Niko-Studio Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Update 06/04/2011 This are the cables Im making: NewCable2.jpgNewCable3.jpgNewCable4.jpg ...and the cable in place: cable3_.jpgcable2.jpg They're about 70cm long, all-covered with black nylon braided sleeve, with the apple 18 pin connector in one end and standard ATX firewire, audio, USB, power button and led connectors in the other. Each cable is tested before shipping. If your motherboard doesnt have on-board firewire (AKA IEEE 1394) you will need to use the inlcuded ground jumper. Z68 and Z77 Gigabyte boards will need the included audio jumper to activate the front audio connector. Probably other boards will need this jumper too. Its just matter of experiment a bit with and without the jumper. They cost 25€ a piece, including traceable shipping and jumpers. Cables are shipped from Spain. I accept Paypal or international bank transfer. Please make sure you add your correct shipping address with your payment. If you want one drop me a message here in the forum! Alternatively, you can contact me through my page. There I also host pictures of some of my mods, useful links, etc IMPORTANT: The cable is compatible with this front panel board (present in all G5 models except the "Late 2005" G5): 24313.jpg Apple 922-5979, 630-4805, 820-1560. PowerMac G5 Front Panel Board Make sure you have a similar one (there are a few more serial numbers for the same board). An easy way to check without taking the board out is to look for the 18 pin connector on the board (black square conector on the right of the picture). This connector is visible without the need of removing the board. The solution for those who have the "Late 2005 G5" cases and want to use this cable would be to replace the front panel board with one from an earlier G5 model. It fits perfectly as the case's holes for the ports and screws are the same. Once you extract the front panel board on the late 2005 G5 you'll end up with this (photo by rekd): late2005G5.jpg You'll need to unscrew those two tabs/inserts, and then the old model board will fit perfectly. The G5 front board replacement (Apple 922-5979, 630-4805, 820-1560) can be puchased at ebay or some other online shops. Hello BlackCH, The first time I heard about APPLE connectors to ATX connectors wires was in a YouTube video http://youtu.be/4I_jdYHGGvo?t=5m51s (very useful for all the G5-geeks). Niko-Studio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_gael Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 hello - once again have lost the instruction pdf - could you message a link thank you - about to rebuild my G5 :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackCH Posted December 25, 2014 Author Share Posted December 25, 2014 hello - once again have lost the instruction pdf - could you message a link thank you - about to rebuild my G5 :-) No problem! You've got a PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmihtus Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Black CH, 2 years ago I purchased a cable from you. Now I changed the mobotherboard where there is no 1394 or Firewire connection. How do I can power up my PC with your cable? Please advise me / give me the link your installation pdf. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
le0nardwashingt0n Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Ordered a cable recently, works perfectly. Thanks so much!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gekho21 Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Hello BlackCH, I purchased your cable and now I change for a mobo without firewire. No. You need to connect any ground from the motherboard to pin 3/4 on the firewire connector. From the pdf -If your motherboard does not have integrated firewire on-board, you will need to connect the pin 4 from the firewire (FW GND) connector to the -GND on the power button connector. My question: do I need to connect only pin 4 to ground, or pin 3 AND pin 4 ? EDIT: just pin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackCH Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 My question: do I need to connect only pin 4 to ground, or pin 3 AND pin 4 ? EDIT: just pin 4 Either one or the other (they are connected with eachother). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haggus Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 I am interested in picking up one of these cables for my own G5 Mod. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackCH Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 I am interested in picking up one of these cables for my own G5 Mod. Thanks No problem, just send me a PM. Greets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danieldoty2 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Hello! I am interested in buying a cable with the firewire jumper/patch if you still have any! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailor_Jerry Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Hi BlackCH, are you still doing these cables? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackCH Posted March 17, 2016 Author Share Posted March 17, 2016 Hello! I havent post in the forum for a while. Yes, Im still doing cables but at the moment the workshop is closed for vacations. We'll be open again at the end of the month 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demik475 Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Nice to know, I ordered one of them last week ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwebster77 Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Hi, I bought one of your cables a couple of years ago, it is still working which is ace!! I wanted another one, are you still making them, as your website says out of stock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdvf Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Hey BlackCH, are you still making these cables? I’d love to buy one if so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metabolic Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Can someone post the link to the PDF?Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arqui Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Hi, I am going to make the case conversion from a Mac Pro case, not the G5, but i'm wondering if you do the cable. The I/Os are a little different but almost the same. Thanks BlackCH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vladimirps Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Hello BlackCH, are you still doing these cables? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbert Morales Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 Hi there are you still making this cable? I will need one for my project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yopthetheo Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Hello! I'm would like to buy on of your cable to adapt the front panel of a G5 but I've some questions. I'm with a Gigabyte H77N-wifi which doesn't have firewire onboard, does it mean that It won't be possible to make the Firewire port working? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beniroc Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Does anybody have a copy of the installation PDF? The link he emailed for it does not work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desmopro Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 On 5/9/2019 at 2:36 AM, beniroc said: Does anybody have a copy of the installation PDF? The link he emailed for it does not work. Almost a year later, but I needed it and couldn't find it in my mailbox, so I looked into my backups and here it is. https://drive.google.com/file/d/19RpelNXd0YVzXDu4fREDAXiAJNMHDD2t/view?usp=sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psyolent Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Thanks man, just ordered one off your page to help support your work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pit2752 Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 On 2/8/2020 at 6:11 PM, desmopro said: Almost a year later, but I needed it and couldn't find it in my mailbox, so I looked into my backups and here it is. https://drive.google.com/file/d/19RpelNXd0YVzXDu4fREDAXiAJNMHDD2t/view?usp=sharing Hey, I bought the same cable from blackCH but I found some things I don't understand. First, does the led pin work with only 1 pin? my motherboard needs 2 pins (+ and -); second, how do I connect the jumper for the audio sense? The instructions say to connect pin 7 and 10 but pin 10 is already occupied by another cable... what am I missing? Thanks in advance :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amd_sony Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 I know it's 2020, but do you still have cables available? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts