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nanopico:
Word of caution to those following along and may want to help out.
DO NOT MAKE A G5 PRETEND IT IS A G4!!!!

Seriously don't do it. As fun as it was, I currently have a nice paperweight.
(hope to resolve and fix this issue tomorrow).

Protools5LEGuy:
I would use a G5 case only being a better box than most G4, but that IBM shit do not worth time spent on them.

Calibrating, disassembling, repasting... That isn't fun. And you need a shelf full of G5s to make 1 working.

Most G4 are alive 15 years later, while most G5 are dead or in its way.

 

nanopico:

--- Quote from: Protools5LEGuy on May 09, 2016, 09:13:26 PM ---I would use a G5 case only being a better box than most G4, but that IBM shit do not worth time spent on them.

Calibrating, disassembling, repasting... That isn't fun. And you need a shelf full of G5s to make 1 working.

Most G4 are alive 15 years later, while most G5 are dead or in its way.

 


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I must be the odd one that has had no issues with the four G5's I have (though I have heard from a lot of people how terrible they are and I have been very glad mine have not experienced any issues). Except for now, but that is my own fault.  I did very similar OF test on a G4 iBook and it would not even get far enough to boot so that it would chime and there was no way to reset the nvram or anything.  Had to replace the motherboard in that one.  The G5 on the other hand chimes, but won't take keyboard commands yet, so all is not lost on that.

DieHard:
The G5s are definitely finicky when it comes to "Staying alive"... Many water cooled versions leaked and basically ruined the power supplies (located on the Bottom) and often the system board also.  The "air-cooled" have better luck, but also have a habit of developing a "Sudden Death Syndrome"  sometimes you can take one apart, re-seat everything, and bam, back to life, other times you will change the PS and still no good, or a Logic board swap and you will still be scratching your head wondering WTF is wrong. RAM must go in pairs of equal size and from the middle out, and other ridiculous crap that makes you wonder what Apple was thinking.

Repair guides attached, I have be fixing them since the first model and they all suck.

nanopico:

--- Quote from: DieHard on May 10, 2016, 08:19:18 AM ---The G5s are definitely finicky when it comes to "Staying alive"... Many water cooled versions leaked and basically ruined the power supplies (located on the Bottom) and often the system board also.  The "air-cooled" have better luck, but also have a habit of developing a "Sudden Death Syndrome"  sometimes you can take one apart, re-seat everything, and bam, back to life, other times you will change the PS and still no good, or a Logic board swap and you will still be scratching your head wondering WTF is wrong. RAM must go in pairs of equal size and from the middle out, and other ridiculous crap that makes you wonder what Apple was thinking.

Repair guides attached, I have be fixing them since the first model and they all suck.

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Now I really feel lucky that mine have worked without issue.  I have always suspected repairs would suck.  It just looks like such a mess in there (from a repair-ability stand point).  I'm glad I have never had to tear one apart, but I may be doing that at this point.

But for now, I am putting G5 support of this project pretty far back in my mind until I am in the mood to break these things again.

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