S900


Equipped with unique and advanced features, the S900 accommodates the fastest processors, has tremendous expansion capability, and is easily upgradable. Design professionals, engineers, multimedia artists, desktop publishers, and digital video editors will want to give this machine a serious look.

Model/Speed (in MHz) Processor (CPU) Upgradable
CPU
RAM Hard Disk
Drive
CD-ROM
Drive
L2 Cache VRAM
S900D/150 604e Yes 16MB --- 6.7x 512KB ---
S900/150 604e Yes 16MB 2GB 6.7x 512KB 4MB
S900/180 604e Yes 32MB 2GB 8x 512KB 4MB
S900DP/180 Dual 604e Yes 32MB 2GB 8x 512KB 4MB
S900/200 604e Yes 32MB 2GB 8x 512KB 4MB
S900DP/200 Dual 604e Yes 32MB 2GB 8x 512KB 4MB
S900/225 604e Yes 32MB 2GB 8x 512KB 8MB
S900/233 604e Yes 32MB 2GB 8x 512KB 8MB
S900/250 604e Yes 32MB 2GB 24x 512KB 8MB
S900i/250 604e Yes 64MB 2GB 24x 512KB 4MB
S900DP/250 Dual 604e Yes 64MB 4GB RAID 12x 512KB 8MB
S900BASE/150 604e Yes 64MB 4GB 24x 512KB 4MB
S900BASE w/G3 750 ("G3") Yes 64MB 4GB 24x 1MB Backside 4MB

Technical Specs

Upgradable Microprocessor
  • PowerPC 604e CPU card
  • A.S.P.D. - Allows upgrade of primary processor with a 604e-family CPU card, or addition of a second processor using a P-series processor card
  • Built-in floating-point processor and 64K on-chip cache
  • High-speed system bus (up to 50 MHz)
S900 Dual Processor Features
  • DayStar nPOWER Technology
    Asymmetric multiprocessing under the Mac OS for a performance increase of up to 80% over a single processor of the same speed.
  • Multiprocessing Software
    More of your favorite software will benefit from multiprocessing:
    • Adobe Photoshop
    • Adobe Premiere
    • Apple QuickDraw 3D
    • Adobe After Effects
    • Cinepak
    • Strata StudioPro Blitz
    • BeInfinite Infinite FX/1
    • Emerson Kennedy PowerTap
    • MetroWerks CodeWarrior
    • Apple QuickTime
    • Deneba Canvas
    • Kodak Color Processor
    • Leaf Catch Light Digital Camera
    • TrueVision M-JPEG Codec (TARGA 2000)
    • Many more....
Memory
  • 16 MB of interleaved memory RAM on motherboard, expandable to 1 Gigabyte
  • 64 MB of RAM for S900DP/250, S900i/250, and S900BASE models (via two 16 MB and two 8 MB DIMMS in addition to on-board RAM)
  • 8 DIMM slots
  • DIMM memory modules should be non-composite, 168-pin, 5 volt, 64-bit wide with 70ns access time or faster. Compatible with EDO or FastPaged DRAM. See the Memory Technical Report for more info.
  • 128-bit wide data path from DRAM to processor
  • 4MB of 64-bit wide burst ROM
  • 512K Level 2 Cache
Disk Drives
  • Internal 100 MB Iomega Zip drive (S900/250 only).
  • Internal 2GB Fast SCSI-II hard drive (4GB Ultra SCSI in S900i, 4GB Ultra SCSI RAID in S900DP)
  • Internal 3.5" SWIM III 800/1.44 MB floppy disk drive that reads, writes, and formats Macintosh, Windows, DOS, OS/2, and ProDOS disks
  • Internal CD-ROM drive (see table above for specifics)
SCSI Interface
  • 53C94-compatible Fast SCSI-II interface
  • Internal SCSI bus (Bus 0) (up to 10 MB/sec)
  • External SCSI bus (Bus 1) (up to 5 MB/sec)
  • Upgradable to Ultra-Wide SCSI-III with the E100 Extended Performance Card
Expansion
  • 6 PCI Slots for PCI cards with standard brackets. All PCI cards should not exceed a total of 90 watts.
  • DEC 21052 PCI-to-PCI Bridge chip provides direct PCI-PCI card data transfers
  • 1 enhanced PCI slot for the E100 Extended Performance Card
  • 3 internal 3.5" drive bays available (two front accessible)
  • 1 internal front accessible 5.25" drive bay available
  • 2 serial ports
  • 2 ADB ports
Graphics
  • IX Micro Twin Turbo Graphics Accelerator card installed
  • Resolutions up to 1920x1080 pixels
  • 24-bit color up to 1152x870-pixels resolution
  • 24-bit color up to 1920x1080-pixels resolution with 8MB VRAM
Audio
  • 16-bit CD-quality stereo sound
  • 44.1K bandwidith
  • Analog CD audio recording/playthrough
  • Bottom front bezel-mounted stereo audio in/out jacks. Supports Apple PlainTalk microphone
  • An additional rear-mounted stereo audio out jack
  • Input line level - 2 volts peak-to-peak nominal, into 6.5k ohm impedance
  • Output line level - 2.2 volts peak-to-peak nominal, into 1k ohm impedance
  • Input through output signal to noise ratio (SNR) = > 86 decibels (dB) with no audible discrete tones
  • Total harmonic distortion plus noise (THD+N) = Less than 0.06%; measured 30Hz-16kHz with a 2 Vpp, sine wave input
Network
  • On-board Ethernet (10Base-T and AAUI connections)
  • Upgradable to 100Base-T with the E100 Extended Performance Card (standard on 250MHz machines)
  • Two high-speed RS-232/RS-422 serial ports compatible with LocalTalk and GeoPort
Clock/calendar
  • Long-life lithium battery to power clock/calendar/parameter RAM
Industrial Design
  • ATX standard mini-tower enclosure, which allows for easy expandability
  • Front bezel-mounted reset switch and programmer's NMI switch
  • Front bezel-mounted power on LED indicator
  • Front bezel-mounted monaural speaker
  • Thermal design enhances airflow through chassis from front to back
Keyboard and mouse
  • ADB extended keyboard included
  • ADB mouse included
Size and Weight
  • Height: 17.25 inches (43.8 cm)
  • Width: 7.0 inches (17.8 cm)
  • Depth: 17.5 inches (44.5 cm)
  • Weight: 28 pounds (12.7 kg)
Electrical Requirements
  • Line voltage: 100-105 or 200-240 VAC (user selected)
  • Frequency: 50/60 Hz, 8/4 amps single phase
Power Supply
  • PC-Standard 250W soft/trickle power supply, which allows computer to be turned on or off through software or the keyboard's power-on key
Operating Environment
  • Operating temperature: 50 to 104 degrees F (10 to 40 degrees C)
  • Storage temperature: -40 to 116 degrees F (-40 to 47 degrees C)
  • Relative humidity: 5 to 95%, non condensing
  • Maximum altitude: 10,000 feet (3,048m)
Bundled Software
  • Apple Mac OS
  • Asanté NetDoubler
  • FWB CD-ROM Tool Kit
  • FWB HD ToolKit
  • MicroMat TechTool Pro Diagnostic
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