I have spent considerable time tracing the schematic for Apple’s 820-1284-A, the PCB with the power LED and power, reset, and interrupt switch. They are very helpful and quick to respond to e-mail. I chose a black back panel color to match the power supply. I have ordered the Quicksilver G4 mATX conversion kits from The Laser Hive. I just might use this case for a “Hackintosh” later on, so I thought I shouldn’t skimp. Although overkill for this purpose, it is silent and very capable. I purchased a Corsair CX500M power supply. This simplifies the design and makes my job easier. I admitted to myself that it makes more economic sense to buy a regular ATX power supply for the Quicksilver Pi project. The cost of the tool, the ATX extension cable, and the labor to make them work together made a difficult and inefficient solution. Molex‘s Mini-Fit® Jr™ pin removal tool lists for about $20.

With the pinout differences between the ATX 24-pin power connector and Apple’s 22-pin variant, I planned on using the built-in power supply with a custom adapter. If I had been aware of it earlier I would have purchased it instead of the ATX-Pi. This was all before I discovered the Fairywren. panel-mount cables ( Ethernet/ HDMI/ USB).The Laser Hive‘s PowerMac G4 Conversion Products.PowerMac G4 (Quicksilver) conversion to ♚TX case Quicksilver G4 Power button/LED pinouts.OutOfSpec.Com Cut the red wire or the green one ?!.

Intelligence GatheringĬollecting information when planning a project is always an important step. Hopefully I wish to use the cabling from the power supply and the front panel buttons/LED. I’d like to use as much of the original components of the G4 as possible. (I learned along the way that converting the Quicksilver case to hold a micro ATX motherboard is itself a popular mod.) After I found out about the Raspberry Pi-powered Mac emulator in a 1/3 scale classic Mac case, I thought using my G4 case as an enclosure for the Pi would be a nifty project. I don’t use the Mac anymore, but it has a wicked cool case. I also have a PowerMac G4 Quicksilver computer. I have a Raspberry Pi which I use primarily for Raspbmc.

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