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Xserve G4

M8628 · RackMac1,1 · RackMac1,2 · 2002–2004 · rack

Specifications

Cpu
PowerPC G4 1.0 GHz single or dual; 1.33 GHz on the 2003 Slot Load revision
Ram
max: 2 GB PC2100 DDR (4x512 MB) · base: 256 MB DDR ECC
Ports
Gigabit Ethernet (x2 on dual models) · USB 1.1 x2 · FireWire 400 x2 (front and rear) · Serial console (DB-9) · VGA (via graphics card) · 2 full-length PCI slots + 1 combo slot
Storage
base: 60 GB ATA Apple Drive Module · options: Four hot-plug ADM bays · Up to 480 GB total at launch
Os Support
latest: Mac OS X Server 10.5.8 Leopard · shipped: Mac OS X Server 10.1.5
Release Price
$2,999

Variants

Models
Xserve (2002)RackMac1,1May 2002, 1.0 GHz single/dual, tray-load optical
Xserve (Slot Load, Early 2003)RackMac1,2February 2003, 1.33 GHz, slot-load optical
Xserve Cluster NodeHeadless compute configuration without optical drive or graphics

Upgrade paths

RAM
2 GB PC2100 DDR ECC (4 slots) · Slide the chassis out of the rack and lift the lid.
EASY
storage
Four hot-plug Apple Drive Modules (ATA); larger drives work in ADM carriers · Apple's first hot-swap drive bays.
EASY
other
Two 64-bit/66 MHz PCI slots for RAID, SCSI, and network cards
EASY