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Power Mac G3 (Blue & White)

M5183 · Translucent (iMac G3 era)

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Identifiers

Order number

M5183

Reference

Original price	$1,599 – $3,849
Announced	1999-01-05
Discontinued	1999-09-01
Max supported OS	Mac OS X 10.4.11
Design era	Translucent (iMac G3 era)

Configurations

Colors	Blue & White
CPU	PowerPC G3 @ 300 MHz, PowerPC G3 @ 350 MHz, PowerPC G3 @ 400 MHz, PowerPC G3 @ 450 MHz
Memory	64 MB, 128 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB (max)
Storage	6 GB IDE HDD, 9 GB IDE HDD, mSATA adapter, CF-to-IDE
Graphics	ATI Rage 128 (16 MB), ATI Rage 128 Pro
Operating system	Mac OS 8.5, Mac OS 8.5.1, Mac OS 8.6, Mac OS 9.0, Mac OS 9.0.2, Mac OS 9.0.3, Mac OS 9.0.4, Mac OS 9.1, Mac OS 9.2, Mac OS 9.2.1, Mac OS 9.2.2, Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.0.1, Mac OS X 10.0.2, Mac OS X 10.0.3, Mac OS X 10.0.4, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.1.1, Mac OS X 10.1.2, Mac OS X 10.1.3, Mac OS X 10.1.4, Mac OS X 10.1.5, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.2.1, Mac OS X 10.2.2, Mac OS X 10.2.3, Mac OS X 10.2.4, Mac OS X 10.2.5, Mac OS X 10.2.6, Mac OS X 10.2.7, Mac OS X 10.2.8, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.3.1, Mac OS X 10.3.2, Mac OS X 10.3.3, Mac OS X 10.3.4, Mac OS X 10.3.5, Mac OS X 10.3.6, Mac OS X 10.3.7, Mac OS X 10.3.8, Mac OS X 10.3.9, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.4.1, Mac OS X 10.4.2, Mac OS X 10.4.3, Mac OS X 10.4.4, Mac OS X 10.4.5, Mac OS X 10.4.6, Mac OS X 10.4.7, Mac OS X 10.4.8, Mac OS X 10.4.9, Mac OS X 10.4.10, Mac OS X 10.4.11
Removable media	24× CD-ROM, Zip 100

Physical

Ports & connectivity	2× USB 1.1 · 2× FireWire 400 · 10/100 Ethernet · 3.5mm audio in/out · 3× PCI slots · AGP slot · 56K modem
Dimensions (W×H×D)	432 × 432 × 171 mm
Weight	13.2 kg

Known quirks

Rev 1 had USB issues — data corruption fixed in Rev 2 revised logic board
Side-flop case opens like a book — much easier to service than Beige G3
Four-bay drive cage holds up to 4 IDE drives — but only 2 natively supported in OS 9
PMU chip can latch up — needs PMU reset button press for revival
Plastic handles on the case fade and yellow with UV exposure

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Configurations

Colors

Blue & White

CPU

PowerPC G3 @ 300 MHz, PowerPC G3 @ 350 MHz, PowerPC G3 @ 400 MHz, PowerPC G3 @ 450 MHz

Memory

64 MB, 128 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB (max)

Storage

6 GB IDE HDD, 9 GB IDE HDD, mSATA adapter, CF-to-IDE

Graphics

ATI Rage 128 (16 MB), ATI Rage 128 Pro

Operating system

Mac OS 8.5, Mac OS 8.5.1, Mac OS 8.6, Mac OS 9.0, Mac OS 9.0.2, Mac OS 9.0.3, Mac OS 9.0.4, Mac OS 9.1, Mac OS 9.2, Mac OS 9.2.1, Mac OS 9.2.2, Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.0.1, Mac OS X 10.0.2, Mac OS X 10.0.3, Mac OS X 10.0.4, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.1.1, Mac OS X 10.1.2, Mac OS X 10.1.3, Mac OS X 10.1.4, Mac OS X 10.1.5, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.2.1, Mac OS X 10.2.2, Mac OS X 10.2.3, Mac OS X 10.2.4, Mac OS X 10.2.5, Mac OS X 10.2.6, Mac OS X 10.2.7, Mac OS X 10.2.8, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.3.1, Mac OS X 10.3.2, Mac OS X 10.3.3, Mac OS X 10.3.4, Mac OS X 10.3.5, Mac OS X 10.3.6, Mac OS X 10.3.7, Mac OS X 10.3.8, Mac OS X 10.3.9, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.4.1, Mac OS X 10.4.2, Mac OS X 10.4.3, Mac OS X 10.4.4, Mac OS X 10.4.5, Mac OS X 10.4.6, Mac OS X 10.4.7, Mac OS X 10.4.8, Mac OS X 10.4.9, Mac OS X 10.4.10, Mac OS X 10.4.11

Removable media

24× CD-ROM, Zip 100

Known quirks

Rev 1 had USB issues — data corruption fixed in Rev 2 revised logic board

Side-flop case opens like a book — much easier to service than Beige G3

Four-bay drive cage holds up to 4 IDE drives — but only 2 natively supported in OS 9

PMU chip can latch up — needs PMU reset button press for revival

Plastic handles on the case fade and yellow with UV exposure