Thinking of going crazy with my G4So here's what I'm thinking of doing. I recently bought a 2002-03 17" iMac G4. But I feel like it's BEGGING for more power. What I was thinking is ram upgrades and a hard drive swap but i need to know first if that's ...view more
iMac powerPC G4 (2.1)hi i just recently bought an iMac powerPC G4 (2.1) cpu= 1 cpu speed= 800MHz l2 cache= 256 memory= 1gb bus speed= 100MHZ boot Rom version= 4.40f1 serial number= QT*****MDL And i'll like to find ou...view more
iMac G5 (PPC) processor upgrades?I've aquired an Early model iMac G5 with a 1.8Ghz processor. I also have another G5 iMac with a dead motherboard (bad caps). Both are 20" models, and I was wondering if I could swap out the 1.8Ghz processor, and repla...view more
Thread Imac G4 20" Power, Display on but, hdd and DVD not detecting
Imac G4 20" Power, Display on but, hdd and DVD not detectingI opened up my imac and tested to make sure power supply is ok, and everything seem to be ok. But, when I turned on power on, screen is ok but hard drive and dvd rom is not detecting and I don't hear any motor sound ...view more
imac g4 1GHz FP vga adapterwhere can I find a apple vga adapter for a Imac G4 1Ghz G4? It is not the mini vga version. Are Apple or aftermarket adapter cables available now?view more
Thread Can I use my PPC iMac as a monitor for the Mac mini?
Can I use my PPC iMac as a monitor for the Mac mini?I have an old iMac g4 PPC (basically obsolete). I'm thinking about buying a Mac Mini. Can I hook up the Mac Mini to the iMac and use the iMac JUST as a monitor? If so, do I have to uninstall the OS on...view more
Wierd (Unusal?) Problem I'll try to explain this best I can here. I have an iMac G5, PPC, 2 GB RAM, 2 GHZ, Mac OS X 10.5.8 (Incase any of this even matters) It was working fine a few weeks ago, no major issues, in th...view more
Thread imac g3 Early 2001 - Indigo cd drive replace
imac g3 Early 2001 - Indigo cd drive replacehi, i have a imac g3 early 2001. It's cd drive is broken is there a cd drive that will fit it and work without and drivers you can read about it here http://everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/specs/imac_4...view more
iMac G4 1.25 GHz (Need Help)...Hey all, Just come back from a long sabbatical, and while I was in the process of organizing I noticed that I haven't touched my iMac in a while and while running Tiger is okay, I felt like I needed a se...view more
Thread Trying to reinstall Leopard on my I-mac g5 i-sight
Trying to reinstall Leopard on my I-mac g5 i-sightI've been trying to reload the software all day for two days. I've tried upgrade, archive, and erase options. It gets about half way through and then stops. A grey screen comes up and says you need to restart your com...view more
imac g5 logic board failure questionsI do believe the logic board on my imac g5 is toast, so my question is...i have a powermac g4 sitting around that works perfectly, can i take the necessary parts out of my imac and upgrade/ Frankenstein the powermac g...view more
Thread iMac g5 20" iSight no display loud fans white light
iMac g5 20" iSight no display loud fans white lightHi, Wondering if someone can help at all, I've recently been given an iMac which needs repaired, It seems certain parts have been stripped from it but want to make sure nothing else is wrong be...view more
Hooking up iMac G5 (2005) to hdmiI have an old iMac G5 (2005) that has been sitting in the basement for years and so I thought I would put it to good use. I want to hook up an hdmi (ultimately to hdmi mini) to the computer. I'm planing on using it as...view more
Why can't you send update to iMac computerWhy can't you send update to iMac computer serial number W8******SDX so I can get java 7? I brought minecraft for my son and will not run cause is doesn't support java. Is there anyway this can happen so my son can Ol...view more