IMAC G4
What can I do with my IMAC G4.
It turns on, it however gets stuck on the start up screen.
I would really like to use it, as it is such a cool design, even if only as a monitor.
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Perhaps if you could open it up and renew the PRAM battery (1/2AA 3.6V Lithium)
then put it back together, & quality thermal paste. With details exact; aspects of
this project might be helpful, toward the end-zone finish line. Or dream on?
Original links to reset PRAM for these models have ceased to work; other ones
have totally evaporated into the ether. (Third party hobbyist sites may spell out
the magic incantation rites and rituals to revive these.)
iMac G4 Flat Panel / Take Apart by Mr Totes
http://www.mrtotes.co.uk/page1/page1.html
Old links may balk with newer fully secure browser; has images & shows how to open
up the base; and access those tedious parts. I've other links; most older, still work in
Firefox browser. Some do OK, others fail from the server side. 'i Fixit' and other sites
such as 'weebly' http://imacg4.weebly.com/ archive may still offer partial solutions.
Memory chips need to be best of class, high quality in these, to function as well.
Backup clones are helpful; while I've a few from G4 Macs, Tiger and Leopard.
The 'install/restore DVD media' are hard to get; can run significant money now.
There were two last versions of iTunes music player for Tiger and Leopard online
as download from Apple; hadn't looked lately, but I made this user-tip with links.
iTunes for Tiger 10.4.11 & Leopard 10.5.8 - Apple Community (both download)
//discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-13011
https://eshop.macsales.com/upgrades/imac-g4-15-inch-early-2002-0.8-ghz
iMac G4 Take-apart for Drive and Ram upgrades - xlr8yourmac archive
https://www.xlr8yourmac.com/systems/iMac_g4/imacg4_takeapart.html
A few other vintage G3/G4/G5 users still may haunt these discussions.
..I've toyed with multiple dozens, about 600+ Macs, repaired/donated..
