- Joined
- Aug 29, 2012
- Messages
- 33
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte GA-H61M-D2VP
- CPU
- i5-2400K
- Graphics
- GT 710
- Mac
- Classic Mac
- Mobile Phone
This is my very cheap mod.
First i got very lucky to get some old Power Mac´s as a gift. 2 Quicksilver (733/Dual800) and 3 Gigabit Ethernet (400).
The Dual works great but the 733 hat issues. A short time later i got an old HP 3400 Pr mt as a gift.
The goal was to make it as cheap as possible. So the only thing i change was to change the Celeron with a i5 2400k for 20€.
i fittet the board and glued it in place. The PSU fittet perfectly. The optical Drive hat to be cuttet in front so it fit now.
I'm happy.
Specs:
- i5 2400k 3.1 Ghz
the only changes that are visible are the power button that glow blue. And on the Back of course.
One thing is sad. I used an old WiFi Card from an iMac 2006 in the PCI-e Mini Slot and on El Capitan it worked but after Upgrade to High Sierra it didn't recognise anymore. Swell as my iSight from the same iMac. On El Capitan i got it to work now it is not recognised anymore.
<<UPDATE>>
So i modified the Powerswitch to the original. I had to desolder all the Chips on the small board and soldered the cabled direct to the switch. The OpenFirmware Switch i removed and glued the HDD LED in place. Button and all lights are working fine.
Still cheap still nice
First i got very lucky to get some old Power Mac´s as a gift. 2 Quicksilver (733/Dual800) and 3 Gigabit Ethernet (400).
The Dual works great but the 733 hat issues. A short time later i got an old HP 3400 Pr mt as a gift.
The goal was to make it as cheap as possible. So the only thing i change was to change the Celeron with a i5 2400k for 20€.
i fittet the board and glued it in place. The PSU fittet perfectly. The optical Drive hat to be cuttet in front so it fit now.
I'm happy.
Specs:
- i5 2400k 3.1 Ghz
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- 4 GB Ram
- Broadcom Bluetooth USB Dongle
- hp CDDVDW SH-216ALN
- Realtek RTL8168E/8111E PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet (On Board)
- CT120BX500SSD1 SSD
- nVidia GeForce GT 220 1GB
the only changes that are visible are the power button that glow blue. And on the Back of course.
One thing is sad. I used an old WiFi Card from an iMac 2006 in the PCI-e Mini Slot and on El Capitan it worked but after Upgrade to High Sierra it didn't recognise anymore. Swell as my iSight from the same iMac. On El Capitan i got it to work now it is not recognised anymore.
<<UPDATE>>
So i modified the Powerswitch to the original. I had to desolder all the Chips on the small board and soldered the cabled direct to the switch. The OpenFirmware Switch i removed and glued the HDD LED in place. Button and all lights are working fine.
Still cheap still nice
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