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Teardown
Title
Powermac G4 MDD (Mirrored Drive Doors) Teardown
Introduction
The PowerMac G4 MDD (Mirrored Drive Doors) was apple's G4-Based Flagship from 2002-2004. All revisions of this computer can run leopard (With 512MB+) It has a mirrored finish on the drive covers, hence the term "Mirrored Drive Doors." This computer replaced the powermac G4 "Quicksilver" and was replaced by the PowerMac G5 In 2004. These computers came with CPU's with the following clock speeds; 867Mhz, 1Ghz, and 1.25Ghz in single and dual configurations, as well as a Dual 1.42Ghz Model. Later revisions of the 1.25Ghz and Dual 1.42Ghz Models supported AirPort Extreme instead of original Airport, and FireWire 800, These Computers were the first macs that could not boot into OS9.
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  • 1.5mm Hex Screwdriver x1 added.
  • Phillips #0 Screwdriver x1 added.

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  • Airport Extreme Card x1 added.
  • PC3200 512 MB RAM Chip (Desktop) x1 added.