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PCI VS PCI-X slot
Name: SandyGeorgia Date: August 24, 2005 at 22:24:38 Pacific OS: OS X Panther CPU/Ram: 2Ghz/1GB
Comment:
Does Anybody know if Poxermac G5 2GHz PCI slots (or any of those slots) can work with PCI-X cards?
Name: SandyGeorgia Date: August 24, 2005 at 22:26:08 Pacific
Reply:
Sorry for spelling mistakes: Powermac G5
SandyGeorgia
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Response Number 2
Name: wackymacs (by Joshua Coventry) Date: August 25, 2005 at 03:31:49 Pacific
Reply:
As stated on Apple's website, the Dual 2.3GHz and Dual 2.7GHz configurations of the PowerMac G5 have three open full-length PCI-X slots: one 133MHz, 64-bit slot and two 100MHz, 64-bit slots.
However, the Single 1.8GHz and Dual 2.0GHz only has three open full-length 33MHz, 64-bit PCI slots.
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Response Number 3
Name: wboy1 Date: August 28, 2005 at 07:16:02 Pacific
Reply:
That is not entirely true... it depends on the revision (manufacture date) of the machine. If you boughtone of the early dual 2GHz G5 computers, it has PCI-X slots... if you have a recent version of the dual 2GHz G5, it doesn't. It should say inside the case at the bottom when you remove the access door. There is a little sticker that describe the manufacture of the machine (processor speed, default hard drive size, video card, wireless options, default RAM, etc...) and will say PCI-X if those slots are available.
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