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Xserve G5

A1068 · RackMac3,1 · 2004–2006 · rack

Specifications

Cpu
One or two PowerPC 970 (G5) at 2.0 GHz (dual-core 970MP 2.3 GHz on the late 2005 revision)
Ram
max: 8 GB ECC · base: 512 MB DDR ECC
Ports
Gigabit Ethernet x2 · USB 2.0 x2 · FireWire 800 · FireWire 400 · Serial (DB-9) for console management · PCI-X expansion slots
Display
No built-in display; headless 1U rack server with optional graphics card for a console
Storage
base: Up to three hot-swappable Apple Drive Module bays (SATA) · options: Serial ATA Apple Drive Modules · Optional hardware RAID card · Optical drive (slot-loading)
Os Support
latest: Mac OS X Server 10.5 Leopard · shipped: Mac OS X Server 10.3 Panther
Release Price
$2,999

Variants

Revisions
Single 2.0 GHzSingle PowerPC 970 (G5)
Dual 2.0 GHzTwo PowerPC 970 (G5) processors
Cluster NodeStripped compute configuration for Xgrid / HPC clusters

Upgrade paths

RAM
8 GB DDR ECC across the DIMM slots
EASY
storage
Three hot-swappable Apple Drive Modules, optionally in hardware RAID · Front-accessible ADM bays let drives be replaced without powering down the 1U chassis.
EASY