That's a job for someone ambitious! Taking a logic board out of a G5 is not a simple task.
Congrats on getting your Quad, Ben!
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Congrats on getting your Quad, Ben!
I find the actual logic board removal to be easy but I never want to mess with the U3 as I believe it is held on with standoffs rather than screws.
You're right, taking the logic board itself out is easy. It's the removal of everything else that's cumbersome. 
Well, three hours of work(including a trip to Home Depot to get some long hex drivers) and I find myself with a computer that won't chime...
The computer powers up, the fans all spin up, and I see a red LED inside the front. I just never get any video output and the mouse never lights up.
I'm guessing I may not have one of the CPU cards seated correctly. It's sort of a pain with the LCS, since you can't press directly on the cards. I'll attack it at a later date.
The computer powers up, the fans all spin up, and I see a red LED inside the front. I just never get any video output and the mouse never lights up.
I'm guessing I may not have one of the CPU cards seated correctly. It's sort of a pain with the LCS, since you can't press directly on the cards. I'll attack it at a later date.
You are a patient man, i would be fretting until i had fixed the problem.. and cursing if i had to pay out to fix the problem.
When you removed the CPU cards from the heat sink did you ever flex the card? I put a little too much pressure on one of mine and damaged the card. Fortunately, I was able to get a pair of CPUs and heatsinks from my good friend Gavin.
No, I pulled them straight off.
The Quads actually have some help in this regard, as there's a big copper heatsink(not tied in with the LCS) on the underside of the card.
You are a patient man, i would be fretting until i had fixed the problem.. and cursing if i had to pay out to fix the problem.
Unfortunately, this little thing called work means that I can't stay up until 3:00 or 4:00 working on stuff like this as I'd like to...
At the same time, though, I've gone to bed with a problem with this in my head, and ended up getting back up and working on it.
That's not as much fun as going to bed with a problem and waking up "with a solution in hand"!
I've lost count of the days of i have skipped work because of a 'new arrival' or a bit of over eagerness.
I wish I had that luxury...
In fact I don't even normally go in on Fridays, but am covering the stockroom for someone else who's out of town. It's nice to get a few extra bucks in my pocket. even if it does mean having to wait on fixing the Quad
. I don't have much choice on the other days, though, as I teach at 12:00 and can't miss it. I'll also be stuck start in July, as I'll be teaching 8:40 to 10:40 every morning. I can't exactly just not show up for that.
I wish I had that luxury...
In fact I don't even normally go in on Fridays, but am covering the stockroom for someone else who's out of town. It's nice to get a few extra bucks in my pocket. even if it does mean having to wait on fixing the Quad
I'll also be stuck start in July, as I'll be teaching 8:40 to 10:40 every morning. I can't exactly just not show up for that.
Sadly i have too much time on my hands since my back gave way at work, but i see your point.