Sam_Bass Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 I tried to make this my own look using what parts I had already on hand. Did use some help from here with the wiring of the back G5 fans that I relocated to the front of my case. Here is a look at it... http://mysmallfrypage.blogspot.com/2009/12/in-beginning.html Cool thing is it is dual mode OSX 10.6.2 and Win 7. The Hack is built off the Lifehacker specs, except different CPU, and Video card. Take a look... If you click on the photos they zoom up for detail. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/202023-my-g5-case-mod-to-my-hack-with-sl-1062/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanky Deluxe Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 I tried to make this my own look using what parts I had already on hand. Did use some help from here with the wiring of the back G5 fans that I relocated to the front of my case. Here is a look at it... http://mysmallfrypage.blogspot.com/2009/12/in-beginning.html Cool thing is it is dual mode OSX 10.6.2 and Win 7. The Hack is built off the Lifehacker specs, except different CPU, and Video card. Take a look... If you click on the photos they zoom up for detail. I like what you've done, merging two cases to get loads of hard drive mounts etc is a great idea. However, for the love of God, tidy up those cables!!! I don't think I've ever seen such a messy cable salad and it's not going to be doing your air flow any good! I'm guessing the main reason for the cable mess are the ATA drives with ATA->SATA adapters on since they need old school molex power connectors. It looks like you've got 680gb in ATA drives so if I were you, I'd get a 750GB drive ($70) or better and replace them all with that. You could probably make most of the cost back by just selling the SATA->ATA adapters on eBay. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/202023-my-g5-case-mod-to-my-hack-with-sl-1062/#findComment-1358093 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam_Bass Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 Yes the extra power cables do create a mess. I have 1 SATA 320, 1 PATA 320, 1 PATA 200, 1 PATA 160. I started with the 160 in 2005 and just keep buying a new drive each year. I added the 320 SATA and the SATA adapters when I went to the new MB in October to do this SL build. That cables comment is the one eye sore I hear about. Thanks I like what you've done, merging two cases to get loads of hard drive mounts etc is a great idea. However, for the love of God, tidy up those cables!!! I don't think I've ever seen such a messy cable salad and it's not going to be doing your air flow any good! I'm guessing the main reason for the cable mess are the ATA drives with ATA->SATA adapters on since they need old school molex power connectors. It looks like you've got 680gb in ATA drives so if I were you, I'd get a 750GB drive ($70) or better and replace them all with that. You could probably make most of the cost back by just selling the SATA->ATA adapters on eBay. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/202023-my-g5-case-mod-to-my-hack-with-sl-1062/#findComment-1358201 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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