Odds and Ends: PowerMac G5 developer note; Knowledge Base Updates

PowerMac G5 developer note Apple has posted a developer note for the revised PowerMac G5 models introduced in June, 2004 (including the dual 2.5 GHz model).

Among the highlights of the developer note is a description of the new liquid cooling system:

"The 2.5 GHz configuration of the Power Mac G5 uses a liquid cooling system controlled by Mac OS X to manage the temperature of the processors in the computer. The liquid cooling system works in conjunction with the air cooling system and is designed to to optimally cool internal components as quietly as possible. The liquid cooling system is sealed and is not designed to be opened."

Also, there's a note that the new 1.25 GHz frontside bus on the dual 2.5 GHz model supports up to 8 GBps of data throughput per processor.

The new note is available in HTML and PDF formats.

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