In july 2003, with the arrival of the powermac g5, the powermac g4 mdd was revived as the last os 9 bootable powermac ever. Hi guys after a long planning phase, my g4 cube intel reloadingproject officially started today. I have an old powermac g4 that is just sitting around with 10. Basically, this is a result of apple trying to put too much stuff in the case. So i decided to reload it with fresh intel hardware.
This time, power switches on some powermac g4 systems are burning out, making it impossible to turn the computers on or off. Common features between powermac g3 and g4 models motherboard is door mounted. Find great deals on ebay for power mac g4 and power mac g5. I am planning on mimicking minihacks wonderful mbd g4 mod at least for the back panel. After this i have to wait about 12 hour until it can be restarted again but again 5. You might need to use pliers to grasp and disconnect the power cable connectors.
These make great replacements for g4 towers yikes through mirror doors, g5 towers, g4 imacs, and even emacs. Owcs stepbystep videos of how to install memory, a hard drive, and an optical drive in the apple power mac g4 mirrored drive doors, fw 800. Built around the powerpc g4 series of microprocessors, the power mac g4 was marketed by apple as the first personal supercomputers, 1 reaching speeds of 4 to 20 gigaflops. I have owned an awesome apple powermac g4 for about two years now. Apples mirror drive door power mac g4 systems are quite a bit louder than previous power mac models. Using a phillips screwdriver, remove the screw that attaches the carrier to the chassis. Power mac g4 cube intel reloaded edition my 2nd hackintosh. The mirror drive door has a very special fan inside and we dont have a better than factory fan for it. Some more paint work done to my powermac g4 mod the paint work isnt perfect, but im happy with it for now. Power mac g4, used and refurbished powermac computers. Mar 14, 20 i have a powermac g4 mdd, apples most powerful of the g4 line. Le power mac g4 est une serie dordinateurs personnels concus et produits par apple inc.
The units need to be cosmetically in good condition and working at least chiming. How can you tell if it is the power supply versus logic board. Apple is not responsible for printing or clerical errors. The upgraded intel powermac is significantly quieter than when it had the g4 1. In october 1999, apple was forced to postpone the 500 mhz due to poor yield of the 500 mhz chips. Original exterior no paint completely overhauled interior. An old powermac g4 put to good use is a sweet thing, i find intel macs are spectacularly overpowered for day to day tasks. It can even be operated with the door open and this makes. Plexi diy rear conversion kits are available now for all models except the mirror drive door model. The video was filmed and edited in imovie in february, 2004. Disconnect this ide ribbon cable from the logic board. To purchase or upgrade a powerpc mac as well as newer macs. Compared to the quicksilver 2002 series that it replaced, the power macintosh g4 mirrored.
Powermac g4 mdd mirrored drive doors teardown guide id. Jun 01, 20 some more paint work done to my powermac g4 mod the paint work isnt perfect, but im happy with it for now. Pictures showing the latest software features may appear slightly different on your screen. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this manual is accurate. On some production models, the screw is not present nor required. Quieting a mirrored drive door power mac g4 mac os x hints. What you need to know about the apple powermac powerpc g4 whether you want to create a flyer, edit a video, or just surf the internet, an apple mac powerpc personal computer can make it possible. Say, a working, used one pulled from the chassis of a powermac g4 that died from another cause. Powermac g4 mdd mirrored drive doors teardown ifixit.
Its a dual 1ghz machine, which is commonly known as the mirrored drive door mdd model due to its mirror finished optical drive doors. Its a 1ghz with dual processors which is commonly known as the mirror drive door model or mdd for short, due to its mirror finished optical drive doors. First, i bought a flawlessly working cube at ricardo. I ordered the two kits from the laser hive that convert the back section to be able to take normal motherboards. Power mac g4 mirrored take apart hard drive carrier, back 3. The powermac g4 mdd mirrored drive doors was apples g4based flagship from 20022004. What to do with a powermac g4 mirror door macrumors forums. Classic apple macintosh computer repair manuals and. The powermac g4 mdd mirrored drive doors was apples g4 based flagship from 20022004. Apple powermac g4 2000 dual 500mhz128mb8 0gb os 9 stand alone native.
Power mac g4 mirrorfw 800 take apart hard drive carrier, back procedure 1. Take a test run and see what your power mac g4 can do. Power mac g4 mirror drive door, 2003 3,6 mdd dual 1. Its the only pdf file viewer that can open and interact with all types of pdf content, including forms and multimedia. It may make sense to try to find a powermac g4 power supply for the type of g4 you have.
