Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors)

Introduced: August 2002
Terminated: January 2003

Description

The Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) was available in three configurations. The dual 867Mhz configuration had a 60Gb hard drive, 256Mb of RAM and a CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive. The dual 1.0Ghz configuration had an 80Gb hard drive, 256Mb of RAM and a SuperDrive. The 1.25Ghz configuration had a 120Gb hard drive, 512Mb of RAM and a SuperDrive.

History

The Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) used several design features found on the new Xserve rackmount server. The bus speed was increased and dual processors were now standard across the line. They were also some of the loudest Power Macs ever made, with the nickname “G4 Windtunnel.” Apple would eventually offer a fan as well as a replacement power supply in order to help alleviate the noise.

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Specifications

Processor: PowerPC 7455 v2.1 (G4)
Number of Cores: 1
Processor Speed: dual 867 MHz, dual 1.0, or dual 1.25 GHz
Benchmarks: dual 867 MHz: 708, dual 1.0 GHz: 873, dual 1.25 GHz: 1048
Cache: 64 KB L1, 256 KB L2, 1 MB or 2 MB DDR L3
System Bus: 133 MHz (dual 867 MHz) or 167 MHz (dual 1.0 GHz+)
Hard Drive: 60, 80, or 120 GB 7200-rpm
Media: 8x/16x/10x/32x DVD/CD-RW or 2x/6x/8x/4x/24x DVD-R/CD-RW (2x SuperDrive)
Peripherals: Apple Pro Keyboard, Apple Pro Mouse
Weight and Dimensions (US): 42 lbs., 17” H x 8.9” W x 18.4” D
Weight and Dimensions (Metric): 19.1 kg, 43.2 cm H x 22.6 cm x 46.7 cm D
Original Mac OS: Mac OS X 10.2 (6C115) and Mac OS 9.2.2
Later Mac OS: Mac OS X 10.2.1 or 10.2.6 and Mac OS 9.2.2
Maximum Mac OS: Latest release of Mac OS X
Hardware Test: AHT (Power Mac) 1.2.6 1.2.7
Firmware: Open Firmware
Firmware Update: Power Mac G4 Firmware Update 4.4.8
Firmware Update URL: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=120171
Logicboard RAM: None
Maximum RAM: 2.0 GB
Type of RAM Slots: 4 - PC2100 (dual 867), or 4 - PC2700 (dual 1+) 2.5v, unbuffered, 8-byte, nonparity 184-pin DDR SDRAM
Minimum RAM Speed:—
Interleaving Support: No
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce4 MX, GeForce4 Ti, or ATI Radeon 9000 Pro
ATI Card Model: ATY,RV250 (Radeon 9000 Pro)
Graphics Memory: 32 MB (GeForce4 MX), 64 MB (Radeon), or 128 MB (GeForce4 Ti)
Built-in Display: None
Display Modes: Dual display extended and video mirroring
Display Connection: 1 - DVI, 1- ADC
Expansion Slots: 4 - 64-bit 33 MHz PCI, 1 - 4x AGP
Expansion Bays: 4 - internal 3.5” ATA drive bays (2 - ATA/100, 2 - ATA/66), 2 - optical drive bays
Hard Drive Bus: 1 - Ultra ATA/66 (ATA-5), 1 - ATA/100 (ATA-6)
Large Drive Support: Yes (128 GB or larger per drive)
Optical Drive Bus: EIDE (ATA-3)
Backup Battery: 3.6 V 850 mAh Lithium (922-4028)
Max Watts: 400 W
Line Voltage: 100–125V AC or 200–240V AC
Liquid Cooling: None
AirPort: Optional AirPort card (802.11b)
Bluetooth: None
Ethernet: 10/100/1000BASE-T (RJ-45)
Modem: 56k v92
ADB: None
Serial: None
SCSI: None
USB: 2 - 12 MBit/s
FireWire: 2 - 400 MBit/s (15W total power)
Audio In: 1 - 3.5-mm analog input jack (16-bit 44.1 kHz sample rate)
Audio Out: 2 - 3.5-mm analog output jacks, 1 - 2.5-mm Apple Pro Speaker minijack, Built-in speaker (16-bit 44.1 kHz)