Modifying a G5 case I need help!

[brainndropp]

Ok so here's where Im at now...

I bought a very clean dead power mac G5 and sold the working motherboard and one of the processors and used that money to buy a coolermaster wavemaster case.

I removed the wavemaster Aluminum motherboard tray and cut the back of the G5 case to accept the motherboard tray.

I bought a 1000watt BFG PSU and cut the back panel off and soldered the connections to the original power connector.

I cut a perfect hole in the bottom of the old tray for the giant fan on the PSU.

I want to reuse the stock fans, but I need help with the wiring of them.

each fan has 4 wires come out of it, I need to know how to wire them with standard molex connectors.

Here's progress pics so far below...

 

[brainndropp]

I have these 2 fans that have a connector on the end of them. I want to remove the connector and solder a traditional computer Molex connector to each fan.

Each fan has 4 wires coming out of it. How would I go about determining which wires should be grounds and which wires should be voltage.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a365/brainndropp/eb00403a.jpg

 

[brainndropp]

these are the fans I need to rewire

http://www.excesssolutions.com/cgi-bin/item/ES4546

 

[gwarren007]

Contact Delta.

 

[TGA]

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=93600&st=0&p=735747&

BTW all I had to do was google "pinout for G5 fans".

I did do a little bit of reading before I picked that link to post but you might find a better one if you spend some more time. The one thing I seen mentioned a few times is something about the wiring for the rear fans not being as strait forward as the others.

Anyway good luck.

 

[brainndropp]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!

 

[SylarPowers]

I would lov to do this on a new mac pro case. Too bad that will never happen.

 

[Diablo2K]

Probably be alot easier to just get some diffferant fans, there 92x92x38mm fans and they are not hard to find. I found these after a quick search. http://www.jab-tech.com/Delta-92x92x38mm-Hi-Output-EFB0912HHE-pr-3782.html

I really like the looks of the G5, Back before the release of the Chenbro Gaming Bomb 2 I was really wanting one, then I saw the price after they were released ond gave up on that dream . Very nice work so far, hope everything else goes well!

 

[K-Mac]

nice case there man, cant wait to see the progress! good luck on the build, nice so far!

 

[brainndropp]

Thanks for the love!

I have an ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution board going in
Intel i7-920
Prolimatech Mega Shadow
CORSAIR DOMINATOR 12GB CMD12GX3M6A1600C8
Intel X25-M SSDSA2MH080G2R5 x 2

and I still haven't decided on video cards...

 

[EnderW]

Thanks for the love!

I have an ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution board going in
Intel i7-920
Prolimatech Mega Shadow
CORSAIR DOMINATOR 12GB CMD12GX3M6A1600C8
Intel X25-M SSDSA2MH080G2R5 x 2

and I still haven't decided on video cards...

do you have the CMD12GX3M6A1600C8 RAM yet?

 

[Down8]

Gonna Hackintosh it, or just for show?

 

[brainndropp]

do you have the CMD12GX3M6A1600C8 RAM yet?

Yep it's in...

 

[brainndropp]

New pics are up...waiting on my video card and Windows 7 Ultimate!

 

[board2death986]

Windows 7, the ultimate Macintosh Blasphemy. . . DOOOO IT!!

 

[EnderW]

Yep it's in...

what speed is it at? and what is your CPU speed?

 

[brainndropp]

Windows 7, the ultimate Macintosh Blasphemy. . . DOOOO IT!!

That's what it's getting haha

 

[brainndropp]

what speed is it at? and what is your CPU speed?

I haven't installed an OS to mess with overclocking yet...waiting on my OS to arrive and my video card. Ill let you know what I achieve when I try it out!

 

[FLECOM]

Windows 7, the ultimate Macintosh Blasphemy. . . DOOOO IT!!

hah, I am running windows 7 on an actual mac pro

nice work on the G5 mod tho, very clean

 

[brainndropp]

hah, I am running windows 7 on an actual mac pro

nice work on the G5 mod tho, very clean

I could have just purchased a mac pro for what I spent

 

[savoirfaire]

I could have just purchased a mac pro for what I spent

Nah, where's the fun in that???

 

[haquocdung]

There is a thread on bit-tech about modding a mac case too.
They painted it all blacked. Look very nice.