Need a Snow Leopard file server solution but don't want to lay a couple of grand on a Mac Pro? This clip shows you how you can rebuild a dead G5 into a powerful quad core Intel i5 hackintosh running OS X retail Snow Leopard.
Hardware used -
OS X Snow Leo retail 10.6
Intel i5 750 cpu
Gigabyte P55M-UD2 motherboard
2 x Samsung F3 1Tb HDDs
8Gb ( 4 x 2 ) Crucial 1333Mhz DDR3
Palit 1Gb Nvidia 9500gt Silent edition.
Arctic Cooling Freezer rev2 socket 1156
Dead Powermac G5
Pioneer SATA DVD rewriter
An full day for the hardware mod, and a couple of hours for the software install.
Thanks to
Aquamac for some great hardware advice
http://www.s155158671.websitehome.co.uk/
Tonymac for his P55 chipset install blog
http://tonymacx86.blogspot.com
Netkas for the PC EFI project
http://netkas.org
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G5 shelf
To remove the shelf, check out
http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=4525&st=60
go to post #80
Power Mac G5 Software
Before you install the Power Mac G5 System Firmware Update: Use Software Update to make sure you have Mac OS X v10.4.3 or later installed on your Mac. To use Software Update, choose Apple/ Software Update. The Software Update window opens and a list of available updates appears. Select the items you want to install, and then click Install.
Power Mac G5 A1047
Power Mac G5 System Software
Mac G5 Specs
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