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Hi all,
I've been toying with the idea of building a hack for some time now...but I've been scared off for various reasons. I just got laid off on Monday so I've got some time on my hands while looking for a job...I need a new computer and I figure this might be a good time to dive in.
I have an old Power Mac G5 that just died about a month ago after almost 10 years of service. I don't know what the issue is (Power supply? dead battery? dead board?) but I figure the time/money spent troubleshooting might not be worth it considering how old it is. That said, the system drive actually had some decent software on it (I had it imaged at the post house I used to work at) and I'd like to basically rebuild around that. Is this possible?
From what I've read on these forums it sounds like Macs are very finicky about what components are used...will I need to know exact model numbers for a lot of parts to build around it?
Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated. I feel like I could build from scratch using the guides on this site, but adding in this variable might throw enough of a wrench in that I'll be in over my head as a true novice.
Thanks all!
I've been toying with the idea of building a hack for some time now...but I've been scared off for various reasons. I just got laid off on Monday so I've got some time on my hands while looking for a job...I need a new computer and I figure this might be a good time to dive in.
I have an old Power Mac G5 that just died about a month ago after almost 10 years of service. I don't know what the issue is (Power supply? dead battery? dead board?) but I figure the time/money spent troubleshooting might not be worth it considering how old it is. That said, the system drive actually had some decent software on it (I had it imaged at the post house I used to work at) and I'd like to basically rebuild around that. Is this possible?
From what I've read on these forums it sounds like Macs are very finicky about what components are used...will I need to know exact model numbers for a lot of parts to build around it?
Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated. I feel like I could build from scratch using the guides on this site, but adding in this variable might throw enough of a wrench in that I'll be in over my head as a true novice.
Thanks all!