just to be curious i took a look at the back of my dual-core G5, no placement for an airport or bluetooth antenna, must be all internalized. which i don't mind. cause i don't even have either of them.

macDeviant

How about this?

http://www.enetshoponline.com/acge-univ-bti01.html

Post edited by: TCPMeta, at: 2005/11/21 04:49

Ok, that guide looks good. I think I noticed that connector when I was installing the cathodes...

Also, the new dual-core machines have the antennas built into the back, it's that long gray strip running vertically.

Finally, I would rather not have Bluetooth than have an external module (even a tiny one) for many reasons. This is why I thank you for the guide.

TCP, the only thing wrong with those usb bluetooth dongles is that most don't support 1.2 on the mac platform. I know the one I had worked fine, but it was 1.1. The apple firmware updater won't work, and the one from the manufacturer didn't support the mac platform. So, I just scrapped the search and bought the apple BT internal one. I paid 30 bucks shipped for it. So, it didn't seem too bad. The antenna is now the issue, but the paperclip is working nice :evil:

Post edited by: oojacoboo, at: 2005/11/21 12:08

All right, some news. First, the connector that I saw while installing the cathodes was for the internal modem (go figure, you can't even buy one for these G5s). This makes the BT connector MIA. I did find out why though: Apple doesn't solder the BT connector onto your motherboard if you don't buy the module from them. All the mounting posts are there, even the contacts for the module, just not the connector. Oh well, I didn't really need Bluetooth anyway, I'll just save up for the AirPort card instead.

Oh, and if you're really desperate, Smalldog will install a module for you, the catch being it costs $100 and you have to send them your G5.

WOW, I can't believe that they are doing that now. That connector couldn't cost more than a handful of change, I guess this is their way of conning people into paying for overpriced upgrades :evil:

Put it this way, if they see people spending 300 bucks for 1GB of memory and 200 to 400 on a CPU upgrade then why not lol.