Finally managed to get this uploaded. Probably the most asked hardware query for working an Apple Powermac G5 case into something PC friendly. If you’ve never stripped out a Mac it can be strange and unfamiliar territory. As beautiful as the hardware is, it is nearly all proprietary assembly inside and out. There are a few exceptions with the odd bit of cabling, connector or hard drive but they have never ever been designed to house standard PC parts. If you decide to mod a Powermac for perhaps a hackintosh project you will very soon be asking yourself -

…”How the hell do I get the upper shelf out to make the most of that space?”….

It’s really not that hard and the beauty is once the shelf is removed a standard ATX PSU can slot in there perfectly. This makes the whole system a little top heavy but you can counterbalance by fixing up some kind of drive cage near the base of your case. I found the weight of 2 x 3.5″ drives balanced out fine. The photos are from an old dead dual 2Ghz machine but the process works on all G5 cases. Continue reading →