Apple powermac 8500 series User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Power Macintosh 8200 and 8500 Series/WS 8550

  1
• Basics

  2
  • Overview

    3
    • Power Macintosh 8200 Series

      3
    • Power Macintosh 8500/WS 8550

      5
  • Configurations

    8
  • PowerPC 601 Microprocessor

    10
  • PowerPC 604 Microprocessor

    11
  • Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI)

    12
  • Dual In-Line Memory Modules (DIMMs)

    13
  • Memory Configurations

    14
    • Power Macintosh 8200 Series

      14
    • Power Macintosh 8500 Series/WS 8550

      17
  • Ethernet Support

    20
  • AV Support

    20
  • GeoPort

    21
  • PC Compatibility Cards

    22
  • The Cuda Chip

    23
  • Resetting the Logic Board

    24
  • Fast SCSI

    26
  • Rear View Diagram

    27
  • Logic Board Diagram

    31
  • Repair Strategy

    35
  • Ordering

    35
  • Warranty and AppleCare

    37
• Specifications

  38
  • Processor

    39
    • CPU

      39
      • PM 8200

        39
      • PM 8500

        39
      • WS 8550

        40
  • Memory

    41
    • DRAM

      41
      • PM 8200/100 and 8200/120

        41
      • PM 8500/120 and 8500/132

        41
      • PM 8500/150

        41
      • WS 8550

        41
    • ROM

      42
    • Cache

      42
      • PM 8200

        42
      • PM 8500

        42
      • WS 8550

        42
    • Clock/Calendar

      42
  • I/O Interfaces

    43
    • SCSI

      43
      • PM 8500 and

        43
      • WS 8550

        43
    • Serial

      43
    • ADB

      43
    • Ethernet

      43
    • Expansion

      44
    • Sound

      44
    • Video

      44
      • PM 8500

        44
  • I/O Devices

    45
    • Keyboard

      45
    • Mouse

      45
    • Microphone

      45
  • Video Support

    46
  • Disk Storage

    48
    • Hard Drive

      48
      • PM 8500

        48
      • WS 8550

        48
    • Floppy Drive

      48
    • CD-ROM Drive

      48
  • Electrical

    49
    • Line Voltage

      49
    • Frequency

      49
    • Maximum Power

      49
  • Physical

    50
    • Dimensions

      50
    • Weight

      50
  • Environmental

    51
    • Operating Temperature

      51
    • Storage Temperature

      51
    • Relative Humidity

      51
    • Maximum Altitude

      51
• Troubleshooting

  52
  • General

    53
  • Cleaning Procedure for Card Connectors

    54
  • Symptom Charts

    55
    • Power Supply

      55
    • Error Chords

      56
      • Error Chords (Continued)

        57
    • System

      58
      • System (Continued)

        59
      • System (Continued)

        60
      • System (Continued)

        61
      • System (Continued)

        62
    • Video

      64
      • Video (Continued)

        65
      • Video (Continued)

        66
    • Floppy Drive

      69
      • Floppy Drive (Continued)

        70
      • Floppy Drive (Continued)

        71
  • Hard Drive

    72
    • Hard Drive (Continued)

      73
    • Hard Drive (Continued)

      74
  • Peripherals

    75
    • Peripherals (Continued)

      76
    • Peripherals (Continued)

      77
    • Peripherals (Continued)

      78
  • CD-ROM Drive

    79
  • Miscellaneous

    80
• Take Apart

  82
  • Top Housing

    83
  • CD-ROM Drive

    86
  • Floppy Drive

    89
  • DAT Tape Drive- WS 8550

    92
  • Hard Drive-Power Macintosh 8500

    95
  • Hard Drive-WS 8550

    98
  • Power Supply

    104
  • Speaker

    110
  • Rear Panel

    114
  • AV Module- Power Macintosh 8500

    118
  • PCI Retainer

    124
  • Processor Card

    127
  • PCI Cards

    129
  • Power Actuator

    131
  • Logic Board

    134
• Upgrades

  142
  • PC Compatibility Cards

    143
  • Power Macintosh 8500 Upgrade

    144
  • WorkGroup Server 8550/132 Upgrade

    146
• 8500 Exploded View

  149
• WS 8550 Exploded View

  150