On Jan 25, 2014, at 5:49 AM, Chris Nova <chrisnova...@gmail.com> wrote:
> just a heads up to anyone whos trying to do this to a quicksilver 2001. > ***DONT DO IT*** > i just fried my G4 867mhz quicksilver by trying this with a 9600XT graphics > card (mac G5 OEM card) > the power supply is completely fried and will not power up. > > its not worth it. just keep using the thing with a geforce2 or geforce 4 card > bettr to have a working computer then a dead one. > > i really wish i hadnt tried this -- thanks to all the morons who posted that > this worked great because it > doesnt..dont try this u will fry your power supply AND/OR the logic board > nowhere else will u read that there is a risk of that. i would never have > tried it if i knew there was even a remote possibility > that i could fry the power supply. There’s a hack for adapting an standard PC ATX power supply into G4s, might be cheaper and safer (no 28v line for ADC) if you’re going to try your 9600XT again (assuming it’s not fried also?). Google “G4 ATX” and you can find lots of info for either modding yourself, or buying something. Many people that have posted success with the method of modifying pins 3 & 11 for using AGPx8 cards in AGPx4 Macs. You’re the first person I’ve ever heard of that fried a power supply. I suspect your modification of pins 3 & 11 wasn’t quite correct. You need to pay very close attention to details when modding computers, any small mistake can be very costly, as you’ve learned. G4 values aren’t very much these days, so it’s not a great loss. I’d move on to something Intel that can run current Mac software. You can probably setup a Mavericks 10.9 compatible hackintosh PC for $100 or $150 total if you buy used. I’d forget about the G4 as “lesson learned" and upgrade to something Intel. -- -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
