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The G5 Workstation WIKI!

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Has there been any reports of the Dual Delphi pumps ever leaking? I cannot see how that would even be possible. There are no o-rings to go bad. The copper water block are directly connected to the tubing.

They do however eventually clog up.
 
fourbirds said:
Has there been any reports of the Dual Delphi pumps ever leaking? I cannot see how that would even be possible. There are no o-rings to go bad. The copper water block are directly connected to the tubing.

They do however eventually clog up.
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Found some info on other forums/posts on macrumors detailing possible issues with brittle or leaky tubing that is unable to seal properly, but I would find this pretty difficult. Of course everything is possible dealing with 15 year old hardware.
 
davisdelo said:
A sata card is great for adding more storage, it’s hard to find one with good compatibility though. Mine, for instance, kills the onboard ethernet. If you find any old Sonnet PCI-e cards they tend to work really well, the esata ones are still pretty easy to find.
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I've made a topic about SAS. Have a look (in brief - LSI 3041 E-R + internal enclosure instead of DVD drive).
 
i'd love to use my G5 again, but...
 

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fourbirds said:
What are some of the more useful PCI-e expansion cards compatible with the Powermac G5? Just pulled the quad (A1177) out of storage to replace my dying DLSD powerbook and I'm hoping to a have a bit of fun with it. I'm already on the lookout for a better video card that won't break the bank.
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I got 4500 Quadro FX for 15 bucks recently. (Need to flash it to use with Mac though.)
 
Check out my website. I think it is in my signature.

The problem is that things change rapidly. Our G5s only get older and older.

One of the word things is SSD compatibility. Are newer SSDs better? Or do some still give issues to our ancient Macs?
 
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Check out my website. I think it is in my signature.

The problem is that things change rapidly. Our G5s only get older and older.

One of the word things is SSD compatibility. Are newer SSDs better? Or do some still give issues to our ancient Macs?
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Yeah but when they get older, they run better :)
 
Looking for advice on SSDs and HDDs for G5 DC 2.3 I just got...

Integral cheap 240Gb https://integralmemory.com/product/v-series-sata-iii-2-5-ssd-version-2 Will they work (and can I raid them) ?

WD Blue 1Tb WD10EZRZ SATA3 AF HDD - again, will they work and can I raid a pair?

Do the cheapo Chinese sourced PCIE SATA carriers allow me to insert M.2 SATA drives but presumably they won't be bootable?

I did see somewhere a suggestion that AF drives need 10.5.8. I want to run Tiger, Leopard and Sorbet and also boot Debian Linux. Any gotchas there?
 
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Old Sata II Kingston drives work, but old SSDs also have a reputation for being failure-prone...
 
This thread makes me want to fire up my 2ghz G5 MP for old times sake.
Been using my cMP since shutting it down in 2010......:p

Still have Final Cut Studio and Shake installed, which worked great on it.
 
Unless they have changed the firmware or controller chip within the last year or so these work perfectly in the late 05 G5. I have one in my DC 2.0 right now as the boot drive. It works in both slots.

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Looking for advice on SSDs and HDDs for G5 DC 2.3 I just got...

Integral cheap 240Gb https://integralmemory.com/product/v-series-sata-iii-2-5-ssd-version-2 Will they work (and can I raid them) ?

WD Blue 1Tb WD10EZRZ SATA3 AF HDD - again, will they work and can I raid a pair?

Do the cheapo Chinese sourced PCIE SATA carriers allow me to insert M.2 SATA drives but presumably they won't be bootable?

I did see somewhere a suggestion that AF drives need 10.5.8. I want to run Tiger, Leopard and Sorbet and also boot Debian Linux. Any gotchas there?
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I got Intel 320 Series for my Quad: 160 GB and 600 GB. Both work.
 
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I got Intel 320 Series for my Quad: 160 GB and 600 GB. Both work.
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I used a generic Chinese M.2 SATA to SATA 2.5 case/adapter and a Samsung 951 (I think) I got cheap. Works fine as boot drive for Tiger and Leopard. RESULT!

My experiment with a WD SN520 PCIE NVME via adapter for 4x PCIE slot didnt get detected. I hope Linux will see it, then I can hopefully install Linux on that. Watching to see if Action Retro gives some clues
 
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But Linux should see it?
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If the distro you're using has a working NVMe driver, yep.

A PCIe AHCI SSD (e.g. a Samsung XP941 or Apple's blade SSDs used in e.g. 2012-2015 retina MBPs, 2013-2017 MBAs and the 2013 Mac Pro) should™ work as a non-boot drive on Leopard, as its AHCI driver is curiously a universal binary.
 
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