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Can you identify this motherboard?
I was given this motherboard from an All in One PowerMac as part of a lot of computer parts about 6 years ago. I pondered building it into a system somehow, but I never got round to it and it has sat in my junk box gathering (lots of) dust.
Could anyone identify what machine it is from?
It has a PPC 603 (maybe 180MHz?)
BTW, if anyone wants it, you can have it for the cost of postage. I've no idea whether it works or not.
steve30
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Could anyone identify what machine it is from?
It has a PPC 603 (maybe 180MHz?)
BTW, if anyone wants it, you can have it for the cost of postage. I've no idea whether it works or not.
steve30
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Looks like a Powermac 6400 Logic board to me, except for the missing heat sink .
I will say that because the Pci riser has got two Pci slots (only one if i remember clearly in the 5400 range)
I will say that because the Pci riser has got two Pci slots (only one if i remember clearly in the 5400 range)
That looks like a 6400 or 6500 board. I can't think of any AIO with a two slot riser and backplane.
edit: hah! beat me to it!
edit: hah! beat me to it!
Thanks guys!
Did I ought to be able to build a working machine out of this? e.g., could I connect the pins directly to a VGA monitor, and maybe use an ATX PSU?
Did I ought to be able to build a working machine out of this? e.g., could I connect the pins directly to a VGA monitor, and maybe use an ATX PSU?
You ought to be able to do that. The only two things you're missing would be the remote control box and the Video/power switch board, but those ought not be too hard to come by, even locally. You should be able to test it without those parts, especially so if you have or can borrow a PCI video card. It might be would be worth getting a 6xxx Road Apple for the extra parts. The video board is probably simple enough to build from what I recall.
ATX PSU and case is no problem: Performa 6500 goes digital . . . equipment corp.
ATX PSU and case is no problem: Performa 6500 goes digital . . . equipment corp.
hehe, for the last few years I was adamant that this came from an All in One PowerMac. Didn't realise it was a tower :I .
The all in one powermac tray is twice as long and all the additional hardware is at th end. Kinda goofy looking.
you should get your self one of these bad boys maybe all mustard out, for really cheap, or free.
and slide your mobo in it.
i had the idea of Plasti- Chroming my Powerbook 540c maybe if you could have your new PowerMac tower Plasti-Chromed as well ? i think it would look awesome.
and slide your mobo in it.
i had the idea of Plasti- Chroming my Powerbook 540c maybe if you could have your new PowerMac tower Plasti-Chromed as well ?
i think it would look awesome.
These logic boards were used in both the 64/6500 towers and the 54/5500 AIOs; the only difference being the towers had the two slot PCI riser instead of the one slot, and a video out adapter that plugs into the mobo somewhere. If you can't find one of those, a PCI video card is your next option.
Heck, if you can get power to it, a Sonnet Tempo Trio in the second slot will also give you USB, Firewire and ATA-100 on a standard connector - save you messing about with the backplane slot pins. Or some other old-Mac compatible PCI ATA card, without the USB/FW, could be easier to find.
Stick a CF card or laptop HD on one of those, and you'd have a system ready to run in no more cubic volume than the tray (not counting the PS) ^_^
http://www.zone6400.com/
Heck, if you can get power to it, a Sonnet Tempo Trio in the second slot will also give you USB, Firewire and ATA-100 on a standard connector - save you messing about with the backplane slot pins. Or some other old-Mac compatible PCI ATA card, without the USB/FW, could be easier to find.
Stick a CF card or laptop HD on one of those, and you'd have a system ready to run in no more cubic volume than the tray (not counting the PS) ^_^
http://www.zone6400.com/