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eMac parts in a Powermac G5 case?

I have a broken eMac with EMC number 2006. 1 out of 3 eMac's I got from a school for free, this one has a broken HDD which will be replaced. Vice principal who gave them to me said I can do anything to them AS LONG AS I DON'T SELL OR GIVE AWAY. But the question is, can you mount the parts inside the case of a Powermac G5? eMac's have built in screens and speakers, so what do I do with that, and how about mounting the parts inside? How do I do that? I have a slow PC with Windows 7 that I'm typing this on and I would love to have even an old outdated mac to use.

Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Feb 21, 2013 9:35 PM

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BDAqua

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Feb 25, 2013 12:27 AM in response to RIPSTEVEJOBS5511

Great to hear, seems you're in luck then! 🙂

edex67

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Feb 26, 2013 9:31 AM in response to RIPSTEVEJOBS5511

Good to hear, wish my Genius Bar was that obliging. 🙂

Apr 6, 2013 12:22 PM in response to RIPSTEVEJOBS5511

A creative idea, but there would be some complications.

The eMac has a U-shaped logic board that is double sided. CD/DVD drive and RAM/battery on the bottom, Processor and Hard Drive on the top, and USB/IO ports/Power button on the side. It is secured to a steel bracket that can't be detached easily. That means that even if it fit sideways, USB ports would be inside of the case itself with the CD/DVD drive, the power button cannot be pressed without opening the case, and the CD/DVD drive wouldn't be able to be accessed at all.

Furthermore, the power inlet and fan are separate components, meaning that they are not connected to the Logic board as you would think they are. The inlet accepts and deliveres raw power, so it doesn't have a transformer on it, instead, it sends the power to the CRT board and then back to the Logic board from the CRT board. So, without the CRT board, you get no logic board power.

So, yeah. That's why it would be very very VERY hard to accomplish this.

Sorry!

Apr 6, 2013 4:37 PM in response to RIPSTEVEJOBS5511

This has failed therefore, no longer trying to do this

eMac parts in a Powermac G5 case?