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The mPCIe Quad SATA card arrived. Installed and tested with two drives attached (I will post screenshots later), it worked out of the box, no driver or kext needed. Proceeding with the lift kit, I have to figure out where to relocate the fan, maybe make a exhaust port left of the dual eSATA...

My next hack/mod will be trying a Mini-PCIE quad SATA adapter. If it works with all 4 drives, then I will 3D print a 1/2" riser so I can mount two internal 2.5 drives and have two eSATA ports on the back.

Even though the external case is still functional, you would be better off leaving the existing drive in it. It is likely PATA to USB 1.1, which really limits the speed/throughput. Adding another PATA to SATA adapter with an SSD is not really going to improve speed. Now that you have a USB...

It should. But first I have to ask, what is the interface on the external drive connecting it to the computer? If USB, then it may be easier/cheaper to just buy and external case already designed for a SATA drive. Example on Amazon, USB 3 and backward compatible with 2.0 and 1.1

Do you have to the option to connect your original drive and the BlueSCSIv2 to the same computer and just clone the drive? I am no expert soldering guru myself, but the closeup of the BlueSCSI appears to have very inconsistent solder joints between the Raspberry Pi and the BlueSCSI board (some...

Maybe they were ahead of their time? YouTube

Does this video show you any angles of the PSU?

These are the type you cherish, not sure if the price is right. G4 Cube boxed.

If you are in the need for an AppleTV Gen1, check this on eBay.

The last find for May 2024: Dual Intel 2.0GHz (quad core) MacPro1,1 from Free Geek for $10. I have another MacPro2,1 that is flaky as well, so maybe together I can piece one good one, and one donor case for a Hackintosh motherboard. Still organizing and moving things around, but cleaning...

33 MHz 64-bit PCI slots, not PCIE which are most modern products. If you can find a modern one in non-PCIE, it might be a crap shoot whether it works or not. I found several generic PCI cards at my local Free Geek, and they worked fine in the Graphite AGP and Quicksilver. If you can get...

Welcome! I have been frequenting Free Geek almost weekly now, rescuing old mac projects when they are available and within my budget. A lot of macs passed through my hands as well, and I didn't really consider myself a collector of sorts, until 2023.

Read the docs, you have to setup images to deploy. They netboot, then install your image or task sequence (page 36 of the 2.0 documentation).

They have older versions that likely run on older server OS. DeployStudio Server 1.5.17 THIS IS THE LAST BUILD COMPATIBLE WITH MAC OS X 10.5. earliest version I could find on WayBack Machine is 1.0rc134

Try DeployStudio? I used this when I worked for a public school system back in 2009-2012. Use the wayback machine for documentation.

Earliest I can find on Wayback Machine is 1998, products for early PPC machines. So my guess would be a TV tuner card for Pre-G3 machines, like 7100/8100? Look at the back of this 6500, looks like a tuner card similar, though I am unfamiliar with the slot connector internally. Another back...

I visited my favorite neighborhood Free Geek Minneapolis. Picked up the whitest mac mini I have ever seen (they often yellow) for $15 An average MacBook 2,1 (black, typical broken plastic around the outer edges, but all keys intact) for $20 And a FREE Color StyleWriter 2500

Dortania guide Try this info for converting a folder of icons to icns and a source logo Here is my quick try at creating it for you, convert and try to insert it.

Are there any resources out there with all the makes/model of G3/G4 ZIF processors? I just bought a B&W tower with 350MHz processor, and it went to 400 fine in OS9 and 10.2, but when I took it to 450, os9 was fine but osx did not boot (as expected). I bought a cheap ZIF on eBay that the seller...

I have the other end of this problem (hinge replacement). My hinge is fine, but my acrylic kickstand is broken. Not much left to hold on to I removed the excess to make room for a metal shim so the screws can hold on tightly. I used some flat sheet aluminum and a bench vise to bend it. I...