BlueWyvern Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 (edited) So I picked up this powermac G5 on the cheap thinking nothing about the power cord, the guy didn't have any of the cables that came with it. said it worked just fine and that they don't need it anymore... I get it home go to plug the thing in and it's got this funky power jack/outlet/plug (whatever you want to call it). Can anyone Identify? is this European or something? Thanks! edit: I am in the USA and wondering if I need to replace the PSU in this thing to get it to work here. Edited January 22, 2013 by BlueWyvern Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digip Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 That's Apple's way of saying, you can only buy parts for our hardware from us. Look at their iPhone, iPod power connectors and dock connectors. No standard USB, but instead, proprietary design, meant to keep you from buying 3rd party parts. Open it up, and see if the connectors are even molex on the other end or if they too, use a special connector for power to the MOBO. They might use standard molex for the HDD, but I wouldn't be suprised if the MOBO requires an "Apple" connector of some sort. Have fun with the Apple Tax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueWyvern Posted January 22, 2013 Author Share Posted January 22, 2013 I checked into it and my friend has a G5 much like this and its a standard cord like what you would see on any PC. as for the power supply, its in the bottom and apparently I have to take the whole damn thing apart to get at it. the stuff running to the drives is all standard though. I figure if I could get a cheap apple machine to fart around with, modify/burn DMGs and the like its worth the paltry cash I spent on this thing, but now I realize why the guy sold it for so cheap in the first place LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digip Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 (edited) It may not even run. I wouldn't have bought it, without seeing it up and running in the first place, but thats just me. Depends on the year, and model of the g5 - http://www.macpartsonline.com/922-6782-power-cord-heavy-duty-c19-powermac-g5-late-2005.html Edited January 22, 2013 by digip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueWyvern Posted January 22, 2013 Author Share Posted January 22, 2013 Holy sh!t thats one expensive power cord! Thanks for the help digip, I think I might know where I could maybe get one cheaper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueWyvern Posted January 22, 2013 Author Share Posted January 22, 2013 Gotta love amazon! http://www.amazon.com/5-15-C19-Power-Cord-Foot/dp/B004XM5X30 Found out that it's a C19 (once I found one it was easier to find more detail) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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