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How many PCI slots of what type and speed does each Power Mac G3 have?
All Platinum/Beige Power Macintosh G3 models have three 33 MHz PCI slots and all "Blue & White" models have three open 33 MHz PCI slots as well as a 66 MHz PCI slot that is occupied by the graphics card.
The Platinum/Beige Power Macintosh G3 models also have a "personality card" slot that is occupied by either a "Whisper" personality card that provides audio input/output or a "Wings" personality card that provides audio and video input/output.
Complete details on the PCI slots and default personality cards are provided on the specs page for each model, but also are provided below for your convenience:
Power Mac G3 |
PCI Slots |
Default Personality Card |
3 33 MHz |
Whisper |
|
3 33 MHz |
Whisper |
|
3 33 MHz |
Whisper |
|
3 33 MHz |
Wings |
|
3 33 MHz |
Whisper |
|
3 33 MHz |
Whisper, Wings* |
|
3 33 MHz |
Whisper |
|
3 33 MHz |
Whisper |
|
3 33 MHz |
Wings |
|
3 33 MHz, 1 66 MHz |
N/A |
|
3 33 MHz, 1 66 MHz |
N/A |
|
3 33 MHz, 1 66 MHz |
N/A |
|
3 33 MHz, 1 66 MHz |
N/A |
* Please refer to the specs page for details regarding which configurations had which personality card standard.
Site sponsors Other World Computing and Operator Headgap Systems both sell a variety of Mac-compatible PCI cards. Please double check to ensure a particular PCI card of interest is compatible with both your Mac and your operating system.
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