![]() ![]() But took tome time to figure all the wirings out. This way I can just connect the plug onto the mainboard and it turned out to work really well. Īfter modifying the board, I took my time disassembling the mainboard plug and rewired it. While at it, I took care of the power button. Power Macintosh G4 (Quicksilver) Essentials Family: PowerMac G3/G4/G5 Codename: Titan Gestalt ID: 406 Minimum OS: 9.2 Maximum OS: 10.5. I will show the finished wiring as soon as I actually finish it. Unfortunately, the PSU cables are waay to short to reach all the mainboard sockets. But I will keep it like this for the moment as it is still a pretty tight fit. I am not 100% confident with the outcome since it's not secured against sliding out to the side. I Mounted the PSU with verlco strips which I bolted to the casing (I secured the screws with washers later don't worry). In addition I wanted to give my friends 3D printer a rest and opted for something rather unconventional. ![]() It's still a heavy case but why not shed some weight if possible. Just for the purpose of reducing its weight a little bit. I did not want to use any mounting plates from the original design of the mac. To me, the fun with this project lies within creating things yourself.Īs I stated in my last post, I have been working on a solution for PSU positioning and mounting. I don’t plan on ordering anything from thelaserhive. The first milestone will be a 3D printed IO panel. But as I have no purpose for the guts of this thing it doesn’t matter.Īfter cleaning out the insides we started with taking off all the Plastic parts to prevent any damage to them while working on the metal case. It is missing a hard drive but it turned on with no problems. There has been material cut out to fit the Zip drive but that’s no problem as this will be the place for the front ports anyway. This is, how it arrived, pretty good condition. The CPU being water cooled (if I can fit my old system, which was originally designed for the 1150 socket) There are two interchangeable versions of this PSU with slightly different. The very first step will be arranging all the parts inside, though. Internal 340/344W power supply suitable for all models of Quicksilver PowerMac G4. I don’t have any exact plans on how it will look color-wise but I will definitely paint it in some way. I was fascinated from the first glimpse at the project, so I got myself a Power Mac G4 and started this build. I recently started upgrading some parts of my computer and a friend of mine started working on a Mac Pro Mod. Code named Quicksilver, this was the fiftth computer to share the name Power Mac G4, but the first to be housed in an obviously different case. Always have been focusing on the internals. Although I have been building PCs for around 15 years I have never really worked on the cases. Building a CustoMac Hackintosh: Buyer's Guide ![]()
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