- Joined
- Nov 11, 2020
- Messages
- 28
- Motherboard
- Asus H410M-E
- CPU
- I9-10900
- Graphics
- GTX 1080 Ti
Hi all,
Completely new here. During these last two months, I've been collecting some new parts for a new pc, based on the 2010 A1289 Mac Pro case (with all internals save the cpu tray and the hard disk tray 1 and 2).
So far minimal cutting around the rear I/O panel. I've reused all Mac panels inside, such as the powersupply case, the Superdrive case, the cable management panel behind the superdrive, and I've installed all Noctua fans in all of the original places: one 120mm between superdrive and powersupply on the top level air tunnel; one 92mm fan in front of the graphics card (that later on became a problem that I am working on now) in the middle fan tunnel; two 140mm fans - one front and one rear - in the lower cpu tunnel. Plus a Noctua NHU12A cpu cooler which slides in comfortably into the lower fan tunnel.
I did have to cut part of the lower fan tunnel away to make space for the mini ATX motherboard (Asus H410M-E), but as close as possible. Therefore I have also reused as many of Apple's bolts, screws and nuts as possible, from the stand off's, to black screws and stand off's for trays etc.
I am asking a friend to design a 3D print of a sort of an adaptor to install between the rear case and the retracted rear I/O panel. In light grey plastic to fit with the theme that Apple already did. I won't be painting anything, just keep the aluminium surfaces etc.
I am also keeping the front I/O, and for a first, I tried to solder wires to an older 2008 model I have lying around in the garage. No soldering would work. So, I cut off the connector from the wires going from the power button/power led, to the front panel board. The remaining wires broke off as I tried to connect them, so I then soldered 3 new wires on to the power button print, long enough to comfortably reach a hidden path around to the motherboard connectors. But unfortunately, thet didn't work all, and the problem seems to be the narrow space between the solder tabs on the power button print. So, I ordered a new power bitton, which came this morning. Phew!
Now I have looked around for hours, trying to find a picture or description of how to actually dissasemble and reassemble the power button. Nothing seems to have surfaced so far. I need to know the sequence and how to correctly install the button, the print, the multispring, the rubber hat and the circlip. Is this the sequence?
And also need some help to do this correctly. So, if I do the following, would that be correct, as I have no more power buttons available, and they are really expensive on the web:
So, the following is a question:
1/ insert power button in aluminium into the front panel power button recess inside the case.
2/ turn the power button print so that the elongated tap is pointing upwards and slide it in to the recess on the case from the inside, so that it sits behind the aluminium button itself.
3/ the spingy super thin metal multispring (the one with 3 arms) should the be inserted behind the power button print, so that the tap on the spring is pointing around 3 o'clock and the turned downwards, so tha all 3 little "arms" slides on to the top of the aluminium recess. This means that the 3 little arms should be pointing inwards into the case, not towards the front panel.
4/ insert the spring clip behind the metal multispring, so that it's opening is at around 3 o'clock, and then press it together from above and below (at 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock), and insert it home into the recess. Then turn it clockwise, to that the circlips opening rests at around 1 to 2 o'clock.
Would that be correct?
Okay, it's getting real late, and I'll go horizontal now, and get back here tomorrow with some update.
Kind regards,
Laverda
Completely new here. During these last two months, I've been collecting some new parts for a new pc, based on the 2010 A1289 Mac Pro case (with all internals save the cpu tray and the hard disk tray 1 and 2).
So far minimal cutting around the rear I/O panel. I've reused all Mac panels inside, such as the powersupply case, the Superdrive case, the cable management panel behind the superdrive, and I've installed all Noctua fans in all of the original places: one 120mm between superdrive and powersupply on the top level air tunnel; one 92mm fan in front of the graphics card (that later on became a problem that I am working on now) in the middle fan tunnel; two 140mm fans - one front and one rear - in the lower cpu tunnel. Plus a Noctua NHU12A cpu cooler which slides in comfortably into the lower fan tunnel.
I did have to cut part of the lower fan tunnel away to make space for the mini ATX motherboard (Asus H410M-E), but as close as possible. Therefore I have also reused as many of Apple's bolts, screws and nuts as possible, from the stand off's, to black screws and stand off's for trays etc.
I am asking a friend to design a 3D print of a sort of an adaptor to install between the rear case and the retracted rear I/O panel. In light grey plastic to fit with the theme that Apple already did. I won't be painting anything, just keep the aluminium surfaces etc.
I am also keeping the front I/O, and for a first, I tried to solder wires to an older 2008 model I have lying around in the garage. No soldering would work. So, I cut off the connector from the wires going from the power button/power led, to the front panel board. The remaining wires broke off as I tried to connect them, so I then soldered 3 new wires on to the power button print, long enough to comfortably reach a hidden path around to the motherboard connectors. But unfortunately, thet didn't work all, and the problem seems to be the narrow space between the solder tabs on the power button print. So, I ordered a new power bitton, which came this morning. Phew!
Now I have looked around for hours, trying to find a picture or description of how to actually dissasemble and reassemble the power button. Nothing seems to have surfaced so far. I need to know the sequence and how to correctly install the button, the print, the multispring, the rubber hat and the circlip. Is this the sequence?
And also need some help to do this correctly. So, if I do the following, would that be correct, as I have no more power buttons available, and they are really expensive on the web:
So, the following is a question:
1/ insert power button in aluminium into the front panel power button recess inside the case.
2/ turn the power button print so that the elongated tap is pointing upwards and slide it in to the recess on the case from the inside, so that it sits behind the aluminium button itself.
3/ the spingy super thin metal multispring (the one with 3 arms) should the be inserted behind the power button print, so that the tap on the spring is pointing around 3 o'clock and the turned downwards, so tha all 3 little "arms" slides on to the top of the aluminium recess. This means that the 3 little arms should be pointing inwards into the case, not towards the front panel.
4/ insert the spring clip behind the metal multispring, so that it's opening is at around 3 o'clock, and then press it together from above and below (at 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock), and insert it home into the recess. Then turn it clockwise, to that the circlips opening rests at around 1 to 2 o'clock.
Would that be correct?
Okay, it's getting real late, and I'll go horizontal now, and get back here tomorrow with some update.
Kind regards,
Laverda
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