Okay, so here is a more in depth overview of my situation and a bit about the old G5.
Old G5:
Some of you may have seen my old G5 mod thread, it lasted about 2 months if I remember correctly. I put some thought into it long before I received the G5. After that I feel like I rushed it, and not giving things enough thought!
Anyway, the G5 is still in the condition it was in on my previous thread, if not slightly further ahead. I had basically installed the mb tray and backplate, fitted all my hardware, then just left it as I ran out of money for a while.
Not long after I had reached that point, we decided to move house. During the moving, a trusty removal man managed to drop the case, leaving it really damaged. Kinda bent, rather scratched and missing paint.
And thats why, I have decided, to do....
Mac G5 PPC to ATX Conversion Noob Attempt 2!
So, hows it going so far I hear you ask! I'll run you through that now!
Okay, so I did a lot of scouring around on eBay to find a really good condition one from a private seller, not from an outlet like last time!
I came across an immaculate Late 2005 G5, with 2 CPU's, 6GB of RAM with the water-cooling setup inside. It was selling for parts basically. The issue was LED's 1 and 7 were lighting up on the board after about 20 minutes. I did have a quick shot at fixing it, but lost hope when I found coolant on the motherboard. The machine cost me £40 with £14 postage down the country. Came next day which was amazing!
So at that point I got out my tools and set to work. In about an hour I had removed everything from the machine.
So, what am I going to do differently this time?
Well basically, everything!
- I am not going to paint the case as its in pristine condition.
- The original PSU will be chucked and that area used for the lower of the MB tray
- The top shelf will be used to house the PSU
- The front panel might be rewired if I can manage it
- I will handle it myself if I move again
So I have at the moment, the G5 itself (95% stripped) an actual mb tray and backplate from KustomPC's.
And thats it really....
I plan for this to take me around a month at the most?
I get paid on the 25th, which is when the fun really starts!
So make sure you check back soon, I have a really good feeling about this mod... touch wood.
Enjoy!
Jack