Specifications

Power Mac G5 Take Apart -

AGP/PCI Card

The Power Mac G5 computer has four expansion card slots, three of which accommodate

Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) cards and one that accepts an advanced

graphics port (AGP) video card. AGP cards and PCI cards have different connectors, so

you cannot insert a PCI card into the AGP slot.

Note:

Maximum power consumption for all four expansion slots (the three PCI expansion

cards and the AGP card) should not exceed 90 watts (W).

AGP Cards

The AGP video card, installed in slot 1, contains the graphics processor unit (GPU) and

provides the computer’s display ports. Slot 1 is designed speciﬁcally to accept AGP cards.

This 533-megahertz (MHz) slot accommodates 1.5-volt (V) AGP cards.

PCI Cards

The remaining three expansion slots, labeled 2, 3, and 4, accommodate PCI cards up to

12 inches long. Depending on the Power Mac G5 model, you can install either PCI or

PCI-X cards.

Note:

To determine if a Power Mac G5 computer can accommodate PCI-X cards, check

the number of DIMM slots on the logic board. Computers with four DIMM slots have

AGP Slot 1

PCI Slot 2

PCI Slot 3

PCI Slot 4