Apple M9032LL User Guide - Page 19

Optical drive, DDR2 SDRAM slots, Battery, Hard disk drive bays, PCI Express slots

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Optical drive Your Power Mac G5 comes with a DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW SuperDrive. For information about the optical drive, see "Using Your Optical Drive" on page 35. DDR2 SDRAM slots Your Power Mac G5 has 8 DDR2 SDRAM slots. You can add additional PC2-4200, 533 MHz memory by inserting DDR2 SDRAM DIMMs in pairs in the memory slots. For more information about installing additional memory or about the specific type of memory used in your Power Mac G5, see "Installing Memory" on page 51. Battery Your Power Mac G5 uses a battery. If your computer has trouble starting up, or the system date and time are frequently incorrect, you may need to replace the battery. For more information, see "Replacing the Internal Backup Battery" on page 68. Hard disk drive bays Your Power Mac G5 comes with a hard disk drive installed in the top hard disk drive bay. You can install an additional hard disk drive in the bottom hard disk drive bay. You can have up to two Serial ATA drives in the computer. For more information, see "Installing Internal Storage Devices" on page 57. PCI Express slots Your Power Mac G5 has three PCI Express expansion slots. You can install PCI cards in slots 2 through 4 to expand your computer's capabilities. For more information, see "Adding PCI Express Cards" on page 65. PCI Express graphics slot Connect your display to the card in the PCI Express graphics slot. For more information, see "Connecting Displays, Televisions, and Video Devices" on page 28 or "Adding PCI Express Cards" on page 65. Chapter 2 Getting to Know Your Power Mac G5 19

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Chapter 2
Getting to Know Your Power Mac G5
19
Optical drive
Your Power Mac G5 comes with a DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW SuperDrive. For information about the
optical drive, see “Using Your Optical Drive” on page 35.
DDR2 SDRAM slots
Your Power Mac G5 has 8 DDR2 SDRAM slots. You can add additional PC2-4200, 533 MHz memory by
inserting DDR2 SDRAM DIMMs in pairs in the memory slots. For more information about installing
additional memory or about the specific type of memory used in your Power Mac G5, see “Installing
Memory” on page 51.
Battery
Your Power Mac G5 uses a battery. If your computer has trouble starting up, or the system date and
time are frequently incorrect, you may need to replace the battery. For more information, see
“Replacing the Internal Backup Battery” on page 68.
Hard disk drive bays
Your Power Mac G5 comes with a hard disk drive installed in the top hard disk drive bay. You can
install an additional hard disk drive in the bottom hard disk drive bay. You can have up to two Serial
ATA drives in the computer. For more information, see “Installing Internal Storage Devices” on
page 57.
PCI Express slots
Your Power Mac G5 has three PCI Express expansion slots. You can install PCI cards in slots 2 through
4 to expand your computer’s capabilities. For more information, see “Adding PCI Express Cards” on
page 65.
PCI Express graphics slot
Connect your display to the card in the PCI Express graphics slot. For more information, see
“Connecting Displays, Televisions, and Video Devices” on page 28 or “Adding PCI Express Cards” on
page 65.