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I've just purchased a G4 cube in pristine condition for my next build. It's been interesting reading how various forum members have accomplished their final results, many excellent ideas put forth.
In addition to the challenge and fun, the intent is to have it as close to original as possible for presentation as a true retro machine in my home office. The unit is as pictured below (I still have to go pick it up). Probably paid too much for it, but I've been looking for one like this for a while now, so jumped on it right away.
I've already purchased an Apple ACD to DVI adapter on Craigslist so I can run the Studio Display plugged into the new mITX board. I realize that the 15" Studio is only 1024x768 res, but is flawless as purchased. I want to retain the look and feel of the Acrylic display to match the cube as it was originally, maybe will upgrade to a 20" Acrylic Cinema later, who knows. The adapter will be good to have, regardless.
A couple of questions about the hardware purchase side.
1. I'm deciding between the DH61AG and the DQ77KB. I'm leaning toward the H61 because of the DVI-D port. In all honesty I won't ever be using anything other than a DVI connect, because of the use of original ADC connected display hardware through my DVI adapter. I've seen that the DQ77KB ships with a DVI-D adapter, but wouldn't that hang to low under the cube to get a DVI cable plugged into? Maybe someone who has tried this can answer. I also realize that the DQ77KB is newer and more feature-rich, but I really don't need the added functionality. Unless someone can provide me with a compelling reason to move my preference away from the DH61AG, I'll likely buy it based on my projected requirements for this cube build.
2. I'm going to try to use the touch switch, I've read MiniHack's tutorial about wiring it. What would we ever do without members like him??? Question is this, do both the DQ77KB and DH61AG have a 5v Standby pin to power the touch switch? I'm almost certain that the H61 does. It'd be so much easier just to jumper a pin than solder anything for power. Please advise.
3. Does the mITX form factor line up with any of the 8 standoff holes in a mATX? Or are they totally different? I have one of LaserHives acrylic trays here and am toying with the idea of somehow incorporating it into this cube build. Maybe I'm way off base with this thinking, I've never even seen a cube up close.
Thats it for now, but when this project begins in a week or so, I'm sure there will be more questions.
Regards,
Ersterhernd
In addition to the challenge and fun, the intent is to have it as close to original as possible for presentation as a true retro machine in my home office. The unit is as pictured below (I still have to go pick it up). Probably paid too much for it, but I've been looking for one like this for a while now, so jumped on it right away.
I've already purchased an Apple ACD to DVI adapter on Craigslist so I can run the Studio Display plugged into the new mITX board. I realize that the 15" Studio is only 1024x768 res, but is flawless as purchased. I want to retain the look and feel of the Acrylic display to match the cube as it was originally, maybe will upgrade to a 20" Acrylic Cinema later, who knows. The adapter will be good to have, regardless.
A couple of questions about the hardware purchase side.
1. I'm deciding between the DH61AG and the DQ77KB. I'm leaning toward the H61 because of the DVI-D port. In all honesty I won't ever be using anything other than a DVI connect, because of the use of original ADC connected display hardware through my DVI adapter. I've seen that the DQ77KB ships with a DVI-D adapter, but wouldn't that hang to low under the cube to get a DVI cable plugged into? Maybe someone who has tried this can answer. I also realize that the DQ77KB is newer and more feature-rich, but I really don't need the added functionality. Unless someone can provide me with a compelling reason to move my preference away from the DH61AG, I'll likely buy it based on my projected requirements for this cube build.
2. I'm going to try to use the touch switch, I've read MiniHack's tutorial about wiring it. What would we ever do without members like him??? Question is this, do both the DQ77KB and DH61AG have a 5v Standby pin to power the touch switch? I'm almost certain that the H61 does. It'd be so much easier just to jumper a pin than solder anything for power. Please advise.
3. Does the mITX form factor line up with any of the 8 standoff holes in a mATX? Or are they totally different? I have one of LaserHives acrylic trays here and am toying with the idea of somehow incorporating it into this cube build. Maybe I'm way off base with this thinking, I've never even seen a cube up close.
Thats it for now, but when this project begins in a week or so, I'm sure there will be more questions.
Regards,
Ersterhernd