Power Macintosh 5500/225
The Apple Power Macintosh 5500/225, based on the Gazelle architecture, features a 225 MHz PowerPC 603e processor, 32 MB of RAM, a 2.0 GB hard drive, a 12X or 24X CD-ROM drive, 2D/3D graphics acceleration, and pre-installed video input/output expansion cards in an attractive all-in-one case with a 15″ multiscan color monitor.
Originally, this model was sold exclusively to the North American education market, but Apple subsequently noticed interest among consumers and released it to the consumer market, too.
Narrative and Provenance »
- Unexpected acquisition from a local school via shop drop off.
Vital Stats »
- Model Number: M3046
- Serial Number: TY732ABJ9GC
Acquisition Data »
- Acquisition Date: Pre-2005
- Acquisition Method: Donation
- Acquired From: Client Drop off
Physical Condition »
- Vitals:
- 16GB CompactFlash Storage, 128MB RAM, MacOS 9.0
- Original 2GB hard drive has MacOS 7.6.1 installed with all the original educational software intact. Original RAM amount is 32MB.
- Condition: Good, some yellowing. Bad PRAM Battery. Flyback transformer may be failing.
- 6-15 December 2015: Completed Hard Drive to CompactFlash conversion.
- 30 November 2014: Tested, boots.
- Other: Original keyboard not present. Power cable not present. None of the associated packaging or manuals is present.
- Repair:
- RAM: https://www.macgurus.com/products/ram/edodimm.php
- Disassembly Guide: http://tim.id.au/laptops/apple/legacy/powermac.perf_5400.5500.pdf
- Network card problems? http://ask.metafilter.com/15618/Ethernet-on-a-PowerMac-5500 and http://www.realtek.com.tw/Downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=14&PFid=6&Level=5&Conn=4&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false
Associated Accessories »
- Apple Desktop Bus Mouse II [M2706] {LC517P8T18}