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Nice build. On mine, which I did a few years ago, I wanted the same thing: as nice and original looking as possible, inside out. So, I have the model with one big air tunnel for the cpu. I installed a blueray burner drive up front which looks original, and uses the original Mac Pro flip front...

Well, for some strange reason, the pics in the Mk. II build dissapeared. I'll rey to reinsert them once more. Kind regards, Laverda.

APPLE MAC PRO PC Mk. II. All right, so here's an update per May 2021: Since I last posted on my thread, I've been busy working on old sportscars, but I did find some time to continue using my Mac Pro PC, and thereby gathering some experiences regarding it's use. Some of the points I found was...

You may not need to cut it out and install a pc backplate etc. Maybe take a look on my mod. Kind regards, Laverda.

Yes I do, and I think I can do that. Thanks a lot. Kind regards, Laverda

Thanks for the reply to this important info. I have a newer version of that board - the 44 pin small one, so I cannot do this directly as you, but I will experiment with the value of these resistors at around 300 Ohm and see if I can make it work. Thanks again! Kind regards, Laverda.

Thanks and yes please. I would certainly like a few pictures to illustrate it. Kind regards, Laverda.

Oh thank you. I would really like that! Kind regards, Laverda.

Well done. How did you get the jack sensing to work? Kind regards, Laverda.

Thanks for the info. While one could be worried over the slow refreshrate, the lack of higher contrast and other data, in real life, it turns out pretty good. I've now played some games on the new pc Mac Pro build, and the Apple Cinema 24" monitor I have, are slow in refresh rate and so on, but...

So time for a bit of other stuff on the Mac Pro pc build. I had to undo a bit of the protection of the near finished (former) 44 pin connector front panel cable, and re-sheath it in a more managable braid, although I kept the shielding of course. Otherwise it wouldn't work as data will be...

Allright, so here's an update per 25'th of November 2020: Working on the frontpanel of my Aplle Mac Pro A1289 from 2010. I've been working on the usb side of the front panel cable, to test various configurations to see if data integrity was comproised, as well as trying to make it work at...

Hi Natnatfr, Thanks for your kind words. In my humble view, it's a far more aesthetic design and expression that Apple used on those generations of Powermac and Mac Pro. Far better than anyone in a big company have come up with so far. I know there are fantastic builds (homemade) out there...

Great build. Did you finish making the front panel and the rear I/O 3d printed frame? Kind regards, Laverda.

Update per 22'nd of November 2020: I've been working on the audio the whole day, some 16 hours, and finally I have audio in the front jack socket on my Mac Pro A1289 from 2010. The problem was not the cable, which I've been chasing for some time. I did adjust all sorts of things in Win10, but...

Update: Now I have managed to make the sound work from the front panel audio jack for headphones. The basic 3 cables were good, but there must ahve been a flaw in the audio driver; as I installed a new driver, I got a Realtek audio software panel which allows me to enable the front jack. So...

Hi all, Currently working on making this work in Win10 (or work at all) on an Asus H410M-E motherboard installed in my Mac Pro case, which is a former A1289 model from 2010. This gives a front panel with power on/off; power led; front audio jack; 2 x USB 2,0 and 2 x Firewire 800. Currently...

Meanwhile at the mancave, I've been looking at the 44 pin multiconnector cable on my Mac Pro A1289 front panel, to the original logicboard. Both ends are 44 pin 2,0mm spacing mini jst connectors and while I have a set of 2,5mm pins and connectors, it's not usable for this smaller more narrow pin...

Hi all, I am currently making a Mac Pro A1289 from 2010. I am currently working on the front panel connections. I used the widespread diagram for this purpose. I removed all wires not used from the 44 pin multiconnector. I now have working powe on/off and power LED. My question is sound. On the...

Could you post a picture after these mods please? Kind regards, Laverda