I fit an IDE controller in a PMac G5. By attaching an external PC power supply, I managed to get an additional 40GB of space :P. Mine only has a 9800 XT pro, and I desperately want an upgrade so that I can play UT2004 online without laggggggggggggg. On some maps on the server I frequent, it can stay at 18-20fps at 640 x 480 at LOWEST settings! If I go to single player, I can play comfy at my 18" display's native res. Sent from a computer running either the SPARC, Itanium, or PowerPC architecture.
On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 11:36 AM, dc <[email protected]> wrote: > I just replaced a G5 case. Sweet Mother of Steve Jobs, who designed > these cases? Two things are apparent: 1) everything, down to the > fasteners, is first class and built to last, and 2) it better last > cause it's a beast to work on! I can swap out a G4 motherboard and > have it up and running in under an hour but this project took me the > better part of 2 days. Several years ago I bought a G5 with a mangled > case off the LEM Swap List, I got it running and then hit upon a great > solution for the ugly, damaged case- I bought a 28" monitor and set it > in front of the G5, problem solved! Didn't even need duct tape. A few > months later I purchased an empty case from the Swap List, which sat > in my parts closet a year or two. I finally got around to switching > over the mobo, power supply, fans, the whole works. It's up and > running after about 8 hours labor and an unproductive trip to several > hardware and auto parts stores looking for a 6" 2.5mm hex driver. The > specs: DP 1.8 GHz, 4 GB RAM (with copper heat spreaders), Airport > Extreme card, GeForce 7800 GS 256 MB (flashed pc) video card, Firmtek > SATA pci card with 4 internal ports, one patched to an eSATA port, > generic USB2 4-port card. There is a Sonnet Jive 5 with 3 WD 320 GB > SATA drives in a RAID 0 configuration which is giving me trouble, if I > don't get it running soon it will be the subject of my next post. > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list > -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
