If you can find the parts, the video cards in those machines are replaceable. By swapping in a different card from another AIO you could have a better idea of whether its the motherboard, card, or perhaps the monitor that is bad? Note that there are two versions of those video cards, one that has audio in/out ports and a simpler one that didn't have those ports.
Since the video connector that goes to the built-in monitor in the AIO is not the standard 15 pin connector used for external monitors on other macs of that era, it will be more difficult if not impossible to try an external monitor (neither card has an external 15 pin video out port to attach an external monitor). The internal video cable uses a different port/connector that doesn't fit the external monitors...so you would have to adapt the connectors somehow to try an external monitor? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On 12/22/09 11:08 PM, "Kasey Smith" <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Dec 22, 2009, at 8:31 PM, Richard Gerome wrote: > >> >> It might be the video card or the slot on the motherboard it >> plugs into??? One way to rule out the monitor is to hook it up to >> another computer... I went through something like this on my >> daughters PC, I have a parts computer for hers and swapped out the >> video card and the spare one worked for only about an hr then it >> happened again... So I found a gamers card on ebay that plugged in >> a different slot on the board and that fixed her problem!!! It was >> a gamble on my part but the new card was cheap!!! Her computer is >> 10yrs old... > > Video card? Plug an internal display into another computer? o.O > > I have one of these that a made a youtube video of and someone > commented that they fixed theirs by pulling it apart and cleaning it > (just the computer tray.) -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
