aqua-mac Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 I just finished the stainless steel shroud for my mac pro conversion. I will put up more details when I can: For other Pics go here There is also related discussion here. Now with 8 Gigs of Corsair 800 DDR2 RAM. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77569-nearly-finished-hac-pro/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
nagal Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 that is some very sweet work. You got some serious talent! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77569-nearly-finished-hac-pro/#findComment-548809 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aqua-mac Posted December 23, 2007 Author Share Posted December 23, 2007 Thanks Nagal, I still have to finish the IO panel at the back. I might have a go at making a small circuit board with all the sockets to line up with the mac pro's port layout, then solder fly leads to it that plug into the motherboard. I just want to keep the back stock. I am also planning a side window, I need a spare access panel from a mac pro, as I also want to retain the stock panel. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77569-nearly-finished-hac-pro/#findComment-548885 Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaanky98 Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 This is good work I love your work, have a marry Xmas and Happy new year. This is good, again!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77569-nearly-finished-hac-pro/#findComment-549271 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aqua-mac Posted December 23, 2007 Author Share Posted December 23, 2007 Thanks Shaanky98, I have been meaning to ask you how you got the ports on the back of your very nice G5 mod to line up? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77569-nearly-finished-hac-pro/#findComment-549440 Share on other sites More sharing options...
user2 Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 You are such a badass. I refer people to your site all the time. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77569-nearly-finished-hac-pro/#findComment-549463 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nagal Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 I need a spare access panel from a mac pro, as I also want to retain the stock panel. Not cheap but here is a place to get one http://www.applepalace.com/scripts/prodVie...?idproduct=7834 I wonder if the old PowerMac G5 panels are the same as the MacPros? If so, I might have a spare for you. I will find out tomorrow when my MacPro case arrives. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77569-nearly-finished-hac-pro/#findComment-549468 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Adams Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Case looks great. I found a few on ebay but they are bent a little here and a little there. lol Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77569-nearly-finished-hac-pro/#findComment-549625 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark4181 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 damn, I wish I had the spare time and money to do stuff like this Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77569-nearly-finished-hac-pro/#findComment-549686 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aqua-mac Posted December 24, 2007 Author Share Posted December 24, 2007 Thanks for all your comments guys, thanks for the tip Nagal - I may just go for that. The mac pro door is different to the G5 as the latching is in a different place. Saw this while I was surfing the net: That polishing must have taken ages. Bit of a finger print magnet but awesome nonetheless. The window in the side door was what I had been thinking about. I also wondered about some opaque white perspex where the Apple logo is on my mod, with a small light behind to give the effect like a powerbook/macbook pro lid. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77569-nearly-finished-hac-pro/#findComment-549724 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaces Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 wow nice work! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77569-nearly-finished-hac-pro/#findComment-549904 Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodl Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Aqua, the G5 side door fits perfectly but the latch catches do not line up. My case has the wrong side door ( G5 on a Mac pro Case) but the fit was so airtight i didnt notice for ages. You cant beat apple engineering, I just wish the metal on the case wasnt as soft as lead Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77569-nearly-finished-hac-pro/#findComment-553691 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 aqua-mac, WOW! I wish you lived near me. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77569-nearly-finished-hac-pro/#findComment-553796 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aqua-mac Posted December 27, 2007 Author Share Posted December 27, 2007 Thanks for the great support Alexandro17, I still have a bit left to do, I want to incorporate the Bluetooth internally, I will probably use a USB lead to a header and install the D-Link dongle into the base where the Mac Pro aerial exits. I will put pictures up when I have done that. Also I need to finish the back panel! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77569-nearly-finished-hac-pro/#findComment-554329 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nagal Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 install the D-Link dongle into the base where the Mac Pro aerial exits. This might interest you http://www.logicsupply.com/products/afap_082usb. It turns a mobo usb header into an internal usb jack Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77569-nearly-finished-hac-pro/#findComment-554377 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Thanks for the great support Alexandro17 You are welcome It is really an impressive project. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77569-nearly-finished-hac-pro/#findComment-554417 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aqua-mac Posted December 27, 2007 Author Share Posted December 27, 2007 Just finished - (No photos yet I am afraid) I took the Airport/Bluetooth aerials out at the bottom & replaced with my D-Link dongle connected to a USB female connector at the dongle end to a header connector at the other-works a treat! However, that link is really interesting, the one that shows a double header/2 x USB sockets - never seen one of those before! I am sure I could think of a use to put that to!!! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77569-nearly-finished-hac-pro/#findComment-554620 Share on other sites More sharing options...
soviet Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 Aqua-mac, how you flashed your 8800 into a quadro ?, i look around on the web for a long time and can't find information. Could you plase point me to some place i could get the flasher and the info ? Thans. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77569-nearly-finished-hac-pro/#findComment-557032 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aqua-mac Posted December 29, 2007 Author Share Posted December 29, 2007 I made the rom available for download here, but this is only for a BFG 8800 GTX 768MB 600/1800 and includes an overclock to 625/2000 if memory serves me right. I will not be responsible for any non - working cards of other manufacturers, you use at your own risk. Grab the latest version of nvflash from here: http://www.mvktech.net/ Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77569-nearly-finished-hac-pro/#findComment-557153 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aqua-mac Posted December 31, 2007 Author Share Posted December 31, 2007 Here is a couple of pics showing the connection of the hard drive loom: As you can see, I only have 3 hard drives as my watercooling takes up the first bay, normally there would be 4 to connect up. You can also see in the pictures, the PC molex cable that temporally used to test the power to the loom. Here is the connection for the front panel USB that I worked out if anyone is interested, please excuse the {censored} packet drawing! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77569-nearly-finished-hac-pro/#findComment-559263 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nagal Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 I love it when someone breaks out a soldering iron on a mod project! A nice job there as I know trying to patch different cables together is such a pain. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77569-nearly-finished-hac-pro/#findComment-559683 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aqua-mac Posted December 31, 2007 Author Share Posted December 31, 2007 Thanks, I soldered the loom directly into the power supply Sata loom in the end. I cut a triple molex lead off the PS and soldered the Sata loom onto there. The power supply has leads that are able to be unplugged anyway and I have a few spares if I ever change things around! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77569-nearly-finished-hac-pro/#findComment-559830 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark4181 Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 damn, i already replied to this once, but i had to again. you rock man, seriously. visit the US and build me a sexy hackintosh lol btw, i've seen that polished/black powdercoated hack before, but i can't recall where, do you have a link? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77569-nearly-finished-hac-pro/#findComment-561587 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aqua-mac Posted January 2, 2008 Author Share Posted January 2, 2008 Sure dark4181, Click Here Read all of it, there is about 20 or so pages, very interesting! Thanks for your comments, I have given the system a real good run in over the Christmas holidays and am really pleased with it. It has been running at 3.4 gigs on the std processor voltage and never put a foot wrong. It even boots at 3.6, but then I get a hang after 5 mins, so at that speed it probably would need a voltage increase, however 3.4 will do fine. So just the back panel to really sort out. I am still thinking of the best way to do it and don't want to rush in to it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77569-nearly-finished-hac-pro/#findComment-561691 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nagal Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Have you tried going 8 x 450 on that CPU? My Q6600 would rock out all day long down clocking to 8x and pushing the FSB up. My RAM was the real limiting factor in getting to 3.6 as it did not want to go about 425 FSB but that could have been because I was running 4 x 1GB. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77569-nearly-finished-hac-pro/#findComment-562115 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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