On Dec 6, 2008, at 5:36 PM, Len Gerstel wrote:
> All you need to do is bring a 12v lead from an unused HD connector to > the 4th mounting point on the QS processor card. Here is a site that > talks about it. You can ignore all the scary stuff about case modding > and removing an IDE connector, that only applies to sawtooth and > gigabit ethernet models. What you want is about 1/2 way down the page > labeled: > > 12 Volt Power Connector for 4th Mount Point > > Here is the page: > > http://homepage.mac.com/josephk/G4_mod.html That's a very primitive mod ... certainly necessary, but not sufficient in the worst-cast scenario. You may also want to power a fan unit, and that requires +12 volts and +12 volts return. Pin 1 (+12 volts) ------------------------------- o---------------------------> (to QS CPU) | Pin 2 (+12 volts return)------------+ | | | Pin 3 (+5 volts return) | | | | Pin 4 (+5 volts ) | | V V (to fan unit) The returns are black. The +12 volts is yellow. The +5 volts is red. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
