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2003 Xserve G4

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Ninemonths after introducing the Xserve as a 1 GHz server, Applebumped performance with one or two 1.33 GHz processors, a 167 MHzsystem bus, and Ultra ATA/133 support. The newer Xserve alsoincludes FireWire 800 ports.

Xserve supports up to 720 GB of internal storage, one or two1.33 GHz G4 CPUs, dual gigabit ethernet, RAID, hot swappabledrives, and remote management while running Mac OS XServer.

For those who want to use Xserve as a workstation, Apple offersthe high performance ATI Radeon 8500 4x AGP video card and all theG4 power they're used to.

Xserve includes an unlimited user license for Mac OS XServer.

Details

introduced 2003.02.10 at $2,799/1 CPU, $3,799/2 CPU; replaced2004.01.06 by Xserve G5
requires Mac OS X Server v10.2 or later
CPU: single or dual 1.33 GHz PowerPC 7455
bus: 167 MHz
system performance: unknown
RAM: 256 MB standard (512 MB in dual processor model),expandable to 2 GB using PC2700 DDR SDRAM at 333 MHz in 4 DIMMslots
VRAM: 32 MB
Video: ATI 66 MHz PCI graphics card (AGP 4x card optional)
L2 cache: 256 KB on-chip L2 cache
L3 cache: 2 MB per processor offers 3.5 GB/sec. throughput
hard drive: 60/180 GB 7200 RPM, 4 drive bays, UltraATA/133
CD-ROM: 24x
2 full-length 64-bit/66 MHz PCI slots
1 half-length combination PCI/4x AGP slot
one 400 Mbps FireWire port on front
two FireWire 800 ports on back
two 12 Mbps USB ports
dual 10/100/1000Base-T ethernet
size (HxWxD): 1.73" x 19" x 28"
weight: 26.0 lbs. (11.8 kg)
PRAM battery: 3.6V half-AA
upgrade path: none yet

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