Specifications

6 - Power Mac G5 Basics
What’s New
Analog audio signals are converted to digital data internally. All audio is handled digitally
inside the computer, including audio data from the CD or DVD drive and from devices
connected to the USB and FireWire ports. Audio data is converted to analog form for
output to the internal speaker, the headphones, or the analog output port.
Wireless
The Power Mac G5 supports an optional internal Apple Bluetooth module that enables
short-range wireless connections between desktop and laptop computers and a host of
other peripheral devices. Bluetooth support is built into Mac OS X and compliant with
Bluetooth specification v1.1. It operates on a globally available 2.4 GHz frequency band
(ISM band) for worldwide compatibility and has a maximum throughput of 1Mbps.
The Bluetooth technology supports the following profiles:
• synchronization —enables synchronization of devices over Bluetooth
• serial —provides a wireless serial connection to other Bluetooth devices
• dial-up networking (DUN) — enables a mobile phone to act as a modem
• object push —enables the transfer of files between Bluetooth devices
Important: For proper range and operation, the external Bluetooth antenna must be
attached to the Bluetooth port and the external AirPort antenna must be attached to the
AirPort port on the back panel of the Power Mac G5.
Ports
The following ports are included on the front and back panels of the Power Mac G5. For
illustrations of the port locations, see the “External Views” topic in the Views chapter.
Front
• Power button
• Headphone port
• USB 2.0 port
• FireWire 400 port
Rear
• AirPort antenna port
• Bluetooth antenna port
• Optical audio-out port
• Optical audio-in port
• Audio line-out port
• Audio line-in port
• USB 2.0 ports (two ports)
• FireWire 400 port
• FireWire 800 port
• 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet port
• Modem port