** Paul Tansom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-06-01 10:28]: > It does however lack a PSU, which may or may not be an issue as I've no > idea what format the Mac uses. Are they 'borrowed' from the PC world and > ATX ones or are they custom Apple ones? If the latter, are the expensive > or difficult to find? Does this model share a PSU format with another > model (possibly the same as the older beige ones)? My suspicion is that > it is most likely custom Mac and not the same as older models - in which > case this untested machine may be to much of a risk or too much effort > to make it worthwhile - it is very tempting though, at the right price! > I guess the main issue is whether the cost of getting it running again > would be uneconomic compared to purchasing a slightly newer complete > system - assuming the motherboard and processor are good! ** end quote [Paul Tansom]
Sorry to reply to my own post, but I appear to have found part of the answer to my question - which is the PSU side of things. The supply is almost but not quite ATX compatible and needs a wire from an ATX supply cut if you want to use one (or, from the look of the diagrams on the Apple site, an extender cable with the wire missing). So for reference in case anyone else is doing similar, the following two sites have details. (The beige G3 also uses an ATX supply and the mini tower has a jumper that saves cutting the wire, since the beige desktop shares the same motherboard this also has the jumper and if I nabbed both models I may be able to transfer the PSU and replace the beige on with a standard ATX - though that may well not be a particularly economic option unless I wanted the beige one too!). http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/systems/MacinPC_ATX_case/Blue_G3_to_ATX.html http://pages.infinit.net/captnoah/G3_power_supply/PS_conn_pins.html Now the question is whether to gamble on it actually working in the first place I guess - unless there's more bits missing when I investigate closer! -- Paul Tansom | Aptanet Ltd. | http://www.aptanet.com/ -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
