A 2001 version of power mac g4, with redesigned casing inside its a bit similar to previous g4. The g4 quicksilver can be easily distinguished from earlier g4 towers by the change in colour machines such as the powermac g4 digital audio are graphite in colour, compared to the silver of these and later machines the rounded optical and zip bay covers are unique to the quicksilver range, and were dropped for the later dual optical models, which also have twin cd drive bays, as opposed. A tiny light on the motherboard flashes momentarily but. It does require a high level of skill, good desoldering skills, steady hands and good vision and or. How to install an optical drive in the power mac g4. Power mac g4 power supplies operator headgap systems. This was the first existing macintosh product to be officially. The mdd model is a more complex conversion but can now be done by us in house at the laser hive. For the quicksilver g4 towers 7338008679331ghz dual models 344w power supply. History side i really like the electronics recycling program here. All models have faster, andor more capable, optical drives.
Apple powermac powerpc g4 all in one desktop computers for. Plexi diy rear conversion kits are available now for all models except the mirror drive door model. It was released in 2001, and came with a 533mhzdual 1ghz motorola powerpc g4. Henry taylorgill jul 10, 2012 a while ago i had the insane idea to try and gut a power mac g4 and make it a beast for video editing. Quite a few people still have power mac g5s kicking around, and quite a few people have imac g3s around as well. Later models gigabit g4, digital audio, quicksilver and later have a different power supply and motherboard that passes 28 volts dc from the power supply to a connector for the adc port graphics card. How to upgrade the optical drive from your powermac g4.
See the g4 power supply category in the online store. Optimizing your macintosh g4 tower quicksilver motherboard is an inexpensive get more speed. Full text of power mac g4 quicksilver repair manual see other formats power mac g4 quicksilver teardown iiixit power mac g4 quicksilver teardown tools used in this guide english size sockets. Well, this is just a quick video in showing the score of the powermac g4 quicksilver using geekbench. Quicksilver 2002 m8666lla powermac3,5 m8493 1896 all power macintosh g4 models all 2002 models dynamically. It turns on for usually 510 seconds, then shuts down. Is it normal that after installing a replacement power supply for the powermac quicksilver 733mhz one of the fans is still running.
Powermac g4 quicksilver apple, iphone, mac discussion. How to install hardware upgrades in the power mac g4 2002. This version of the power mac g4 comes with a stylish silver casing and was the last apple computer to have an optional zip drive. I can take old junk to be recycled and come home with more.
Page 1 of 10 power mac g4 quicksilver teardown step 1 the powermac g4. This article used the motherboard from the original sawtooth presummer 2000 pregigabit g4 model. See more ideas about power mac g4, apple mac and mac. Powermac g4 conversion products available now for all styles of powermac g4 products to help you convert your g4 case to take pc parts. Apples own specifications for the powermac g4 quicksilver 2002 can be found here. The power macintosh g4 quicksilver series is quite similar to the digital audio series that it replaced, but the higherend models the power macintosh g4867 quicksilver and power macintosh g4800 dp quicksilver have faster processors with larger level 3 caches. Sep 01, 2006 i have a powermac g4 quicksilver running os 10. After i switched everything over to it, the computer turns on but i dont see. Mac os power mac g4 quicksilver 2002 complete restore. I would like to replace my quicksilver cpu with a modern less buzzy psu. Can you use an atx psu to power a quicksilver without having to supply. Navigating the suggestions across the web led me to get an ati radeon 9600 pro 64mb, but now im worried its not going to work with my g4 quicksilver.
Unfortunately the new g4s dont use a standard power supply connector i. Jun 20, 2009 well, this is just a quick video in showing the score of the powermac g4 quicksilver using geekbench. Mar 22, 2007 my g4 quicksilver went dead with the following symptom. Announced in january 2002, the powermac g4 quicksilver 2002 was the first mac to break the gigahertz barrier. Im trying to put my powermac g4 733 quicksilver into a new case. Powermac g4 quicksilver graphics card upgrade macrumors. Power macintosh g4 867 quicksilver specs quicksilver. Mini and micro atx supplies are available, but youll still have similar mounting and clearance issues. It was released in 2001, and came with a 533mhzdual 1ghz motorola powerpc g4 cpu. In this video i show how to build a m atx computer in a old power mac g4 quicksilver case. The power mac g4 agp graphics was released in the second half of 1999. This application is very good and you can download a trial version for free. Quicksilver g4 full atx case mod thread starter blah101. We now have lower prices on all powerbook and ibook batteries click to learn about power mac g4 power supply and purchase online.
Jul 10, 2012 my powermac g4 mod the ultimate custom build. Hoping the lower memory of the card will allow it to work with my g4. It does require a high level of skill, good desoldering skills, steady hands and good vision and or magnifying equipment. The higherend version also used ddr cache memory for a further performance increase. Power mac g4 quicksilver power supply replacement ifixit. If you like it please feel free to a small amount of. Also the quicksilver power supply has two very different voltage rails then the dagigabit does. Overclocking the powermac g4 quicksilver eric bylenga. The power supply im using is 6 wide as viewed from the front of the g4, 3. This update is required only for the power mac g4 digital audio, the power mac g4 quicksilver and the power mac g4 quicksilver 2002 with an internal apple superdrive.
