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I was gifted one of these long after they hit their EOL. I plan to turn it into a normal x86-64 box since the form factor.. with just a minor bit of dremel wor
by heelix 6y ago
I was gifted one of these long after they hit their EOL. I plan to turn it into a normal x86-64 box since the form factor.. with just a minor bit of dremel work, should fit an ITX board.
As a size comparison, upside down with an ITX on the bottom.
https://i.imgur.com/W1BTU4u.jpg https://i.imgur.com/W1BTU4u.jpg
- em-bee 6y agoi like that idea. i got a cube off ebay some 15 years ago and was running it with linux as a home server almost a decade. i still have it and i love the form factor. giving it new life would be great. do share on HN when you get serious with this.
- Lammy 6y agoPlease don't gut a working rare classic computer :(
- heelix 6y agoThe fact that it still runs and can even connect to the net (however unsafe that may be with its current state) has delayed the project. The power supply is flaking out. When the magic goes, it goes. One of the more amazing things was the monitor. It manages to power itself via the DVI cable.
- Lammy 6y agoYeah, the internal DC/DC board is known to die if you load the machine up with a CPU/GPU upgrade, even worse if you use the ADC monitor too. It's not cheap, but Artmix makes an upgraded replacement. I promise if you get into modding the Cube it will be a million times more fun than turning such a rare machine into Yet Another Intel Box ;) https://artmix.com/products/product/stratos-technology-powermac-g4-cube-high-power-vrm-unit/ https://artmix.com/products/product/stratos-technology-power...