My B&W PS has reached its last milliwatt.
It does not want to supply power for more than a few minutes. I want to swap it out for an ATX supply, with more wattage.
I know there are PS connector differences, searching the net, I find a number of xclr8 your mac articles about G3 B&W and G4 PS swaps but I am confused by the info provided. One article implies that pin 8 (PG on ATX, +3v on G4 AGP/PCI Mobo (sawtooth) and maybe on B&W is not a worry. Pin 18, grnd on mac, +5V on ATX is the worry. I am worried about the pin out period.
Can someone pint me towards or fill me in on what the real wiring is on the B*W G3 motherboard? Is it the same as the Sawtooth? Or point me to a service manual (user and tech manuals don't seem to cover this) thanks!
bob
Hei Bob
You can get these tech manuals from me. Just send me a note with a valid =
return address. Send mail to <mac-man_NOSP@M_stofanet.dk> remove _NOSPM_ =
to activate the address.
- And one question. - Have you checked the fuse - both the one at the=20 back at the buttom of the cabinet and the one located on the PS itself?=20 - These two fuses sometimes can corrodate, so they switch off after some =
minutes...
Cheers, Erik Richard
bob wrote:
=20My B&W PS has reached its last milliwatt.
It does not want to supply power for more than a few minutes. I want to swap it out for an ATX supply, with more wattage. =20
I know there are PS connector differences, searching the net, I find a =number of xclr8 your mac articles about G3 B&W and G4 PS swaps but I am=
=20confused by the info provided. One article implies that pin 8 (PG on=20 ATX, +3v on G4 AGP/PCI Mobo (sawtooth) and maybe on B&W is not a worry.=
Pin 18, grnd on mac, +5V on ATX is the worry. I am worried about the pi=
n=20
=20out period.
=20
Can someone pint me towards or fill me in on what the real wiring is on=
the B*W G3 motherboard? Is it the same as the Sawtooth? Or point me to =
a=20
service manual (user and tech manuals don't seem to cover this) thanks!
bob
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Erik Richard S=C3=B8rensen wrote:
Hei Bob
=20
You can get these tech manuals from me. Just send me a note with a vali=
d=20
return address. Send mail to <mac-man_NOSP@M_stofanet.dk> remove _NOSPM=
_=20
=20to activate the address.
=20
- And one question. - Have you checked the fuse - both the one at the=20 back at the buttom of the cabinet and the one located on the PS itself?=
- These two fuses sometimes can corrodate, so they switch off after som=
e=20
minutes...
=20
Cheers, Erik Richard
=20
Erik,
Thanks, I did check the whole machine, the 200 watt supply was a little=20 but under what was needed for the memory 1GB, 1GHZ G4 Cpu, with much=20 cache, 4 disk drives, DVD burner, and option cards. The original supply=20 just got tired. I have been slowly and carefully replacing it with a=20 550Watt supply - plenty of reserve power I will never use - but before I =
test to see if the magic smoke comes out, I want to make sure the wiring =
is correct.
bob