Incidentally, I have not received any word from Apple regarding order status updates which they stated would be forthcoming when I received my kit order confirmation email from Apple last month."
Apple's statement about kits shipping on the 10th seems to be holding up.
#MACBOOK G4 POWER SUPPLY MAC#
"As I have not ordered anything in the past few weeks save for a Power Mac G4 Power Supply Exchange Kit from Apple, I can only assume that this is what's coming. I have successfully used a modified ATX power supply to drive my powermac G4 MDD, the only problem with this is that if you are using an ADC display (Apple Studio Displays), it wont work, since ADC displays use a 25V lead and ATX doesnt provide 25V, but the computer itself will work fine, i tried this on a single 1.
Louis on the 10th with an anticipated delivery date of the 12th. 3 Some of the G4 models take a very different power supply and youll find that places selling them charge prices out of this world. "I received an email with a tracking number from Fed Ex this morning indicating a parcel weighing 6 pounds has shipped from St. Before sliding out the power supply make sure to disconnect the cable to the big fan by pressing in the small black tab on the back of the black connector Slide the power supply away from the back of the computer and pull it out carefully stringing the cables through the hole in the metal support. Take a look at this Apple doc: Power Mac G4: Power Supply Voltage Test. The shipment holds true to Apple's initial estimate of March 10th. According to several reports, Apple has begun shipping the Power Macintosh G4 MDD power supply replacement intended to dramatically reduce excessive noise produced by the systems.