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Powermac G5 Upgrades

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History

This page refers to all PowerMac G5s before the latest October 2005 revision of the range. Our page on the new dual-core PowerMac G5s (which use DDR2 RAM and have PCI-Express slots) is here.

In June 2003 Apple finally upgraded their desktop line up from the G4 to the IBM made PPC970 - the G5. These machines are awesome, both internally and externally. They support up to 8GB of memory. The machines all shipped with DVD-RW superdrives and SATA hard drives. The connectivity was upgraded with FireWire 800, Airport Extreme, PCI-X slots and 8 x AGP graphics.

The front side bus to the CPU was increased up to 1GHz - almost unheard of on a desktop system. The increased speed and power required a unique case with distinct thermal zones and the biggest heat sinks yet. The benefit? Up to 7 times better performance than the G4 Dual 1.42. A awesome machine for every task.

There were four fairly minor revisions of the PowerMac G5 before the change to the dual core models. See Apple specs for the original Power Mac G5 here, the June 2004 revision here, the late 2004 here and early 2005 here.

How to Identify these Machines

The PowerMac G5 is easily identifiable by its size, shape, distinctive handles and front and rear grills. If your machine looks like the picture to the right you've got a PowerMac G5.

To distinguish between the latest PCI-Express dual-core PowerMac G5s and earlier ones, one way to tell is by the number of ethernet ports. Machines dealt with on this page have 1 RJ-45 ethernet port on the back. If you have 2 RJ-45 sockets, you need to refer to this page.

You can also tell the difference by opening System Profiler (Apple Menu > About This Mac, then click on the "More Info" button), then selecting Memory on the window that comes up and checking the speed column for any of the modules already installed. For this earlier PowerMac G5, it will start PC3200 or PC2700. Later dual core machines will start PC2-4200.

Other main distinguishing features are the number of processor cores - these earlier machines use single-core processors (although frequently were sold with dual processors), use DDR RAM as opposed to the newer DDR2 RAM in the later machines. The machines on this page were all sold before October 2005.

There were four fairly minor revisions of the PowerMac G5 before the change to the dual core models. See Apple specs for the original Power Mac G5 here, the June 2004 revision here, the late 2004 here and early 2005 here.

If you are still unsure you can contact us on 01223 833 412 or by email for confirmation.

Memory Upgrades

The PowerMac G5 has either 4 or 8 memory sockets. The machines can accept up to 8.0GB / 4.0GB in RAM - (4 or 8 x 1.GB ). With OS X on the desktop the more RAM you have the more your Mac will love you. Our memory is lifetime guaranteed and comes with a full compatibility guarantee. The easiest way to find out how many available sockets you have is to open the side of the machine - after turning it off at the wall. Use the release catch at the back, remove the plastic cover and the dual fans. Count the number of sockets. If you have 4 you can accept up to 4GB if 8 then 8GB. All RAM for the G5's must be installed in PAIRS - that means matched sizes and types for best performance i.e. to add 512MB of RAM you need 2 x 256MB Sticks.

Please note the RAM listed below is for the non-Dual Core (which is different to dual processor) PowerMac G5s. If you have a PowerMac G5 with only 1 ethernet port, the RAM listed below is correct. If you have a PowerMac G5 with 2 ethernet ports, you need to see the modules listed here.

INSTALL SERVICE - RAM in a PowerMac/Mac ProStock: Available£15.00 + vat (£18.00)
Integral DDR-PC3200 1GB 184PIN DIMMStock: Available£21.69 + vat (£26.03)1
Integral DDR-PC2700 1GB 184PIN DIMMStock: Available£22.22 + vat (£26.66)2
Integral DDR-PC2700 512MB 184PIN DIMMStock: Available£14.99 + vat (£17.99)2
1Compatible with non-dual-core PowerMac G5s apart from the 1.6GHz version. Must be installed in pairs.
2Compatible with the 1.6GHz version only. Must be installed in pairs.

Any fitting information below is intended as a guide before purchase ONLY, when fitting these products you should refer to the original manual for your computer, and any instructions that come with the item. Please see this page for more information, or here for information on our fitting service.

Difficulty 1 / 5 - Very Easy

Open the side of the case by using the release bar at the rear of the machine.

