Specifications

Power Mac G5 (Late 2004) Take Apart - 21

AGP/PCI Card

Power Mac G5 computers have four expansion card slots, three of which accommodate

Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) cards and one that accepts an advanced

graphics port (AGP) video card. AGP cards and PCI cards have different connectors, so

you cannot insert a PCI card into the AGP slot.

Note: Maximum power consumption for all four expansion slots (the three PCI expansion

cards and the AGP card) should not exceed 90 watts (W).

AGP Cards

The AGP video card, installed in slot 1, contains the graphics processor unit (GPU) and

provides the computer’s display ports. Slot 1 is designed speciﬁcally to accept AGP cards.

PCI Cards

The remaining three expansion slots, labeled 2, 3, and 4, accommodate PCI cards up to

12 inches long.

Note: Certain high-performance AGP graphics cards, when installed in slot 1, block

access to the adjacent PCI slot. In this case, PCI cards can be installed in slots 3 and 4

but not in slot 2.