I dont have a monitor so i dunno if it displays anything on the screen in the meantime. Henry taylorgill jul 10, 2012 a while ago i had the insane idea to try and gut a power mac g4 and make it a beast for video editing, gaming, and graphic design. This kit comes with parts and instructions to help you make a neat transformation of your quicksilver rear io and pci slots to enable a micro atx motherboard to. Powermac g4 quicksilver does not chime nor boot help. Agp graphics, gigabit ethernet, and digital audio users onlyupdate power mac firmware if your computer is a power mac g4 quicksilver model, skip to sec. Apple power mac g4 quicksilver power supply api1pc12. Im trying to acquire a quicksilver to do precisely the same thing full atx mod, that is. Hooked up to a wireless router, cable modem, and samsung lcd monitor.
Power mac g4 733mhz quicksilver usbp apple community. The power mac g4 is a series of personal computers designed, manufactured, and sold by. Apart from the addition of a ddr sdram l3 cache on the middle and highend models and several new graphics cards, the quicksilver 2002 series was essentially a speedbump of the previous quicksilver series. Its been discussed earlier, but id like to narrow this topic down to a clear consensus. Introduced in july 2001, the powermac g4 quicksilver brought a new look to the powermac g4 range. Powerpc g4 is a designation used by apple computer and eyetech to describe a fourth generation of 32bit powerpc microprocessors. My machine was working fine up until a few weeks ago. 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.
With the g4 panel, wed end up having some io outlets on the new motherboard inaccessible from outside the case. Verify the mac os version on your system is at least mac os 9. Later models gigabit g4, digital audio, quicksilver and later have a different. The second version is dealt with on the powermac g4 quicksilver 2002 page. Start with the clamps at the front side of the computer and then pop the two at. Full text of power mac g4 quicksilver repair manual. Powermac g4 quicksilver 2002 upgrades upgrade your mac.
The power macintosh g4 quicksilver series is quite similar to the digital audio series that it replaced, but the higherend models the power macintosh g4867 quicksilver and power macintosh g4800. The wiring to the 22pin connector on the quicksilver is different as are 2 voltages. Updated quicksilver machines, officially named power mac g4 quicksilver 2002. Take a test run and see what your power mac g4 can do. I found a powermac g4 at the supermarket garbage disposal the other day.
One day, i seem to have some internet connectivity issues freezing up so i shutdown using the boot button on the. The power button lights up when pressed, then goes off when the button is released. In this video i show how to build a matx computer in a old power mac g4 quicksilver case. Powermac g4 mdd power supply unit fix solution the issues regarding these powermacs and the power supply failure is prevalent and much discussion has been made regarding replacing the psu with a new one or modding an atx power supply. The g4 quicksilver can be easily distinguished from earlier g4 towers by the change in colour machines such as the powermac g4 digital audio are graphite in colour, compared to the silver of these and later. The motherboard we use has to be a microatx form factor. When i power up the computer i cant type any boot flags cos the computer is not responding to any key presses on an apple or on any other brand either keyboard. The power macintosh, later power mac, is a family of personal computers designed, manufactured, and sold by apple computer, inc. Pop the two clamps holding the heatsink using your flathead screw driver. The 7455 is used in the amigaone xe g4, and the dual 1 ghz power mac g4 quicksilver 2002 powerpc 7447 and 7457 edit the powerpc 7447 apollo 7 is slightly improved from the 745055, it has a 512 kb onchip l2 cache and was manufactured in a nm process with soi, hence drawing less power. Mods to mirror drive door power supply applemacos x. Jan 26, 20 a quick look of my power mac g4 quicksilver mod, fully working. There were moments of frustration for me where i found boards where the ram slots cleared the optical drive yet it was the atx power connector. Apple has applied this name to various though closely related.
A quick look of my power mac g4 quicksilver mod, fully working. Apple has removed the firmware update for the power mac g4 agp. Apart from the addition of a ddr sdram l3 cache on the middle and highend. Make offer official vintage apple power mac g4 cube computer only. Mac g4 quicksilver power up problem december 2015 forums. How to upgrade the optical drive from your powermac g4 quicksilver 2001 2002. The power mac g4 is a series of personal computers designed, manufactured, and sold by apple computer, inc. My g4 quicksilver went dead with the following symptom. Power mac g4 933 mhz quicksilver 2002, mac os x 10. Pictures showing the latest software features may appear slightly different on your screen. This website details how to adapt an atx power supply for use with several models of apple g4s. Corsair rm series rm850 80 plus gold fully modular atx power supply. After looking at apples site for the pinouts of the power supplies, i figured out that this conversion would be a piece of cake. Apple 344w power supply 6140157 mac quicksilver g4.
The machines were the first g4s to ship with 64mb of vram by default, and the first g4 machines to break the 1ghz barrier with the dual 1ghz model. Mac os x support mac software other apple hardware laptops laptop compatibility. Powermac g4 quicksilver wont turn on apple community. This is the first of two models of powermac g4 quicksilver. The power macintosh g4 quicksilver 2002 series is very similar to the quicksilver series that it replaced both share an identical case design, for example but the power macintosh g4 933 quicksilver 2002 and power macintosh g4 1. The power mac g4 quicksilver is the 2nd major revision to apples power mac g4 series. Powermac g4 to 20 drive server cube case conversion. For some years afterwards, a number of third parties created dongles that provided backwards compatibility to users of newer power mac systems with old hardware. If you like it please feel free to a small amount of money to secure the future of this website. The power supply is pushed against the side of the g4 opposite the door. Thats our guess of what still has the most ground in the powerpc world. Power macintosh g4 933 qs 2002 specs quicksilver 2002. Jan 06, 2009 the power supply im using is 6 wide as viewed from the front of the g4, 3.
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