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Post by aquamac on Nov 18, 2007 12:12:20 GMT
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Post by originalmacnut on Nov 19, 2007 1:57:03 GMT
Cool way to Make a Hackintosh  |
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Post by B B on Nov 19, 2007 10:41:00 GMT
I have been wondering for a while if you are not listed on the payroll of the R&D department from Apple   And if not you should be ;D Congrats and good luck. |
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Post by originalmacnut on Nov 19, 2007 18:00:19 GMT
I would agree with that. I have been wondering for a while if you are not listed on the payroll of the R&D department from Apple And if not you should be ;D Congrats and good luck. |
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Post by aquamac on Nov 19, 2007 19:29:40 GMT
Ha Ha guys, I wish!! Thanks for the fine compliments, unfortunately I have no affiliation with Apple other than enthusiasm for their fine products and the fact that it is fun building computers. It's a good outlet from the frustrations of my real job and you also get to meet great people on the forums that share the same passion! I guess an R & D job at Apple has to be the ultimate job, I would think you would be one tiny cog in a vast team though! I wonder how many people they employ?
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Post by mogwai77 on Nov 19, 2007 21:55:50 GMT
hi aquamac - I bought the same hardware 7 weeks ago but so far no luck with leo - think it´s the image...
congrats to your excellent work again - after I saw your G5 - i knew I had to go for a new mac pro case myself - I choose the G33 because with this mobo I was able to use the reartrays.
where did you get the extension for the main PSU cable?? I need that too!!!
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Post by aquamac on Nov 19, 2007 22:35:41 GMT
I actually got the extension from the local PC World, believe it or not. It was not particularly expensive, about £6 I think.
It may be your Leo image at fault, I personally never got that to work and actually cloned a Mac Pro install onto another drive that had been formatted as a master boot record partition. I then updated the relevant kexts from Tiger to get it to boot. Maybe there is a better download available now.
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Post by originalmacnut on Nov 20, 2007 5:38:55 GMT
How was you able to Get a Mac Pro Case? I've Been looking every were to Find them.
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Post by aquamac on Nov 20, 2007 5:45:54 GMT
I bought it on ebay with "buy it now" from Scrumpymacs. They bought a load of mac pro cases from Apple. Some were damaged but some were in new condition. I paid more to get a good one.
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Post by mogwai77 on Nov 20, 2007 21:29:56 GMT
could you post your "tackling" with power button, LED, sound etc??
PLEASE?
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Post by nikonnut on Nov 21, 2007 1:38:39 GMT
Aqua,
Once again you amaze! ;D The Mac Pro case is definately a tight fit but you'll get it lined out, I'm sure. Is there enough room in there for a 220mm radiator? I'm guessing that your prefered mounting point doesn't lose anything space wise vs. the G5 case? Could you get by with a 120mm rad? You know where I'm going with this, right? ;D Great work so far. Keep it up.
Chris.
P.S. Is that the cooler out of your wifes G4? LoL I gotta admit I like the streamlined exit for hot air off the Zalman. Very efficient.
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Post by originalmacnut on Nov 21, 2007 5:11:52 GMT
Thanks for the Tip, Hope I can snag one soon. I just got my Leopard rig going & need a nice new shiny Case to put it in I bought it on ebay with "buy it now" from Scrumpymacs. They bought a load of mac pro cases from Apple. Some were damaged but some were in new condition. I paid more to get a good one. |
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Post by aquamac on Nov 21, 2007 8:24:12 GMT
Nikonnut, Thanks for for your kind words, I am in fact hoping that a dual rad will fit with 2 x 120 mm fans. I really want to cool the Northbridge too as the heatsink gets way to hot for my liking even though it seems to have no detrimental effect. I always think anything you cannot keep your finger on for too long is TOO hot! The heatsink is not from my wifes MDD (don't think I would be walking if it was!) but is as you guessed the big Zalman. Originalmacnut, Hope you manage to get your case, if I see any on ebay, I will mail the link. Mogwai77,  |
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racerblur
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Macs make nice pets!
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Post by racerblur on Nov 21, 2007 13:42:08 GMT
Hey Aquamac,
What motherboard are you running in your latest Mac Pro Hackintosh Pro... er whatever you wanna call it? It looks pretty tight in there... How much did you have to do to the case to make things fit? I think a triple rad would be utterly cool... ha.... =) Could happen... maybe not with this a Mac Pro case...
Take Care and Good Luck!
And as always, Great work!
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Post by aquamac on Nov 21, 2007 18:30:48 GMT
Hi Racer, It's a Gigabyte GA G33M-DS2R www.giga-byte.com/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2534Nice board with lots of overclocking potential, but is a mini ATX. Fitting a std size ATX in a Mac Pro case meant doing away with the 2 rear drive bays and actually cutting half of the top tray out. I wanted to keep this as std as poss. Still work to be done at the rear, I have not cut the case at all, but the rear ports do not align properly, although the PCIe/PCI slots do perfectly. I plan on making a IO Plate in stainless steel or aluminium. I would love a triple rad but alas it is just too big... sigh! The motherboard is held with custom made standoffs that worked a treat. I am currently away from home, but cannot wait to get back and get "stuck in".  |
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