Apple Network Server 700
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| Network Server 700/150 (NiiPii09, Wikimedia Commons, CC0) | |
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Apple Computer, Inc. |
| Type | Network server |
| Released | 26 February 1996 (700/150); 14 September 1996 (700/200) |
| Discontinued | 1 April 1997 |
| Intro price | US$15,000 (700/150) and US$19,000 (700/200), EveryMac |
| CPU | PowerPC 604 at 150 MHz or PowerPC 604e at 200 MHz on a removable processor card; 50 MHz bus |
| Memory | 32 or 48 MB parity DRAM; eight 168-pin DIMM slots; 512 MB maximum |
| Storage | Seven front tray bays and two fixed rear bays on two Fast/Wide SCSI-2 buses |
| Display | Built-in video with 1 MB DRAM, up to 1024 × 768 at 256 colours; HDI-15 (VGA) port |
| Sound | 16-bit stereo in and out |
| ROM | 4 MB on a ROM SIMM |
| Media | 1.4 MB SuperDrive; AppleCD 600i (700/150) or AppleCD 1200i (700/200); DDS-2 DAT or 8 mm tape optional |
| Expansion | Six PCI slots |
| Power | 100-240 V AC; one or two hot-swappable 425 W supplies |
| Dimensions | 24.5 × 16.5 × 18 in (62.2 × 41.9 × 45.7 cm) |
| Weight | 84-92 lb (38-41 kg), depending on drives |
| OS / Firmware | AIX for Apple Network Servers 4.1.4 (700/150); 4.1.4.1 or later (700/200) |
| Codename | Shiner HE |
The Apple Network Server 700 is the larger of Apple Computer's two AIX servers, sold from February 1996 to April 1997 as the Network Server 700/150 and, from September 1996, the 700/200. It shares its case, logic board and processor cards with the Apple Network Server 500, and adds a second bay for a hot-swappable redundant power supply, a fixed bracket for two more hard drives at the rear, a 1 MB level-2 cache and a 50 MHz system bus.[1][2][3]
History
[edit | edit source]The 700 was the "Shiner HE" (high end) model of the Shiner project at Apple's server group in Austin; the 500 was "Shiner LE".[4] Apple's specification pages give 26 February 1996 for the 700/150 and 14 September 1996 for the 700/200; EveryMac gives 15 February and 16 October 1996.[1][2][5][6] Both were discontinued on 1 April 1997, after Gil Amelio cancelled the Network Server line.[5][7]
Apple's Service Source lists a two-processor 700/200SMP among the 700 Series features.[3] Kaiser writes that the dual-processor card was never sold, although prototypes exist.[8]
Specifications
[edit | edit source]| Item | 700/150 | 700/200 |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | PowerPC 604, 150 MHz, 32 KB on-chip cache | PowerPC 604e, 200 MHz, 64 KB on-chip cache |
| Level-2 cache | 1 MB on a 160-pin cache DIMM | |
| Memory | 48 MB standard (32 MB in one configuration), 512 MB maximum; eight slots for 168-pin, 72-bit DIMMs: 60 ns parity or 70 ns non-parity | |
| CD-ROM | AppleCD 600i, 4× | AppleCD 1200i, 8× |
| Storage | Seven front tray bays and two fixed rear bays; 16 SCSI devices without extra cards (nine internal, seven external) | |
| Video | Built-in, 1 MB DRAM; up to 1024 × 768 at 256 colours; three-row 15-pin VGA port | |
| Expansion | Six PCI slots; all cards together 90 W | |
| Power supply | One or two 425 W hot-swappable supplies; 100-240 V AC, 50-60 Hz | |
| AIX required | 4.1.4 or later | 4.1.4.1 or later |
| Size and weight | 24.5 × 16.5 × 18 in; 84-92 lb | |
Configurations
[edit | edit source]| Order number | Model | Memory | Hard drives | Other drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M5173LL/A | 700/200 | 48 MB | Two 4 GB Fast/Wide | 8× CD-ROM, floppy |
| M3470LL/A | 700/150 | 48 MB | 4 GB Fast/Wide | 4× CD-ROM, DDS-2 DAT, floppy |
| M3471LL/A | 700/150 | 32 MB | 1 GB SCSI-2 | 4× CD-ROM, floppy |
Differences from the 500
[edit | edit source]The two models share the case, logic board, processor cards, memory and front drive bays.[3] The 700 differs in these respects:
- Power. The 700 has two power supply bays. It ships with one 425 W supply in the left bay; with a second supply (M4035Z/A) in the right bay the supplies become hot-swappable, and a failed supply's LED goes out while the server keeps running. The LCD shows a message when it is safe to replace the supply.[3] Apple's data sheet says a failed supply can be changed in 60 seconds.[9] The 425 W supply (661-1131, assembly 614-0051) has no cables and plugs into the power backplane, where the 500's 325 W supply is cabled to the logic board.[10]
- Rear drives. A bracket behind a locked rear panel holds two fixed half-height drives (kits M4818Z/A and M4819Z/A). They share the second internal Fast/Wide channel with the bottom three front bays and are not hot-pluggable.[9] Apple's procedure terminates the bottom drive in the bracket through its SCSI ID cable and the last connector on the ribbon cable; a third-party drive must have its SCSI ID set by jumpers instead of the ID cable.[10]
- Cache and bus. The 700 has a 1 MB level-2 cache (661-1127); the 500's 512 KB cache (661-0927) is listed for the 500 only.[10] The 150 and 200 MHz processor cards run the bus at 50 MHz, against 44 MHz for the 500's 132 MHz card.[8]
