Fixing 6 PowerMac G5's and some other PCs

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  • čas přidán 15. 07. 2024
  • In this video I will attempt to fix the G5s from the huge tech lot I picked up.
    • I bought six PowerMac ...
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    00:00 What the hell did I just buy??
    02:20 Testing all the G5s (and the other PCs)
    23:00 The work begins...
    28:00 Cloning madness
    34:45 Repairing the broken Quad G5
    43:00 Additional work and fixing the Mac Mini
    49:50 Final work
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Komentáře • 22

  • @SvexTheDragon
    @SvexTheDragon Před rokem +5

    Just a tiny correction (which will also hopefully help others watching the video): The Power Mac G5's which used "liquid cooling" did in fact not use water cooling, but instead a liquid similar to what cars use to keep their engines cool. This is the reason why it is highly corrosive and causes problems on these machines.

    • @MacintoshMen
      @MacintoshMen  Před rokem +1

      Ah, I see! Thanks for letting me know. I am very lucky with mine then.

    • @rbruce63
      @rbruce63 Před 2 měsíci

      GM DEXCOOL probably chosen for its lifetime usage. Albeit, could it be replaced with "green" coolant?

  • @dannkettle4106
    @dannkettle4106 Před rokem +3

    In order to get molex power for PowerMac G5s, I've found you can either syphon power from SATA connectors (not recommended) or take the power from the cdrom (but you might need to extend the cable). I wouldn't put in a video card that requires more than the 75 Watts provided by the PCI Express slot + ~30 additional watts in this way.

    • @MacintoshMen
      @MacintoshMen  Před rokem +3

      Thanks for the valuable info but it wasn't necessary after all. I managed to get all of them working using their original GPUs.

    • @dannkettle4106
      @dannkettle4106 Před rokem

      @@MacintoshMen that's good. The Quadro card, if ordered from apple, came with the necessary power connectors if I recall correctly. I have a dual core 2.0ghz which doesn't, so I had to use the cdrom power to upgrade my graphics card.

  • @router5840
    @router5840 Před rokem +1

    Great video keep them coming,looking forward to the server video.

    • @MacintoshMen
      @MacintoshMen  Před rokem

      Thank you! The server will be a bit of a challenge I fear haha

  • @drewjackson987
    @drewjackson987 Před rokem +1

    PowerPC Macs Are My Favorite To Computers Play Retro Games On

  • @rbruce63
    @rbruce63 Před 2 měsíci

    I would love to buy one of those twin processor with a PCI-X to SCSI board to hook up my Polaroid SprintScan 4000 to scan negatives and transparencies! Mine, a twin processor, freezes. It is in the laboratory but they aren't very receptive to me asking for a processor re-glueing!

    • @MacintoshMen
      @MacintoshMen  Před 2 měsíci +1

      I don't think you'll have a hard time finding one. There are many G5s kicking around.

    • @rbruce63
      @rbruce63 Před 2 měsíci

      @@MacintoshMen thanks! I’ve found one and it’s purchased! Cheers from Costa Rica!

  • @laurencejohnson4106
    @laurencejohnson4106 Před 10 měsíci

    I rather like those Apple cinema displays and I hope that you can get it working.👍👍

    • @MacintoshMen
      @MacintoshMen  Před 10 měsíci +1

      I'm in the process of getting the Apple Display to work. Just the PSU from China needs to arrive right now..

    • @laurencejohnson4106
      @laurencejohnson4106 Před 10 měsíci

      @@MacintoshMen It's a pity that the original power brick is missing, perhaps the previous owner has it stored somewhere or is it in one of those boxes of cables which you have.

  • @amdintelxsniperx
    @amdintelxsniperx Před rokem

    bottom sata slot for 7,2 g5s

  • @patricktrakzel9657
    @patricktrakzel9657 Před 9 měsíci

    'Bliksem' is Dutch for 'lightning'. Considering they are made in China, I don't think they will be running like like lightning though.

    • @MacintoshMen
      @MacintoshMen  Před 9 měsíci

      Haha no, probably not, but for old PCs it's still fast enough haha

  • @Tamay.
    @Tamay. Před rokem

    Did that HP laptop end up working fully and how much did it sell for?

    • @MacintoshMen
      @MacintoshMen  Před rokem +1

      Yes, that HP worked flawlessly in the end. Even this stain dried up and went completely away. Somebody bought it for 70€. Not bad.

  • @mirkocipolla9322
    @mirkocipolla9322 Před rokem +1

    Morphos os