Remove the metal grill and place to one side. Then remove the internal plastic cover by lifting it up and out.

Next locate the two processor fans (on one plastic runner) and remove outwards. This reveals the RAM sockets.

Place RAM into the sockets - RAM modules must be installed in matched pairs in this machine. The RAM is designed so it cannot go in the wrong way around.

If you are unsure call or email our team.


CD & DVD Drive Upgrades

The PowerMac G5 came equipped with a Superdrive Optical drive loaded with a tray at the front of the machine. There is no internal expansion for a second optical drive. It is possible to use an External DVD writer via USB 2.0 or FireWire (FireWire is better). The below drives will work with your Mac.

INSTALL SERVICE - Internal CD/DVD Drive in a PowerMac/Mac ProStock: Available£15.00 + vat (£18.00)
Samsung IDE 22x DVD+/-R, 12x DV+/-DL, DVD+RW x8/-RW x6, DVD-RAM x12Stock: Available£29.00 + vat (£34.80)1
1Only fully supported under Max OSX 10.5 or later - see product page for more details.

Any fitting information below is intended as a guide before purchase ONLY, when fitting these products you should refer to the original manual for your computer, and any instructions that come with the item. Please see this page for more information, or here for information on our fitting service.

Difficulty 1 / 5 Very Easy (external), 2 / 5 Easy (internal)

External

Install and supplied software, restart the machine and connect the new device.

Internal

Open the side of the case by using the release bar at the rear of the machine.

Remove the metal grill and place to one side, then remove the internal plastic cover by lifting it up and out.

The optical drive is located towards the top of the case. Disconnect the cables and remove mounting screws.

Replace drive and reconnect power and data cables.

Apple's instructions can be found here.


Internal Hard Drive Upgrades

This range of drives will work in your G5 machine. These drives run at 7,200 RPM and provide excellent speed for almost every application.

If you don't want to fit a new hard drive yourself, you can take advantage of the MacUpgrades Installation Service. Add the installation service from the list below to your cart along with your chosen hard drive. We can also clone your existing hard drive onto the new one, simply add the Clone Original Hard Drive service below to your cart.

Once you have booked the service, send your machine to us, we will carry out the work and return it to you. Alternatively, we do offer a Collection Service with our courier, please see here for details.

INSTALL SERVICE - Internal Hard Drive in a PowerMac/Mac ProStock: Available£15.00 + vat (£18.00)
INSTALL SERVICE - Clone Original Hard DriveStock: Available£25.00 + vat (£30.00)
Seagate Barracuda SATA 600 500GB 7200RPM 16MBStock: Available£46.25 + vat (£55.50)
Seagate Barracuda SATA 600 1TB 7200RPM 32MBStock: Available£54.95 + vat (£65.94)
Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM SATA 600 2TB 7200RPM 64MBStock: Available£73.05 + vat (£87.66)

Internal Solid State Disk (SSD) Drives

Any fitting information below is intended as a guide before purchase ONLY, when fitting these products you should refer to the original manual for your computer, and any instructions that come with the item. Please see this page for more information, or here for information on our fitting service.

Difficulty 2 / 5 - Easy.

Turn off Machine, open side door. Use latch to the rear of the drive chassis to release the side panel. Remove plastic grill by pulling gently upwards and outwards. The hard drive caddie is located on the top of the case and has space for an additional drive in the caddie.

The special screws required to hold the drive in place are located to the left of the drive caddy. Remove caddie by pulling the release lever to the side. Disconnect the cable and insert new drive to chassis. Set jumpers accordingly and connect up all cables. Restart machine and initialise the drive.

Apple's instructions can be found here.


eSATA Storage

This Mac can have an eSATA controller card added into an expansion socket - allowing it to control an array of eSATA drives.

For an explanation of what eSATA is, please see our eSATA FAQ. To see our full listing of eSATA products, please see the eSATA category.

eSATA products compatible with this Mac can be found on this page - eSATA controllers can be found on in the expansion cards section, eSATA enclosures are with the external hard drives, and SATA hard drives are listed with the internal hard drives.


Graphics Card Upgrades

Your PowerMac G5 has 1 available 8x AGP socket for upgrading your video capabilities. These new cards offer fantastic gaming and professional outputs across many monitors.

