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B/W G3 ZIF upgrade
Posted by: Quadraman on 2008-02-06 07:23:39
The early G4s have different power supplies I think, you are better off getting a complete unit.
http://www.outofspec.com/frankenmac/wire.shtmlThe B&W PSU connector is the same as the Yikes/Sawtooth.

Don't argue with my on this, I have used two B&W G3 boards, a Sawtooth board and a Digital Audio board as my primary computer in an ATX case with ATX PSU.

I am currently using the Digital Audio with an Antec Neopower 650 Blue but I have used different PSUs with the previous boards. http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/3875/00000212yf5.jpg

Oh, and a side note, the Digital Audio boards are reasonably similar to the 2001 Quicksilver boards but not exactly. If you want "large drive support" you should look for a 2002 Quicksilver board. At one point I had the board numbers memorized(DA vs QS01 vs QS02) but they seem to have escaped me.
And how do you get around the fact that the Digital Audio requires a +28v signal that an ATX power supply cannot provide?
Posted by: Bunsen on 2008-02-06 08:48:39
Well I start speculating on it here, and after much rambling arrive at the much simpler solution here. Short version: +28V isn't really required per se; +5v standby (ATX purple) on that line will boot. Don't use any powered Firewire device or ADC monitors.
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