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| Note Article under construction |
Xenon Component Verification
Series of break-out PCBs for individual components. Utilize Test Chips, such as the P-DIE test chip named XGPUMIKE.
Xenon Engineering Verification 1
Power Mac G5
Internal Alpha XDK
Off-the-shelf G5, used internally for XeCV and XeEV1 bringup.
| Delivery | 10/15/2003 |
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| Hardware Group | XeCV, XeEV1 |
| Motherboard PCB | Apple PowerMac G5 820-1592-A |
| CPU | PowerPC 970 2.0GHz |
| GPU card (R300) | GeForce FX 5200 Ultra, ATI Radeon 9600 |
| RAM | 512MB (2x256) DDR 400MHz PC3200 |
| Storage | 80GB Hard Drive |
Partner Alpha XDK
| Pre-Order | 1/15/2004 |
|---|---|
| Delivery | 2/09/2004 - 2/19/2004 |
| Hardware Group | XeEV1 |
| Motherboard PCB | Apple PowerMac G5 820-1592-A |
| CPU | Initially: PowerPC 970 2.0GHz Post-June: Dual PowerPC 970/970FX 2.0GHz |
| RAM | 512MB (2x256) DDR 400MHz PC3200 |
| Storage | 160GB Hard Drive |
Alpha XDK
Commonly referred to by the community (but not by Microsoft) as "Alpha 1".
| GPU Card | ATI Radeon 9800 Pro Mac Edition | Video Memory | 128MB |
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Notes
- End of support: February 2005
Alpha XDK Refresh
Commonly referred to by the community (but not by Microsoft) as "Alpha 2".
| GPU Card | ATI Radeon X800 XT Mac Edition | Video Memory | 256MB |
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Notes
- End of support: May 2005