Specifications

Power Mac G5 Basics - 5
What’s New
Video
The Power Mac G5 computer comes with a graphics card installed in the AGP 3.0-
compliant 8x Pro slot.
All graphics cards support dual displays in either extended desktop or video mirroring
mode, and support digital resolutions up to 1920x1200 pixels and analog resolutions up to
1600x1200 pixels.
The display memory on the AGP card is separate from the main memory. The display
memory consists of 64 or 128 MB of DDR devices configured to make a 128-bit data bus.
The display memory cannot be expanded by the user.
The supported graphics cards are shown below:
Graphics Video SDRAM Connectors
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra 64 MB DDR ADC and DVI-I
ATI Radeon 9600 Pro 64 MB DDR ADC and DVI-I
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (CTO) 128 MB DDR ADC and DVI-I
Fan Controller
The Power Mac G5 system employs advanced thermal management to keep acoustic
noise to a minimum. The system is divided into discrete zones, each with independently
controlled fans bringing in cool air from the front of the enclosure, directing it through ducts
and exhausting it out the rear. Temperature and power consumption are monitored by the
operating system, which communicates with the Fan Control Unit, which in turn controls
and monitors fan operation. Note that if Mac OS X is not booted, thermal management will
not work correctly.
Important: To ensure proper fan and temperature control, you must run Apple Service
Diagnostic whenever you replace a processor or logic board with a new processor or logic
board. You must also run the diagnostic if you re-install the same processor but in a
different connector from the one in which it was originally installed. For more information,
see “Thermal Calibration” in the Troubleshooting chapter.
Optical Audio
Digital data is transmitted to and from the optical audio I/O using special optical cables.
The 7.5 mm digital optical connectors on the cables, commonly referred to as TOSLink,
are for both input and output and conform to the IEC60874-17 connector standard.
The TOSLink friction-lock type F-05 connectors are available from pro-audio, musician’s
supply, hi-fi, and other retailers.