The AGP card is a really easy install.
INSTALL SERVICE - Graphics Card in a PowerMac/Mac ProStock: Available£15.00 + vat (£18.00)
REFURB Radeon 9650 256MB 8x AGP DL DVI/DVIStock: Available£99.00 + vat (£118.80)
Refurb ATI Radeon 9600 XT 128MB AGP Graphics Card for PowerMac G5 AGP (DVI/DVI)Stock: Available£79.00 + vat (£94.80)

Any fitting information below is intended as a guide before purchase ONLY, when fitting these products you should refer to the original manual for your computer, and any instructions that come with the item. Please see this page for more information, or here for information on our fitting service.

Difficulty 1 / 5 - Very Easy.

Install software. Turn off Machine, open side door. Locate brown AGP socket and remove holding screw. Replace card with new Card - If you are unsure call or email our team.


Expansion Card Upgrades

Listed below are the compatible expansion cards we sell for this version of the PowerMac G5.

INSTALL SERVICE - Expansion Card in a Desktop MacStock: Available£15.00 + vat (£18.00)
Apple Airport Extreme Card (refurb)Stock: Available£38.00 + vat (£45.60)
Sonnet Tempo-X PCI eSATA X4P Expansion CardStock: Special Order£223.00 + vat (£267.60)
Sonnet Tango FireWire & USB 2.0 PCI CardStock: Available£38.00 + vat (£45.60)
Sonnet Allegro FireWire 800 PCI CardStock: Available£45.00 + vat (£54.00)
Sonnet Allegro FireWire PCI CardStock: Available£23.00 + vat (£27.60)
Sonnet Allegro USB 2.0 PCI CardStock: Available£23.00 + vat (£27.60)
Sonnet Presto Gigabit Ethernet PCI CardStock: Special Order£38.00 + vat (£45.60)

Any fitting information below is intended as a guide before purchase ONLY, when fitting these products you should refer to the original manual for your computer, and any instructions that come with the item. Please see this page for more information, or here for information on our fitting service.

Difficulty 1 / 5 - Very Easy.

Install software, Turn off Machine, open side door. Locate a free PCI-X socket and remove holding screw. Replace card with new Card - If you are unsure call or email our team.

Apple's own instructions can be found here.


Keyboards & Mice

The following keyboards and mice are compatible with this Mac.

Trust 3 button USB Optical MouseStock: Available£8.50 + vat (£10.20)
Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad (UK) WiredStock: Available£39.00 + vat (£46.80)

Any fitting information below is intended as a guide before purchase ONLY, when fitting these products you should refer to the original manual for your computer, and any instructions that come with the item. Please see this page for more information, or here for information on our fitting service.

Difficulty 1 / 5 - Very Easy

Keyboards plug into the relevant port on your Mac. Mice can either be plugged into your keyboard, or they can be plugged directly into your Mac.

Power Supplies & Batteries

Listed below are power supplies, batteries and related products we supply for this Mac.

INSTALL SERVICE AND PARTS - Power Supply for PowerMac G5 (AGP ONLY)Stock: Special Order£85.00 + vat (£102.00)1
Power Supply for PowerMac G5 (AGP only) - EXCHANGE PARTStock: Special Order£50.00 + vat (£60.00)2
3.6V (half AA type) Lithium PRAM/Clock Battery for MacStock: Available£9.00 + vat (£10.80)
1Please ensure that you have the earlier G5 with AGP graphics and DDR memory. We do not supply PSUs for the later G5s (PCIe graphics DDR2 memory).
2This is an EXCHANGE PART. Please see the product page for full details.

Any fitting information below is intended as a guide before purchase ONLY, when fitting these products you should refer to the original manual for your computer, and any instructions that come with the item. Please see this page for more information, or here for information on our fitting service.

Cables & Tools

Listed below are power cables, tools and related products we supply for this Mac.

Sonnet FireWire 400 to 800 AdapterStock: Available£12.00 + vat (£14.40)
Sonnet Tempo eSATA Cable Set - 1m (2 x eSATA Connectors)Stock: Available£16.00 + vat (£19.20)1
Screwdriver Set - 20mm Phillips #00, #0, #1 - Flat 1.4mm, 1.8mm, 2.4mmStock: Available£5.00 + vat (£6.00)
Anti Static Wrist StrapStock: Available£7.50 + vat (£9.00)
iKlear Complete Cleaning KitStock: Available£19.16 + vat (£22.99)
Sonnet MacCuff Pro Mac Pro/PowerMac G5 Desktop Locking MountStock: Special Order£97.00 + vat (£116.40)
1For use with an eSATA PCI card, e.g. Sonnet Tempo X4P eSATA PCI/PCIX Card, to connect to an eSATA external device.

