeople. The 64-bit PowerPC G5 accelerates all types of applications, thanks to Dual 2.5GHz processors, an optimized Velocity Engine, and two floating-point units. It also features PCI-X, technology which makes this workstation ideal for HD video and other high-bandwidth applications.

With a 1GHz frontside bus per processor and high-speed, high-capacity memory, creative applications rip through the work at a blazing high speed. Whether you're at work or at play, you'll enjoy eye-popping graphics with ATI Radeon 9600 XT Graphics Display Card. The built-in SuperDrive now burns DVDs at 8x Speed. It also provides high-bandwidth connections for a full range of industry-standard, high-performance peripherals. An innovative enclosure design uses a superefficient thermal zone scheme and low-speed fans to stay cool and quiet. Mac OS X and 32-bit application code run natively at processor speed, so you can keep using the world's most advanced operating system and all your favorite software.

Ready for the Real World
The PowerPC G5 processor dramatically accelerates performance in real world applications, like Final-Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Photoshop, After-Effects, it also gains performance for professional music and audio creation, and scientific analysis of genetic research.
Bandwidth to Burn
The Power Mac G5's ultra-high bandwidth system architecture features a 1GHz frontside bus - one on each processor - for maximum throughput. And a point-to-point system controller lets data move directly between subsystems, without affecting processor function.
PCI-X Expansion
Equiped with PCI-X cards which enables it to perform specialized tasks, such as video acceleration and audio digital signal processing (DSP). The PCI-X protocol supports 3.3V signaling and Universal 33MHz and 66MHz PCI cards, which is perfect for high-performance PCI devices, increasing speeds from 33MHz to 133MHz and throughput from 266MBps to 2GBps. The three 64-bit PCI-X slots let you add one card running at 133MHz and two cards running at 100MHz ,and it is also backwards compatible.
High-Speed AGP 8X Pro Graphics Bus
Compared with the AGP 4X interface, the Power Mac G5's AGP 8X Pro graphics bus effectively doubles the maximum transfer rate and doubles the amount of data transferred in a single AGP bus cycle. The 66MHz AGP 8X Pro bus strobes eight times per clock cycle, achieving a 533MHz data rate and a maximum bandwidth of 2.1GB per second - ideal for the ultrafast graphics card it ships with.
Latest Technology Graphics Display Card
The Radeon 9600 XT with 128MB of video SDRAM visibly upgrades your graphics performance with a quad-pipe architecture, SmartShader 2.0 technology and HyperZ III+ memory architecture to push the performance envelope in high-end design applications. It also adds Advanced graphics programmability to add stunning special effects, and SMOOTHVISION 2.1 technology which provides new levels of image quality using state-of-the-art Anti-Aliasing and Anisotropic Filtering techniques.
8x SuperDrive
With the SuperDrive optical-drive, you can not only play DVD movies, but also burn your own DVDs at 8x speed, which allows you to save your old home movies onto a more durable form-factor which will hold up much longer then cassette tapes. The SuperDrive drive reads all the same formats as a DVD and CD-ROM drives.
FireWire 800, USB 2.0 and High-Performance I/O
The Power Mac G5 ships with a FireWire 800 port and three USB 2.0 ports. FireWire, USB 2.0 and optical digital and analog audio are all integrated through two bidirectional 16-bit, 800MHz HyperTransports that interconnect for a maximum throughput of 1.6GB per second.
Intelligent Cooling System Using Low-Speed Fans
Divided into four discrete thermal zones each with its own fans, allows the Mac OS X to increase or decrease the temperature of a single zone without affecting others. The front panel is 35% perforated, so cooler outside air can enter, flow over the heat-producing components, and exhaust out the perforations in the rear panel.

For added cooling efficiency, an internal air deflector channels airflow over the processor heat sinks and the PCI slots. Most of the fans spin at very low speeds for minimum acoustic output.

