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Motorola StarMax 5000

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If you use a StarMax computer, consider joining the PowerMacs email list. Overview The 5000-series was Motorola's second generation Macompatible. Based on the Tanzania II motherboard with a 50 MHz bus, these tower computers provide excellent performance at a reasonable price. All models include an EDI hard drive, ATAPI CD-ROM player, and five-year warranty. Variants 5000/225. 300 MHz 603e processor 5000/250. 300 MHz 603e processor 5000/275. 300 MHz 603e processor 5000/300. 300 MHz 603e processor 5500/200. 200 MHz 604e processor Details introduced April 1997 requires System 7.6 or later CPU: 160-200 MHz PPC 604e bus: 50 MHz RAM: 32 MB (64 MB on 5500/200), expandable to 160 MB using 3-volt 60ns or faster EDO DIMMs (older 5-volt DIMMs are not compatible). Peculiarly, RAM slot 3 addresses only a single bank of memory, unlike dual-bank slots 1 and 2. While you can use any DIMM up to 64 MB in slots 1 and 2, you should only use a single-bank DIMM in slot 3. This limits slot 3 to 32 MB. 32 MB configurations ship with a single-bank DIMM in RAM slot 3. VRAM: 2, 4 or 8 MB Video: 15-pin SVGA port; 2 MB supports millions of colors at resolutions up to800x600, thousands at up to 1152x870. L2 cache: 512k hard drive: EIDE, 2.5GB or 4.3GB standard CD-ROM: 16x SCSI drive ADB port for keyboard and mouse PS/2 keyboard port PS/2 mouse port two DIN-8 GeoPorts on back of computer DB-25 SCSI connector on back of computer PCI slots: 5 Accelerators & Upgrades none known Online Resources Upgrade your Power Mac with a PCI video card, Accelerate Your Mac StarMax.com Apple TIL 30720: Power Mac 4400 update 1.0 Apple has released patch for OS 8.1 only on Power Mac 4400, 7220, Motorola StarMax, and Umax Aegis (an Asia-only model). It fixes problems with the HFS+ driver (which loads even when HFS+ volumes are not present) and the ATA Manager, which may result in your mouse click not registering or problems switching from a PC card. Read me and download. <back to StarMax index or home page>  for memory prices DIMMs for Power Macs 72-pin SIMMs 30-pin SIMMs G3 DIMMs iMac DIMMs PowerBook G3 DIMMs Member of the Mac Web Network   MacPromote Xchange Low End Mac established April 7, 1997. This page, the entire Low End Mac site, and all subsites of <http://lowendmac.net/> copyright ©1997, 1998, 1999 by Dan Knight unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, and iMac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Additional company and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the individual companies and are hereby acknowledged.