Nekonomicon - Powermac G5 11,2

yetanother**ixuser
From Flynn's Arcade
Who joined May 21, 2004, 4:47 a.m.

Wrote the following at April 16, 2014, 7:58 a.m...

hi all,

so i bought this mac at ebay but it came with a intel 320 ssd boot drive and without these exotic harddisk screws.

Anybody know a source for it here in europe? are there any standard screws from the diy store nearby that will fit?

chris

no plan

ScutBoy
From Northfield, MN USA
Who joined Sept. 19, 2009, 3:13 p.m.

Wrote the following at April 16, 2014, 9:40 a.m...

Regular HD screws will work. As long as they protrude a couple millimeters and the heads aren't too big to fit in the channels in the case, just about any screw that's threaded correctly will serve.

yetanother**ixuser
From Flynn's Arcade
Who joined May 21, 2004, 4:47 a.m.

Wrote the following at April 18, 2014, 5:48 a.m...

tried some standard m3 x 8 torx screws and guess what they fit. did'nt expect that. while searching the web for the apple oem screws i found a seller on amazon who wants $20.- per PIECE...ridicolous :lol:

btw...this mac has no airport/bluetooth card. since this is a late 2005 model, it needs the insanely rare "runway" card. anyone here have one to give away?

no plan

ClassicHasClass
Donor
From Sunny So Cal
Who joined July 25, 2012, 7:12 p.m.

Wrote the following at April 18, 2014, 8:27 a.m...

Just install a USB one. That's what I use. Virtually any Bluetooth dongle and most 802.11g or lower dongle will work.

smit happens.

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:Indy:

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:Indigo2IMP:

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yetanother**ixuser
From Flynn's Arcade
Who joined May 21, 2004, 4:47 a.m.

Wrote the following at April 18, 2014, 9:07 a.m...

might be the simplest...ordered an Edimax EW-7811Un dongle. :idea:

no plan

shyouko
From Science & Technology Park, Hong Kong
Who joined Nov. 16, 2004, 7:01 a.m.

Wrote the following at April 18, 2014, 10:15 a.m...

I guess you can always get the screws for your Mac at the Genius Bar if you ask nicely.

VenomousPinecone
Moderator
From Northern Nevada
Who joined June 20, 2005, 2:10 p.m.

Wrote the following at April 18, 2014, 4:35 p.m...

yetanother**ixuser wrote: might be the simplest...ordered an Edimax EW-7811Un dongle.

Those work great on my Macbook and RaspberryPi. Very pleased with those little guys.

yetanother**ixuser
From Flynn's Arcade
Who joined May 21, 2004, 4:47 a.m.

Wrote the following at April 19, 2014, 1:02 a.m...

i guess the hipster geniuses behind their bars dont even want to talk about these "old obsolete" stuff.

shyouko wrote: I guess you can always get the screws for your Mac at the Genius Bar if you ask nicely.

no plan

Apple

Powermac G5 11,2 - Harddisk Screws