- Power budget. Apple allows the 700 50 A at +3.3 V, 44 A at +5 V and 13 A at +12 V (18 A for up to 12 seconds at start-up), with the 3.3 V and 5 V outputs together limited to 260 W; PCI cards may draw 18 A at 3.3 V, 18 A at 5 V and 2 A at 12 V, 90 W in all.[3]
Hardware
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The logic board slides out of the back in a locked drawer, with the processor card, cache DIMM, ROM SIMM and eight DIMM slots on it. Kaiser lists processor cards at 132, 150 and 176 MHz (PowerPC 604) and 200 MHz (604e), all interchangeable between the 500 and 700; Power Macintosh cards do not fit. The production ROM is part 341-0833.[8] Apple's processor card part numbers are 661-1126 (150 MHz) and 661-1215 (200 MHz).[10]
Memory, SCSI, video and locks are the same as on the 500; see Apple Network Server 500#Hardware. Apple's figure of 512 MB is the memory limit, and parity DIMMs should be fitted in matched pairs.[3]
Maintenance and repair
[edit | edit source]The clock battery is a 3.6 V lithium cell (922-1262) on the logic board; Apple lists the Network Server 500/700 among the machines whose battery must read 3.2 V or more.[10] Kaiser's refurbishment of a 700 found the drawer slides stiff with dried lubricant, a processor card that had to be replaced before the server would start, and a SCSI bus cable left disconnected that made the diagnostic utility report the drive fan as off.[8]
The procedures for both models are on the shared guides:
- Apple Network Server 500 and 700 General Maintenance
- Apple Network Server 500 and 700 Troubleshooting
Documentation
[edit | edit source]- Apple Network Server 500 and 700 Documentation: the Service Source, the Service Guide chapter with Apple's parts list, the AIX and RAID card manuals, and the data sheets.
Related pages
[edit | edit source]- Apple Network Server 500
- Apple Network Server 500 and 700 General Maintenance
- Apple Network Server 500 and 700 Troubleshooting
- Apple Workgroup Server 9650
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Apple, "Network Server 700/150: Technical Specifications" (retrieved 2026-10-02). Introduced 2/26/1996; PowerPC 604 at 150 MHz, 64-bit data path at 50 MHz; 1 MB L2 cache; 425 W; supports optional redundant hot-pluggable power supplies.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Apple, "Network Server 700/200: Technical Specifications" (retrieved 2026-10-02). Introduced 9/14/1996; PowerPC 604e at 200 MHz, 64 KB L1 cache, 50 MHz bus; 48-512 MB; 8× CD-ROM; original software AIX 4.1.4.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Apple Computer, Service Source: Network Server 500 and 700 Series, 308 pp., hosted here as File:Apple Network Server 500 and 700 Series Service Source.pdf (see Apple Network Server 500 and 700 Documentation). PDF pages: overview pp. 3-6; configurations pp. 7-8; options pp. 10-13; SCSI IDs pp. 43-45; redundant power supplies p. 49; LCD messages pp. 50-63; specifications pp. 70-86 (electrical pp. 80-84); take-apart: power supply (NS 700 Series) pp. 161-163, rear hard drives bracket pp. 164-166, powerplane interconnect board pp. 192-196; upgrades: rear drives pp. 278-287, processor card pp. 302-305.
- ↑ Cameron Kaiser, "The Apple Network Server's all-too-secret weapon (featuring PPC Toolbox)", Old Vintage Computing Research, November 2023 (retrieved 2026-10-02). Shiner LE and HE, launch price of $14,999 for a 700/150 with 48 MB, AIX licence prices.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 EveryMac, "Apple Network Server 700/150 Specs" (retrieved 2026-10-02). Codename Shiner HE; introduced 15 February 1996, discontinued 1 April 1997; US$15,000; order number M3471LL/A.
- ↑ EveryMac, "Apple Network Server 700/200 Specs" (retrieved 2026-10-02). Introduced 16 October 1996, discontinued 1 April 1997; US$19,000; order number M5173LL/A.
- ↑ Wikipedia, "Apple Network Server" (retrieved 2026-10-02). History only: Amelio's cancellation of the line.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Cameron Kaiser, "Hands-on with two Apple Network Server prototype ROMs", Old Vintage Computing Research, January 2026 (retrieved 2026-10-02). Refurbishment of a 700 ("holmstock"): front and rear layout, drive bays, drawer, processor cards and bus speeds, L2 cache, parity memory, SCSI backplane cable, NSDU, AIX boot.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Apple Computer, Apple Network Server data sheet, L01695C (August 1996), 8 pp., hosted here as File:Apple Network Server Data Sheet (L01695C).pdf. Specifications for the 700/150 and 700/200, configurations, order numbers and accessories (redundant power supply M4035Z/A, rear drive kits M4818Z/A and M4819Z/A, CPU upgrade card M5177Z/A).
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 Apple Computer, Service Guide: Macintosh Computers, Volume V (June 1997), chapter 11, "Apple Network Server 500 and 700", printed pp. 213-257, with the introduction (p. xiii) and Figure 9 (p. 19); hosted here as File:Apple Service Guide Volume V (1997) Network Server 500 and 700 chapter.pdf. Parts list pp. 221-224 (part numbers and footnotes); Figure 9 battery threshold p. 19; rear drives procedure pp. 256-257.