Ebony & Ivory - Ivory Compartment

Unlike PCs, I can't go to the local CompUSA and get Mac motherboards and processors (though some people do find them on eBay). I got a used PowerMac from SmallDog.com, and installed a 1.4 GHz Sonnet Processor upgrade. A nice little machine.

These are the parts I took from the case--motherboard, hard disk, and power supply. The motherboard does not take a standard ATX power supply, so I needed the original power supply. After bad experiences with an earlier PowerMac, I made sure that things booted once they were out of the case.

The Ivory compartment mirrors the Ebony compartment as much as possible, including the removable media drives. The Mac also has a Pioneer DVD+-R/RW optical disk and a flash media adapter. These were attached to a shelf, and the shelf was mounted to the back.

This is the compartment with the bay door open. Both drives are easily accessible.

The hinge holding the door is made from cable ties.

This is the hardware installed in the compartment.

The motherboard is screwed to the back panel, with plastic spacers to provide space for ventillation, video cards, and other items.

There are two red cathode tubes that provide interior lighting. One is attached to the roof of the cabinet, the other is on the door.

The various cables are routed out the hole to the back compartment and, through it, to the outside world. See the Back Compartment and Satellite Box sections for the other ends of the wires.

The fan in the front pulling air in and fans on top blowing air out should give good air flow.

This is how the cabinet looks with the door closed. The red lights turn the frosting pink, which is a very nice effect. It's a much more subtle effect than the old Ebony and Ivory cabinet's windows, and I am happy with it.

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