Native Compatibility with 32-bit Application Code
The PowerPC G5 architecture was designed from the beginning to run both 32-bit and 64-bit application code. This enables the PowerPC G5 processor to run Mac OS X natively for an immediate performance boost with no interruptions to your workflow. In addition, as applications are optimized and as Mac OS X is further enhanced for the PowerPC G5 processor, performance gains will be even more dramatic.

Apple M9457LLA Specs

Processor
Dual 2.5GHz PowerPC G5
Cache
L2: 512K per Processor
System Bus
1.25GHz per Processor
Memory
Slots:8 DIMMs
Type: PC3200 400MHz DDR SD-Ram 128-bit data paths
Installed: 512MB, 2 DIMMs
Capacity: 8GB main memory, supporting up to 6.4-GBps memory throughput
Configuration: One of the following in pairs
128MB or 256MB DIMMs (64-bit-wide, 128- or 256-Mbit)
512MB or 1GB DIMMs (64-bit-wide, 256-Mbit)
Graphics Display
Interface: AGP 8X Pro graphics slot supporting up to 2-GBps data throughput
Installed: ATI RADEON 9600 XT, 8X AGP Pro Graphics Display Card with 128MB DDR SD-RAM
Supported Digital Resolutions: up to 1920 by 1200 pixels
Supported Analog Resolutions: up to 1600 by 1200 pixels
Dual Display Support: Extended desktop or video mirroring mode
Connectors: ADC and DVI, includes DVI to VGA adapter

Supports a second Apple ADC or any VGA display, with optional DVIATOR DVI to ADC or ADC to VGA adapter.

Hard Drive
Bays: Two 3.5-inch
Installed: One Bay, 160GB 7200RPM with 8MB Buffer
Support: up to 500GB data capacity
Type: Serial ATA, supports up to 150-MBsps data throughput per hard drive
Optical Drive
Bays
One bay with SuperDrive installed;

Reads
CDs: up to 32x speed
DVDs: up to 10x speed

Writes
CD-R: up to 24x speed
CD-RW: up to 10x speed
DVD-R: up to 8x speed
DVD-RW: up to 4x speed

PCI Expansion
Three open full-length 64-bit PCI-X slots:
133MHz: One open full-length
100MHz: Two open full-length
Input and Output Connectors
Ports
Firewire 400: Two 6-Pin ports (one on front panel),
Firewire 800: One 9-Pin
USB 1.1: Two ports on keyboard, for peripheral connection
USB 2.0: Three ports (one on front panel)

Display
ADC:
One
DVI One
VGA: Yes, via included DVI to VGA adapter

Audio
Built-in Speaker
Headphone: Yes, in the front
Analog audio: Two 3.5 in and out stereo mini connectors
Optical digital audio: Two Toslink in and out connectors

Video
Digital Video:
in and out, only via Firewire

Communications
Network:
RJ-45
Modem: RJ-11

Communications
Wired
Network:
10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet connector
Modem: Built-in 56K V.92

Airport (Wireless)
Interface: AirPort Extreme 54-Mbps (based on IEEE 802.11g specs; 802.11b Wi-Fi certified)
Installed: External AirPort Extreme antenna only
Options: Airport Extreme Card and Airport Extreme Base Station

Bluetooth (Wireless)
Interface: Bluetooth 1.1
Installed: None
Optional: Bluetooth 1.1 module and antenna

Internet Access
30 days of free Internet service through EarthLink. Internet access requires a compatible Internet service provider; fees may apply.
Operating System
Mac OS X v10.3 Panther
Electrical Requirements
Meets ENERGY STAR requirements
Line Voltage: 100-125V AC or 200-240V AC
Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz, single phase
Maximum current: 6.5A (low-voltage range) or 7.5A (high-voltage range)
Environmental Requirements
Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
Storage temperature: 40° to 116° F (40° to 47° C)
Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
Maximum altitude: 10,000 feet
Dimensions
8.1 x 20.1 x 18.7" (20.6 x 51.1 x 47.5 cm)
Weight
44.4 lbs (20.2 kg)

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