Power Macintosh 8100/ WS 8150 Service Source
The Power Macintosh 8100/WS 8150 Service Source is Apple's 130-page service manual for the Power Macintosh 8100/80, 8100/80AV, 8100/100, 8100/100AV and 8100/110 and the Workgroup Server 8150 and 8150/110. The PDF was created on 11 December 1995. Page numbers below are PDF pages.
It is module-level: Apple's specifications, symptom charts, take-apart procedures, upgrade procedures and an exploded view with part numbers. It has no schematics and no component values.
Specifications as Apple prints them
| Item | As printed | Page |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | PowerPC 601 at 80, 100 or 110 MHz; built-in MMU and FPU; 32K on-chip cache. System software 7.1.2 or later (8100/80, 8150) or 7.5 or later with enabler 1.1.1 (8100/100, 8100/110, 8150/110) | 23 |
| RAM | 8 MB soldered (16 MB standard on the 8100/110 and 8150/110); eight SIMM sockets taking pairs of the same size, 80 ns or faster, 72-pin, noncomposite; 264 MB maximum | 24 |
| VRAM | 2 MB on the video card, expandable to 4 MB with 512K VRAM SIMMs; 2 MB on the AV card (AV models); none on the WS 8150 | 25 |
| Cache and ROM | 32K on-chip cache and 256K level-2 cache SIMM; 4 MB ROM on a SIMM | 25 |
| A/C line input | 100–240 V AC RMS single phase, automatically configured; 50–60 Hz | 35 |
| Input power | 298 W maximum continuous, 453 W peak (excluding monitor) | 35 |
| Power supply DC output | 200 W continuous | 35 |
| Clock battery | Long-life lithium; replace below 3.2 V, measured with the top housing and logic board removed | 25, 94–95 |
Contents
- Basics: Power Macintosh System Overview (p. 3), HDI-45 Pinouts (p. 9), Rear Panel Connectors (p. 15), Logic Board Connectors (p. 17), Apple RAID Software (p. 19)
- Specifications: Processor (p. 23), Memory (p. 24), Disk Storage (p. 26), I/O Interfaces (p. 28), I/O Devices (p. 32), Video Display (p. 33), Electrical (p. 35), Physical (p. 36), Environmental (p. 37)
- Troubleshooting: General (p. 39), Symptom Charts (p. 40)
- Take Apart: Top Housing (p. 61), Floppy Drive (p. 62), Hard Drive (p. 64), CD-ROM Drive (p. 67), Tape Drive (p. 70), Video Card (p. 73), Logic Board (p. 77), Power Supply (p. 83), Speaker (p. 88), Rear Panel (p. 90)
- Additional Procedures: Battery Verification (p. 94), Battery Replacement (p. 97), Reset Logic Board (p. 100)
- Upgrades: Expansion Cards (p. 106), CD-ROM Upgrade (p. 108), Power Macintosh Upgrade (p. 115), Power Macintosh 8500 Upgrade (p. 124), WorkGroup Server 8550/132 Upgrade (p. 126)
- Exploded View (p. 130)
Notable content
The Basics chapter prints the HDI-45 pinout (pp. 9–14) and an Apple RAID Software section for the Workgroup Server (p. 19). The upgrade chapter covers the 8100/80 logic board upgrade for the Quadra 800 and 840AV (the WS 8150 board upgrades an AWS 80) (p. 115), and two later kits: the Power Macintosh 8500 Upgrade for a Quadra 800, Quadra 840AV or Power Macintosh 8100, which excludes the drives and the processor card (p. 124), and the WorkGroup Server 8550/132 Upgrade for a WS 80, 8150/80 or 8150/110 (p. 126).
What this manual does not contain
- No schematic, no parts list below module level, no component values.
- No Adjustments chapter and no rail voltages.
Pages that cite this document
- Battery Refurbishment: the 3.2 V threshold
- Apple Workgroup Server 8150: WS 8150 video, memory, drives, Apple RAID, upgrades and battery check.
No article covers the 8100 yet. The volume is listed on Maintenance Guides.
Related volumes: Power Macintosh 6100/ WS 6150 Service Source, Power Macintosh 7100 Series Service Source and Power Macintosh 8200 and 8500 Series/WS 8550 Service Source. Apple's developer notes for the 8100/80 and for the 8100/100 and 8100/110 are hosted as File:Power Macintosh Computers Developer Note (1994).pdf and File:Enhanced Power Macintosh Computers Developer Note (1994).pdf.
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