Building a MacPro, Yes, a MacPro not a Hackintosh Options

[nagal]

Sam,

There was nothing to feed through on the power supply, just connect the four plugs on the PSU to the four connectors on the wall that divides the PSU area from the Optical bay. I did have to take the big black bands off the PSU cables to get enough slack for get everything plugged in.

[Hally_57]

Ok thanks nagal!

Btw What screws are required for mounting the optical drive to the carrier?

Regards Sam

[nagal]

They are same screws that are used to mount optical drives in a PC. I believe they are M3s or M3.5s.

[KellyKelly]

Well done Nagal! Very Nice Work!

[Robbiem]

Hey Nagal, you did some serious work and payed some serious dough, well atleast to me you did. anyways, i was wondering if you ever put in the water cooling? would look pretty sexy if you did..

-Robbie

[fabriciom]

I'm sorry this is a bit off topic. I¡m looking to build also a Mac Pro. But I'm wanting to use the Asus Z7S mother board. This board is selling for around 300€, it uses the 5400 chipset and it would be cheaper to integrate to my current setup than a real mac main board. Any advice or thoughts?

-Thanks

[teknojunkie]

there is other topics about fitting pc parts in a mac pro, this is about Building A MAC PRO lol not a hack

[fabriciom]

there is other topics about fitting pc parts in a mac pro, this is about Building A MAC PRO lol not a hack

There is no topic on the Asus Z7S and it uses the same chipset as the boards that are being discussed here (5400) only difference is the EFI.

[MrBean]

There is no topic on the Asus Z7S and it uses the same chipset as the boards that are being discussed here (5400) only difference is the EFI.

Yes, there is

Here is mine

Soz for off-topic guys, thought this might help Fabriciom

@ Nagal: Great going there, luv what you're doing. I have ordered a MacPro, with all alu-bits, some auxilliaries from Ebay (wefixmacs)

So, after my Hackintosh is complete, I will tackle the MacPro, might go the same route as you

[Harloe]

I still plan on this one day but I think I'll build a Hackintosh first =P

[Hally_57]

HI I NEED TO KNOW HOW TO FIT A HARD DRIVE IN THE MAC PRO, I KNOW YOU HAVE TO SCREW THEM ONTO A DRIVE CARRIER THEN SLIDE IT IN AND IT SHOULD FIX IN TO THE MOTHERBOARD RIGHT? I HAVE A MAC PRO PROTOTYPE LOGIC BOARD AND THERE DOESNT SEEM TO BE ANY HARD DRIVE SLOTS ON THE BOARD NEAR THE HARD DRIVE BAYS.DO I NEED TO BUY ANYTHING ELSE?REGARDS HALLY_57ALSO IS ANY ONE SELLING THE MAC PRO INTERNAL SPEAKER WITH CASE? I NEED ONE FOR MY BUILD!

[MrBean]

Switching off CapsLock will make reading your question a lot easier.

The MacPro's come with Molex connectors at the rear, in the form of an integrated power/data connector. They bolt to the rear of the case, and then the drives slide into the receiver-slots, and plug into these connectors.

See Aqua-Mac's project log for a clear picture.

These connectors will then connect to your logic board via a short run of cable.

[Hally_57]

Thanks Mr Bean for the reply and sorry about the caps!

I still need a internal speaker for the mac pro, and im selling a empty mac pro case if any one is interrested in doing a mod! It has 2 damaged feet however

- Selling at a bargain price, mail me for more info!

[Postie]

Hey, does anyone know the difference between the Mac Pro 2,1 and 3,1 enclosures?

Ie, will the 3,1 logic board fit in the 2,1 case? because i can get a great deal on a 2,1 case, but I'm planning to build a Mac Pro with a 3,1 logic board.


PS. I'm Postie, I've been following this thread for a while now. Nice to meet you all!

[Hally_57]

Did anyone have trouble sliding their optical drive in to the mac pro case? Myn goes in but needs to go about 5cm in more but no matter how much pressure i apply it just wont go in!

Thanks Hally_57

[Hally_57]

Just Fixed The Problem! Here is my build so far! Just need the cpus and heatsinks!

Btw still selling damaged mac pro case with front panel logic board! Make me an offer!

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[Hally_57]

Hi does anyone know if a Pair of Xeon Quad CoreE5345 2.33Ghz 1333 8M Cpus will work with my mac pro build?

An ergunt response is needed!

Thanks eveyone for your help with my build!

[shaanky98]

Btw still selling damaged mac pro case with front panel logic board! Make me an offer!

Hally-7

I have 2 questions for you: First where did you buy your logic board; 2nd how bad is the damaged case can you PM me images of the case please.

[Hally_57]

Heres the pictures are the damaged mac pro case:

Shanky there was a logic board on ebay yesturday! I am selling the mac pro case with the FRONT panel logic board only!

Regards

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[kevd_hackin]

i have a question for anyone willing to answer, what apple parts doo you need to have to run a non patched copy of osx, i love my hack but would love to have real feel, with sleep and speedstep. I know you need a logic board(motherboard), probably powersupply, videocard, or have people had luck flashing the rom to make it look like apple parts. Thanks and sorry if this is off topic. Aslo has anyone had luck with a cheaper board?