Recent content by r-lind

Another suggestion for this project is using the combined combined in/out/optical audio jack of the MacBook Pro. Searching eBay for "MacBook Pro headphone jack" gives this jack with a small 20 pin connector. If one wishes to make the ultimate solution I suggest this component or an equivalent be...

Works well with my Asus X99-E WS as far as I tested it! Here's another Gigabyte X99 report: http://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/success-i7-5820k-gtx-970-ga-x99-ud4-yosemite-10-10-x-full-temp-guide-100-working.156626/page-11#post-1210206

Lots of info on this here, this thread for example: http://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/the-firewire-800-400-card-to-own-for-100-compatibility.59767/ This is also an interesting read for the "latest" update: http://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apple-thunderbolt-to-firewire-adapter-teardown.1428004/

https://pikeralpha.wordpress.com/2016/06/29/nvmefamily-kext-bin-patch-data-for-el-capitan/

The Sunix FWB3414G has got a LSI FW643 chip and the right ports: http://www.sunix.com/en/product_detail.php?cid=3&kid=9&gid=26&pid=307 Perhaps you also need to something like this to connect it to your front panel: 1 x Standard 6-pin firewire plug to 2x5 way pin header connector. Like this one...

https://pikeralpha.wordpress.com/2015/11/18/home-sweet-home/

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Looking at the original panel and using a 4 pin male TRRS 3.5 mm connector it is obvious that the fourth pin will not work unless one removes the bit of plastic on the outside of the G5 case.

My suggestion would be: 1. No modifications to the G5 case 2. 1 USB3 port, of course 3. Same old Firewire 400 4. Getting the same kind of audio connector as on a MacBook Pro with 4-pin (in/out) AND perhaps and also an optical output. 5. Including a chime sound thing (since your doing the PCB) 6...