Recent content by AppleMacIdiot

I’ve been skeptical of this transition, but I understand exactly why and what Apple are trying to do with this move and it’s probably the right call. Having said that, and having used Mac products since the 80s, I’d warn anyone thinking of migrating to the new silicon against it. These...

There are a few pinouts floating around the internet (and this site?). I have the same part. I remember using a method a long time ago that cut the PCB and rerouted the connections for the power, reset and LED. Wasn’t very elegant, but got the job done. I bought a replacement panel on eBay a...

Hi! Thanks for the compliment. It really means a lot. I’ll see if I can find the original drawings I did. If I remember, there were some technical and logistical reasons for not sharing it originally. Once I remember exactly what those were, I’ll message you if you are still interested.

Wow! Thanks for the very kind words! I’ve been absent from here for a little while. I was a regular lurker, but have been working on other projects, obsessions, life and such. I actually feel pretty guilty, because I did a bunch more work on this thing, got it up and running, and then put it...

Hi! Sorry, i’ve been away for a while. What do need help with on your installation? You can definitely boot both Windows 10 and Mojave, but it is much easier and safer if you have two separate HDDs. One for each OS. I removed my Optical Drive and bought one of those internal optical drive to...

Anytime! Shubham17 did all the heavy lifting on that, but I have a very similar laptop to yours and have most things working really well, so if you need help with anything specific, just let me know. Right now the only things not working on my old HP DV6 6080 are my SDHC card reader (i’m...

+1 on changing your SMBIOS to a different model. Even with -no_compat_check enabled, you are almost certainly going to run into more compatibility issues later with that SMBIOS. I'm currently running and tweaking Mojave 10.14.0 on my HP Pavilion DV6 6080, which is very similar and have not...

Noctua do some great performing and good looking grey fans that work very well with the color scheme of the G5 case. I’m quite partial to the NZXT Aer F 120 with grey trim as it picks up the black of my other components while performing well too.

I’m pretty sure that a long handle 2.5mm or 3mm hex driver will get those deep screws out. I think the exact screw is a T10. I used a long handle 3mm Elkind t-handle on my MacPro and think it is the same for the older G5 too. There’s a discussion about it here...

:clap::clap::clap: Well done, indeed! Looks like you have just enough PC cases for the rest of your life :cool:

macOS Miramar... Highway to the Danger Zone!

Dude! This looks great! That look of pure joy on your face while testing your display says it all. So glad you found a decent GTX 1080! I’ve resigned myself to my old card for at least another year, unless those darn prices return to something vaguely normal again.

That stuff should do nicely. I have something very similar in two of my HP Microservers and those have almost no dust in them after nearly two years. I have three dogs and live in Arizona so I have serious dust! Was eyeing some 800 micron steel micro mesh at a biodiesel supply company recently...

Looking good! Keep up the good work. I’m taking another look at my ol’ build later this month. Time for some tweaks, edits, cable cleanup, and a good old dust out! GPU prices are stupid right now, so there’s not point in a hardware upgrade just yet, so might as well take care of the outside :-)

Looking good so far, Perkla! Unfortunately, achieving a good and clean airflow in these cases short of some serious cutting and modding can be notoriously tricky, especially with the newer PSU 120mm fan configurations that suck in air from the side, instead of directly blowing it out the back...