Karakino Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 I got an empty g5 dual case. But i got some more problems than you... The motherboard i want to fit in there is an Intel Desktop Board D975XBX Rev 3.04 Bad Axe and a Core 2 Duo E6600 (will arrive soon i hope) and a Thermaltake Sonic Tower (Fanless) cpu cooler with a 12x12 cm 750rpm fan on it... I got no idea on how to make usable the first pci-express x16 slot... For the psu too i got some problems... If anyone can guide me through all of this stuff without cutting too much things i'll be eternally grateful. Please, help me if you can... Bye and many thanks PS: I'll try to upload some hi-quality photos later... then if some1 can edit this pictures to guide me where and what to cut then send me back these edited pictures... And obviously if i'll be succesful i'll post the results Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/26600-again-on-g5-case-modding/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
mspr Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 Hi, I searched in Google for your motherboard... I suppose that you can use the second or the third PCI Express slot instead of the first without any problem... Probably you have to set it from Bios... The only problem is that the 2nd and the 3rd slot are only x8/x4 and not x16 like the first. One Primary PCI Express* x16 (electrical x16 or x8) bus add-in card connector One Secondary PCI Express* x16 (electrical x8) bus add-in card connector One PCI Express* x16 (electrical x4) bus add-in card connector To place the mainboard I suggest to you to cut the original screws of the G5 that don't match with the holes on your mainboard and to use a diy mainboard rack mount. I found these images on Google... For the PSU I used the original Apple PSU box. I modified it by putting inside an ATX PSU (Enermax). It's not so simple and above all you will spend a lot of time to do a great job but by this way you don't have to cut the case and you can place the PSU in its original location. The main difficult however are the mainboard outputs... Even in this case I didn't cut anything... I used some internal cables to match the mainboard ports and the original outputs on the case... I will wait for some pictures... Bye Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/26600-again-on-g5-case-modding/#findComment-180518 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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