Xserve (Late 2006)

Essentials

Family: Servers

Codename: ?

Gestalt ID: 406

Minimum OS: 10.4.8

Maximum OS: 10.7.5

Introduced: November 2006

Terminated: January 2008


Processor

CPU: Intel Xeon 5100 Series ("Woodcrest")

CPU Speed: 2x2.0 GHz

CPU Cores: 2

FPU: integrated

Bus Speed: 1.33 GHz

Register Width: 64-bit

Data Bus Width: 64-bit

Address Bus Width: 64-bit

Level 1 Cache: 32 kB data, 32 kB instruction

Level 2 Cache: 4 MB on-processor

ROM: EFI

RAM Type: DDR2 ECC FB-DIMM

Minimum RAM Speed: 667 MHz

Onboard RAM: 0 MB

RAM slots: 8

Maximum RAM: 32.0 GB

Expansion Slots: 2 x8 PCI Express


Video

GPU: ATI Radeon X1300

VRAM: 64 MB

Video Out: mini-DVI


Storage

Hard Drive: 80 GB 7200 RPM (3 hot-pluggable bays, up to 2.25 TB)

ATA Bus: 3x Serial ATA

Optical Drive: 24x ComboDrive


Input/Output

USB: 2 (2.0)

Serial: DB-9

Firewire: 1

Firewire800: 2

Speaker: mono


Networking

Ethernet: 2x 10/100/1000Base-T


Miscellaneous

Power: 650 Watts

Dimensions: 1.73" H x 17.6" W x 30" D

Weight: 31.7 lbs.


Notes

One of the x8 PCI Express slots could also be configured as a 133MHz PCI-X slot.

Announced in August 2006 but shipped in November, the Xserve (Late 2006) was the first new XServe in over two years, and replaced the Xserve G5. The most obvious change was that the Xserve (Late 2006) was built around two dual-core Intel Xeon 5100 processors, completing Apple's transition to Intel. It shipped in a single, highly customizable model, with a base price of $2999. BTO options included an 8x DL SuperDrive, up to 2.2 TB of storage, via three hot-swappable bays, 32 GB of RAM via 8 slots, Fibre Channel PCI Express and Dual-Channel Ultra320 SCSI PCI-X cards, and an Xserve RAID card.

Picture Credits:
Apple, Inc.