Apple Systems
- PCI-Express Bus
- Specs
- Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-109
- PowerMac G5 (Early 2005)
- PCI-64 Bus
- 8 (4 Pairs) DDR 184 PC3200 DDR400 Slots (fill pairs) 8GB Max
- ATI Video
- SATA Disk
- SuperDrive
- ATI Radeon 9650 XT (Dual Display) 256MB GDDR3
- Compact PCI slot for Airport Extreme
- Specs
- CIP -- Customer Installable Pars Procedures
- Antennas -- Airport, Bluetooth
- XXX This box needs the antenna attached to the back of the case for
airport networking to work.
The follow-on model, with PCI-X, have a antenna built-into the case,
not just the antenna wiring.
- PowerMac G4 (Mirrored Drive Door)
- PCI 64 bit bus
- 133 MHz Bus Speed
- 4 DDR-184 Slots PC2100 (266MHz) 2048 MB Max
- ATA Disk
- SuperDrive (DVD-R / CD-RW)
- Slots:
- Airport Socket
- Digital Speaker Connector
- Video w/ ADC + DVI
- NVidia GeForce4 MX w/ 32MB of DDR SDRAM
- ATI Radeon 9000 Pro with 64 MB
- The 867MHz dual cpu was the baby of the MDD dual cpu boxes;
other speeds are 1 GHz and 1.25 GHz -- they also have faster
busses, faster memory, etc.
- Why do I have an 867 then? I wanted another Dual CPU, and it
was available.
- XXX Memory timing is weird, really likes PC2700 CL2.5,
but also PC4000??? CL3 will work too?
Need to track this problem down.
I think original is PC2100 (266 MHz) DDR SDRAM, for the slow bus,
the faster memory only matters for the 166 MHz bus?
- This box uses newer memory, but does not drive it much faster than
the PC133 memory in the previous (QuickSilver) boxes.
At least you can put more less expensive memory in!
- This box is also known as the WindTunnel because of
more cooling noise than other models.
Part of this was due to a fan issue.
Another part has to do with the case design, which restricts
cooling airflow -- the air makes more noise moving through the
restrictions, and the fan has to work harder to keep the box cool
due to the restrictions.
- Quieting a Mirrored Drive Door Power Mac G4
- Mirror Drive Door G4 Tower Cooling Mods
This is/was a wonderful printer.
However, it was the last toss of Apple as a printer manufacturer.
They didn't stay with their traditional printer providers (Canon)
and went (most likely) with Fuji or Xerox.
The printer is not rock solid reliable, and it is way more difficult
to work on.
However, when this printer is working, it is the cats meow.
Fast, quiet, good imaging, good interfaces, it is a dream.
Typical problem areas are all over the place; the fuser temperature sensor
appears to be a killer item which causes all sorts of derived problems.
It turns out that two other printers may share some parts with
the LW 8500.
At the very least the fusers are compatible:
- IBM Infoprint 20
- Xerox P880
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Bolo (Josef Burger)
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