MAC PARTS
- Pram Batteries
- Motherboards
MAC UPGRADES
- Mac Hard Drives
- CD/DVD drives
- Macintosh Memory
- Processors
APPLE MAC PERIPHERALS
- Apple Airport Networking
- Apple Keyboards & Mice
- Apple Mac SCSI
- Mac USB
- Mac Firewire
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Apple Mac Computers- Guidance Notes
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Video Connectors
DB15 |
SVGA |
DVI |
ADC |
Apple have, over the years deployed Mac computers with a number of different video connectors. What are now considered older, and yet still useable macs were deployed with the DB15 connector. This consists of 2 rows of pins making up a total of 15 pin connectors:
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Also known as Dsub or Dsub15, the svga port has been the defacto standard among PC users for many years. It still plays a vital role in the computer industy, although DVI will over the coming years become the industry standard. Many Macs now incorporate SVGA on most video cards/ ports and for older macs with DB15 ports, small convertors are available to take svga. The same can also be said for the newer DVI based models |
DVI stands for (D)igital (V)ideo (I)nterface.
DVI is a new form of video interface technology made to maximize the quality of flat panel LCD monitors and high-
end video graphics cards. It is a replacement for the P&D Plug & Display standard, and a step up from the digital-only
DFP format for older flat panels. DVI is becoming increasingly popular with video card manufacturers
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ADC is apple's standard self powered port and was release with a small, but ever increasing number of macs. It incorporates a 28 volt power connector that allows some of Apple's proprietory monitors to be powered by the mac itself. Note the semi-circular ends to the connector, which give this port away. |
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Optical and hard drive connectors
SCSI Narrow- 50 pin |
SCSI wide-68 pin |
IDE |
Serial ATA |
| SCSI narrow was introduced with the original compact macs and ran with the Apple mac right through to the beige G3, although by then it had become a secondary drive connector, being superseeded by the ide/ ATA connector. |
68 pin, or scsi II was used in mac servers such as the G3 server. It's very easy to determine whether your mac can accept SCSI II due to the connector layout |
IDE was for many years the defacto connector for PCs. It consists of 49 pins for the drive, whether optical or hard disk. The chain accepts master or slave only, making it pretty limited in connectivity. This system was incorporated in every mac from the beige G3 and up, as well as the 5000 and 6000 series powermac performas and performa 630- these powermacs used scsi for the optical drive though. IDE drives are also known as ATA33/ ATA66 |
Serial ATA has replaced ide/ ATA over the past few years as the industry standard for new computers. It has been incorporated in all new G5 desktop powermacs. |
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Memory
30 pin simms |
72 pin simms |
168 pin dimms |
PC66 |
used in:
- SE
- SE/30
- Classic
- Classic II
- LC
- LCII
- LCIII
- Mac IIci
- Mac IIcx
- Quadra 700
- Performa 400
- Performa 460
- Performa 450
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used in:
- LC475
- Performa 630
- Quadra 630
- Powermac 6100
- Powermac 7100
- Powermac 8100
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used in:
- Powermac 7000 series from 7200 onwards
- Powermac 8000 series from 8200 onwards
- Powermac 9000 series
- Powermac 7300
- Powermac 7600
- Powermac 9600
- Powermac 8600
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Used in:
- Beige G3 Powermacs- all models. Note that the Powermac G3 desktop beige system (G3 233mHz, 266mHz and 300mHz) all require low profiile dimms otherwise they will foul the fan grille to the underside of the power supply unit.
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PC100 |
PC133 |
PC 2100 DDR |
PC 2700 DDR |
Used in:
- All Blue and White G3 mini tower models.
- Powermac G4 models including the 350mHz, 400mHz and Cube
- iMac G3 computers
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Used in:
- G4 digital audio models.
- Quicksilver models- all models (not mirrored door models)
- iMac G4 flatpanel
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used in:
- G4 quicksilver Mirrored door models:
- 867mHz
- 1.0gHz
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used in:
- G4 quicksilver Mirrored door models:
- 1.0gHz dual Processor
- 1.25gHz
- 1.25gHz dual Processor
- G5 Powermac 1.6gHz model
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PC 3200 |
PC2- 4200 |
PC2-5300 DDR2 |
144 pin PC 100 SO dimms |
used in:
- Power Macintosh G5/1.8
- Power Macintosh G5/1.8 DP
- Power Macintosh G5/2.0 DP (not new model)
- Power Macintosh G5/2.3 DP
- Power Macintosh G5/2.5 DP
- Power Mac G5/2.7 DP
- Mac mini G4/1.25
- Mac mini G4/1.42
- iMac G5
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used inL
- Power Macintosh G5 Dual (2.0)
- Power Macintosh G5 Dual (2.3)
- Power Macintosh G5 Quad (2.5)
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used in:
- Mac mini "Core Solo" 1.5
- Mac mini "Core Duo" 1.66
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used in:
- Apple Powerbook wallstreet
- Powerbook Lombard (bronze keyboard)
- Powerbook Pismo (bronze keyboard)
- iBook G3 clamshell
- iBook G3 snow 12 and 14 inch
- iMac 233, 266 and 333
- PowerBook G4/400
- PowerBook G4/500
- PowerBook G4/550
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