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The photos below were taken after the first case was no longer in use and so only the shell is shown from the first tower.
Photos
of the newer
and current case consist of three sets. The first two sets
are
separated by several months and significant
differences in hardware is present. The last set was taken
after
the older 180 W ATX Power Supply which had its wiring modified to adapt
it to the PM8500 motherboard was replaced with a new Aspire 500 Watt PS
with an adjustable fan. To facilate and future PS changes a
custom ATX to Mac PS harness was fashioned that connected a
standard ATX PS (via the standard connnector) to the motherboard via
the Signal Inverter. No wiring on the new PS was modified and
remains standard ATX.
Original
photos
are from
5/9/04, the second is was from 8/22/04, and the last set is from
12/24/04.
Click
on an
image for a
larger one.
 First ATX Case (Dumster Derived) View of top front of right side at bottom of drive bays - Note signal inverted diagram |
 First ATX Case (Dumster Derived) view of right side |
 2nd ATX Case |
 2nd ATX Case |
 2nd ATX Case - Front |
 2nd ATX Case - Right side |
 2nd ATX Case - Righ side |
 2nd ATX Case - Right side |
 2nd ATX Case - Rear |
 2nd ATX Case - Note rear shield from original case used ground motherboard connectors |
 2nd ATX Case - PS pin out label (for original modified ATX PS) |
 Sonnet G4 800 Processor Daughtercard |
 Power (signal) inverter to allow Mac motherboard to use ATX PS soft power |
 Soft power lead from case switch passing underside to end in soldered connection to the motherboard pins |
 Power LED connected via original leads and splicing into the case light leads |
 USB 2 powerd hub in case wired to 5v power (note Powerbook Bluetooth board connected via USB miniplug right lower) |
 Upgraded Power Supply - 12/04 (Aspire 500 Watt with dual 8 cm fans) |
 Upgraded PS Wiring Harness - 12/04 (Note Power Inverter rewired into case) |
 PowerMacintosh 8500 - December 2004 |
 PowerMacintosh 8500 - December 2004 |
 PowerMacintosh 8500 - March 2006 |
Created 8/22/2004
Modified 10/1/2004