Any fitting information below is intended as a guide before purchase ONLY, when fitting these products you should refer to the original manual for your computer, and any instructions that come with the item. Please see this page for more information, or here for information on our fitting service.


External Hard Drive Upgrades

This Mac can use any of the following external hard drives.

3.5" USB Hard Drives

Hitachi Touro Desk USB 3.0 (and 2.0) External Hard Drive - 4TBStock: Available£132.28 + vat (£158.74)1

3.5" FireWire 400/eSATA & USB 2.0 Hard Drives

Macally G-S350SUA External FireWire 400/eSATA/USB 2 3.5in 500GB Hard DriveStock: Available£89.52 + vat (£107.42)
Macally G-S350SUA External FireWire 400/eSATA/USB 2 3.5in 1TB Hard DriveStock: Available£96.25 + vat (£115.50)
Macally G-S350SUA External FireWire 400/eSATA/USB 2 3.5in 2TB Hard DriveStock: Available£116.02 + vat (£139.22)

3.5" FireWire 400/800/eSATA & USB 2.0 Hard Drives

Macally G-S350SUAB External FireWire 400/800/eSATA/USB 2 3.5in 500GB Hard DriveStock: Available£109.25 + vat (£131.10)
Macally G-S350SUAB External FireWire 400/800/eSATA/USB 2 3.5in 1TB Hard DriveStock: Available£121.54 + vat (£145.85)
Macally G-S350SUAB External FireWire 400/800/eSATA/USB 2 3.5in 2TB Hard DriveStock: Available£139.65 + vat (£167.58)

2.5" FireWire 400 & USB 2.0 Hard Drives

Startech FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 2.5in 320GB 5400RPM Hard DriveStock: Available£56.15 + vat (£67.38)
Startech FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 2.5in 500GB 5400RPM Hard DriveStock: Available£60.10 + vat (£72.12)
Startech FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 2.5in 750GB 5400RPM Hard DriveStock: Available£64.94 + vat (£77.93)
Startech FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 2.5in 1TB 5400RPM Hard DriveStock: Available£74.07 + vat (£88.88)
Startech FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 2.5in 500GB 7200RPM Hard DriveStock: Available£65.65 + vat (£78.78)
Startech FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 2.5in 750GB 7200RPM Hard DriveStock: Available£69.28 + vat (£83.14)

Drive Enclosures

NewerTech Voyager Q Quad Interface 2.5 & 3.5 SATA Hard Drive Docking StationStock: Available£59.00 + vat (£70.80)

3.5" Drive Enclosures

Startech External FireWire & USB 2.0 Desktop 3.5" SATA HDD EnclosureStock: Available£35.25 + vat (£42.30)
Macally G-S350SUA External USB 2.0/FW400/eSATA Enclosure for 3.5" SATA HDDStock: Available£52.65 + vat (£63.18)

2.5" Drive Enclosures

Startech External FireWire & USB 2.0 Portable 2.5" SATA HDD EnclosureStock: Available£23.02 + vat (£27.62)
Akasa Integral P2 USB 2.0 & eSATA Enclosure for 2.5" SATA DrivesStock: Available£21.52 + vat (£25.82)2

eSATA Enclosures

Sonnet Fusion F2 Portable RAID 1TB 7200RPM eSATA DriveStock: Special Order£275.00 + vat (£330.00)3
1Requires Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) or later.
2Cannot be used to boot this Mac.
3Requires an eSATA connection to be added to this Mac (eg Tempo X4P).

Any fitting information below is intended as a guide before purchase ONLY, when fitting these products you should refer to the original manual for your computer, and any instructions that come with the item. Please see this page for more information, or here for information on our fitting service.

Difficulty 1 / 5 - Very Easy

Install any supplied software and connect the new device.

You will need to format the drive before use. This is done with the "Drive Setup" utility, which can be found in Applications > Utilities.

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