Okay i've got this new G5 and i'm just itching to do SOMTHING to it. i've have a few ideas floating in my head, but one that is, as they say in Maine, "wicked cool"
there is a little space above the optical drive for airflow to the HDDs. My plans are to put a 4gig 4200rpm laptop HDD up there for use as a swapfile disk. i've already modded an IDE cable for the activity lights (3 green LEDs.)
Here's the epiphany i had: why not put a keyspan Digital Media Remote in there too? i would take it out of its case to minimize air restiction. but i would like to keep it all internalized.
This brings me to my question... does the internal bluetooth module run on an internal USB bus? or is it something apple proprietary? i don't have bluetooth, and don't foresee ever using it on my tower.
thanks macDeviant
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believe me.. if i could fit a DMR into my 15in powerbook i would..
i'm going to open up my compy right now and take a look at where it would connect
macDeviant
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okay so looks like it's a connection similar to an internal modem connector. (there are a lot of little LEDs in this thing too. :silly: ) well i guess i'll just have to figure something else out. i don't want to, but i could run a USB through an open PCI slot to a USB port. Or wait till they have a PCI-E USB card with an internal port (HAH!) i think the former is more likely.
edited to add update
Post edited by: macDeviant, at: 2005/12/10 15:06
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the bluetooth module is propriatary. But its possible you could hardwire a usb bluetooth module, I have seen it done. Not sure where that mod guide was....
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