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  • It's #MARCHintosh 2025! Join in on the fun and post your project or play with some new stuff in our #MARCHintosh 2025 thread.
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    phunguss replied to the thread 2025 PowerPC Challenge.
    The external USB case has a converter/controller in it that converts the SATA to USB. Put the SSD back in the USB external and see if...
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    phunguss replied to the thread 2025 PowerPC Challenge.
    Alright... Can you still boot off the original Hard Drive in either bay (top or bottom) with any of your cables (short black or long...
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    phunguss replied to the thread 2025 PowerPC Challenge.
    Day 19 The PowerBook G4 is reassembled. There were a few missing screws inside, but luckily I keep a bin of spares. The screen could...
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    phunguss replied to the thread 2025 PowerPC Challenge.
    Day 18 All over the place today. Stripped down an iBook 14" 1.0GHz to put inside a 12" 1.2GHz frame. I found a couple things that...
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    phunguss replied to the thread 2025 PowerPC Challenge.
    Day 16/17 I wanted to check the solder job on my 12" iFrankenBook, so I booted it up from a battery. All is well. You can see by the...
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    phunguss replied to the thread 2025 PowerPC Challenge.
    Day 15 part 2 The solder job was a success, it lives!!! 1.42GHz 14" motherboard in a 12" iBook G4. While not fully assembled, I just...
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    phunguss replied to the thread 2025 PowerPC Challenge.
    Day 15 Time to Frankenstein with an iBook revisit. Since I received 4x 14" iBook G4 parts machines that I cannot create a complete one...
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    That Red China Board was documented in our B&W G3 discussion as one of the only reliable ones I found.