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Corroded G5 Project Build
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congrats on the purchase!
I saw a thread at aquamac.com were they tried to find the measurements for a G5 PSU, but there was one left, they couldn't find out. Also there seem to be different G5 PSU with the same Watts.
On the wind routing and PSU redesign, you might find a nice influence/idea in post #8 here http://aquamac.proboards.com/thread/1174?page=1#8403 (where it say part1, part2, part3) flattening the ATX-PSU. I know MDD and G5 are different, but both have a flat PSU.
I saw a thread at aquamac.com were they tried to find the measurements for a G5 PSU, but there was one left, they couldn't find out. Also there seem to be different G5 PSU with the same Watts.
On the wind routing and PSU redesign, you might find a nice influence/idea in post #8 here http://aquamac.proboards.com/thread/1174?page=1#8403 (where it say part1, part2, part3) flattening the ATX-PSU. I know MDD and G5 are different, but both have a flat PSU.
Nice project. This should help you: http://damntechnology.blogspot.com/2009/02/rebuilding-powermac-g5-power-supply.html
X800 can be made to work but it will be VGA-only. FireGL X3 would be much better choice.
X800 can be made to work but it will be VGA-only. FireGL X3 would be much better choice.
Too bad you weren't in the states. I have some PSUs from SP/DP G5s and one from my quad model. Shipping would be killer.
A word of warning: the Antec True series of PSUs have a bit of a reputation, and I've seen a lot of failed units. The problematic part is, that the failed units often tested OK with PSU testers, but still failed under load.
There were at least a couple of revisions of these PSUs though, and the later ones were actually very reliable. So before you put a lot of work to the Antec PSU, make sure it's ok!
There were at least a couple of revisions of these PSUs though, and the later ones were actually very reliable. So before you put a lot of work to the Antec PSU, make sure it's ok!
