Mac Pro Power Supply questions

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Does anybody know how I can find the specs on it?

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Does anybody know where to find a used one?
Does anybody know how I can find the specs on it?
Can it be replaced with an ATX type power supply?
The Mac Pro uses a server type motherboard made by Intel so you wouldn't think this would be difficult......but....:)

I got mine on eBay. Check out exactly which one you need, tho.. http://cgi.ebay.com/PRO-MAC-250-SWITCHING-POWER-SUPPLY-250W-1679_W0QQitemZ11 0217973799QQihZ001QQcategoryZ3670QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQ_trksidZp1638.m118 .l1247QQcmdZViewItem

I doubt it. Apple routinely cutomizes their power supplies, deviating from the ATX standard substantially.

While Apple works closely with Intel to design their hardware, in the end, Apple designs the hardware - Intel just helps.

Which, BTW, I turned up, too, using Google.

Removed. :(

I tried Google - went to about 50 sites. Nothing turned up. Couldn't find a single seller or specs anywhere. Same on Ebay. The Ebay link posted by another has been removed....just my luck! :) Not an easy thing to research. Since its a server board you'd think it couldn't be that difficult to power.

Huh? I just tried it and it works. Don't get excited, though, because it's for a Pro-Mac (as in a brand name or manufacturer) power supply, not a Mac Pro. Here it is so you can see for yourself, though:

http://preview.tinyurl.com/2km85m

Since its a server board you'd think it couldn't be that difficult to power.

I have no idea what that's supposed to mean.

No Applecare on a Mac Pro?

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Yep - another PC power supply.

Well the Mac Pro motherboard is much like a server motherboard. Servers tend to use ECC FB-Dimms, Xeon processors (often in a dual configuration like the Mac Pro) and are not the traditional dimensions of 9.5" x 12" of a regular motherboard.

You need to google better.

<http://www.google.com/products?q=macPro+power+supply&btnG=Search+Products>

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There are several listed. Just go to eBay and put "Mac Power Supply" in the search field.

Opps! My bad. But they are there. He just needs to open the computer and get the correct make and model #.

This is not for a Mac Pro. Its just a cheapo PC power supply. Its called Pro-Mac. Nothing to do with Apple at all.

There are several listed. Just go to eBay and put "Mac Power Supply" in the search field.

Really? Show me one! :) I'd love to read about it. I'm sure others would to.

Neither site had anything relevant. Anybody can go to Apple and plop down $300 for the real deal. I'm looking for a used one and the specs on it.

You see? Not such an easy little search project after all! :)

Previously, The New guy wrote:

Neither site had anything relevant. Anybody can go to Apple and plop down $300 for the real deal. I'm looking for a used one and the specs on it.

You see? Not such an easy little search project after all! :)

Do you really expect there to be a wealth of dead Mac Pros being parted out on eBay?

The cause of the dead PSU wasn't you fucking around installing extra fans, was it?

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Good question. Tell us the juicy details, The New Guy!!!

Most likely, knowing who it is...

Lol....no I wasn't installing extra fans. Just purely information gathering. If one can get a Mac Pro motherboard ($480 now) the additional headaches are the memory riser cards (around $90 each from most places) and the power supply. Everything else that I can think of is pretty generic. One needs to know the voltages that the motherboard needs so it can be replicated by another (perhaps modified) power supply. Xeon CPU's can be easily sourced used I think. FB-Dimms are far cheaper now than even a year ago. Everything else is easy. I won't be using the Mac Pro case of course. My design, while being perhaps quite hideous, will muffle 4 x Raid 0 10k drives plus other Sata and firewire drives as well as the 2 x DVD burners, while keeping everything very, very cool. Brains before beauty, right? :)

But right now the power supply has me quite stumped. Used prices for the cheapest Mac Pro's still seem over $1500. So piecing things together will save a bundle. Plus it will be a lot cooler and quieter. If one could score a used power supply for even $150 it would be tempting but really its just voltages and amperages. Shouldn't be so difficult to modify an existing one.