Recent content by olliec420

Well they're sold. A guy about 45 minutes away came and got it from ebay. He's got another one and is going to try to take all 7 and make as many working ones as he can so that works. At least they didnt go to the scrap yard!

Its not wrong but you need one from each gen if youre gonna do that. From Quadra to Mac Pro.

just 1 side panel?

44lbs isnt too bad. I do ecommerce and sell online so I get big shipping discounts over retail. Ground wouldnt be too bad. But thats not the problem, the problem is shipping materials. Findings ones that fit and are sturdy enough is going to be tough and to buy new ones will be expensive...

A guy on CL just messaged me local wanting to come get them and he said that he fixes up old computers and donates them. I told him no because these arent computers the average joe can use. Need a home with a more specialized user, so yeah Im trying to get them in to the hands of someone that...

Make a trip out of it! This is great time of year to visit our beaches. All the crowds are gone and the temperatures are much nicer. Im about 10 min form the beach. I'll bring them to your hotel.

You can, come on! Come get!

Pensacola.

I was given six Power Mac G5s from a local sinclair/abc affiliate station. The cases are in good shape but the person who had them for many years had them stored in non-climate controlled storage for years. They are a bit dirty. Some have video cards, some dont. Some have SNS Ellipse fibre...

How difficult was the surgery?  I have it all ready for me but I just haven't felt the urge to sit and tackle it yet.  Ive watched enough videos, I think I got a plan but I am not very experience with this kind of soldering.  I got to get this done one weekend soon.  Any tip or suggestions for me?

Ahh ok very cool.  I definitely want a parts kit too when available.  Thanks for all the hard work to keep these old beasts alive! 

BGE:  Sorry, I haven't been following this thread closely as I should have been.  Are you offering to sell PSUs or the parts and instructions for us to mod our PSUs?  

So I had the same thing happen to one I just got in the mail.  Please see my threads... You should find these helpful.   I was able to see the remnants of markings on my burnt cap and was able to determine it was...

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