We include pictured instructions, toast lite cd burning software and patches to make it os9 and x compatible. The upgraded powermac has the power of a top of the line imac as of the time it was built for around the price of an entrylevel mini. Untitled i have owned an awesome apple powermac g4 for about two years now. The mdd model is a more complex conversion but can now be done by us in house at the laser hive. Built around the powerpc g4 series of microprocessors, the power mac g4 was marketed by apple as the first personal supercomputers, reaching speeds of 4 to 20 gigaflops.
Apple powermac powerpc g4 all in one desktop computers for. Mar 27, 2003 installing apples g4 noise mod the problem. I do a lot of image editing and thought this might be good for a network file. The power macintosh g4 mirrored drive doors series, so dubbed by apple because of the mirror finish on the drive bay doors. Apple powermac g4 powermac g4 computer section is your complete source to find all our available used and refurbished powermac g4 computers.
Jul 30, 2010 tweet share post under my desk is a powermac g4, sporting dual 1. The power macintosh g4 mirrored drive doors series, so dubbed by apple because of the mirror finish on the drive bay doors but often called wind tunnel by users referring to its noise was based on the architecture used by the xserve g4. Our power mac g4 section fulfills a need within the apple community for an independent source of power mac g4 computers service parts. The power mac g4 mirrored drive doors 2003 computer is. Power mac g4 fw 800 at macworld in january 2003, apple revved the power mac g4 for what would be the last time, and the company made it count. Electronics free delivery possible on eligible purchases. Power mac g4 devision, your one stop shop for powermac g4 computers and spare parts. Remember, if you get even one wire wrong when rewiring the connector on an atx power supply, you could fry the supply andor your mac.
This video demonstrates how to replace the power supply in a power macintosh g4 mirror drive doors. Powermac g4 mdd cooling and noise reduction digimac blog. I feel like most people who arent rendering hd video really need to think long and hard before they plop down a pile of cash for a new mac. Yours has better hardware, itd go for much more than what mine would. The original apple power mac g4 was introduced at the seybold conference in san francisco on 31 august 1999, with 400 mhz, 450 mhz and 500 mhz configurations available. The original mirror drive door machines will run anything from mac os x 10. The power mac g4 series of computers utilized a powerpc g4 processor and was manufactured by apple from 1999 to 2004. Power mac g4 mirrored drive doors, fw 800 owcs stepbystep videos of how to install memory, a hard drive, and an optical drive in the apple power mac g4 mirrored drive doors, fw 800. I recently managed to snag a mdd g4 that i am planning on transplanting my old build into. It has been a faithful servant so far for all sorts of stuff like video editing, music production, photos, web surfing, email and business. This was the first existing macintosh product to be officially. Powermac g4 conversion products available now for all styles of powermac g4 products to help you convert your g4 case to take pc parts.
Another generation of apple power mac g4s, officially named mirrored drive doors mdd, was introduced on. The case is the same size as the original power mac g4 case which i dearly love, but the mdd models have much more. When i acquired the old boy, it was running tiger and had files scattered all over its hard drive. Dec 02, 2007 this video demonstrates how to replace the power supply in a power macintosh g4 mirror drive doors. Powermac g4 mirror drive doors power supply replacement. An evolutionary model, the powermac g4 mdd mirrored drive doors featured dual processors in a sturdy redesigned tower that now offered two 5. The power mac g4 mdd mirrored drive doors was the 3rd major revision of the power mac g4. Adobe reader software is the free global standard for reliably viewing, printing, and commenting on pdf documents. It has been a faithful servant so far for all sorts of stuff. Rotate the carrier back from the chassis far enough to reach the drive cables. Classic apple macintosh computer repair manuals and resources. Nov 23, 2011 it may make sense to try to find a powermac g4 power supply for the type of g4 you have. This computer replaced the powermac g4 quicksilver and was replaced by the powermac g5 in 2004.
The apple mac powerpc provides ample power for users working with graphic design, multimedia creation, or simply surfing the web. Refer to the adjustments section of the service manual or owners manual for the. Mirrored drive doors m8573lla powermac3,6 m8570 1914 all power macintosh g4 models all 2002 models dynamically compare this mac to others. Sep 29, 2011 i have an old powermac g4 that is just sitting around with 10.
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