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#2012 mac pro 5.1 motherboard mod#
#2012 mac pro 5.1 motherboard full size#
#2012 mac pro 5.1 motherboard update#
#2012 mac pro 5.1 motherboard upgrade#

I will talk more about this later there are different models with different pinouts. There are many threads out there about this issue, if you figure out an easy solution, would be great to hear about it.

#2012 mac pro 5.1 motherboard update#

The original apple ones will need to be modified, I will update this post once I have completed this. You cannot use standard 120mm fans inside of this holder because THEY WILL NOT FIT. (I have not finished this part of the project yet). This is the fan holder that will hold 2 front 116mm case fans. You will need these to hold your hard drives. It's a tight fit but makes everything much cleaner. This is great to keep your PS cables tucked behind the optical drive. If you don't use it you will need to buy a cheap internal speaker. Not necessary if you don't plan on using the additional 2 fans up front, but I also mounted my IR board to this, as it provides a nice surface on the front. This is the internal speaker for the unit. Mine was the early 2008 model (they have all been more or less the same since 2006). The part number probably doesn't matter for this. Here is the list of components I used, I purchased them individually and it came to a lot more, over $200, especially with all the shipping since I wasn't sure what I needed at the time: If they still have the build then it is by far the cheapest and easiest solution for getting all of these parts. I gave them my build list so they should have a custom auction that will have all of the Apple parts you will need to build this unit. Extremely fast shipping, great prices, they respond to emails with lightning speed and are very friendly. Original Mac Pro case and Apple components: Multitechparts - check their latest prices, these guys are absolutely terrific.

#2012 mac pro 5.1 motherboard upgrade#

Fully modular setup: easy to upgrade components.

Gigabyte ON/OFF charge working (can charge an iPad/iPhone while the computer is off/sleep).

Full ATX motherboard inside of a Mac Pro Case.

I will refer to this as the "Custom PCB" from here on out.

Custom made Printed Circuit Board (PCB) to interface between the Front panel/IR/BT and Motherboard.

Original apple bluetooth module, and original Bluetooth antenna inside of case.

Original apple IR receiver (something the Mac pro does not have).

RAID 0 configuration with SATA 6Gbp working (more on this later).

I was able to use all 4 HD Bays, something others have not been able to do with a full ATX board, by experimenting with various cable configurations.

I don't have any recommendations on which board to get, look around in the forums (note that the motherboard standoffs will be different in this case). My recommendation is to get a MicroATX board to avoid doing this.

#2012 mac pro 5.1 motherboard mod#

My mod involved cutting out a part of the bottom of the case to accommodate about 8mm of the motherboard (you cannot get away without cutting it out if you want a full ATX board. Since it took me about 40 hours just to do the metalwork for this, I would have used a MicroATX motherboard had I know the amount of work it required.

#2012 mac pro 5.1 motherboard full size#

I will post updates as I can find the time.įirst let me say that I purchased the case without knowing that the Mac Pro case cannot accommodate a full size ATX Motherboard. I wrote this guide originally in June of 2011, so many of the links may be uotdated. My build was made in a way that it would be very easy to change out the parts for future upgrades.

The modifications require a good amount of skill working with aluminum, soldering, and general modding. The information posted here has been gathered from numerous forums around the Internet as well as my own findings. The purpose of this project was to build a cheap hackintosh using a Mac Pro case keeping it in tact as much as possible. I wanted to share my experiences with this project, as I have wanted to do it for years but never found all of the answers in the right place, here I am sharing them with you for your own benefit. HOW TO: The Perfect Hack Pro (Mac Pro) build using an original Mac Pro case & parts: