I have a dying iMac DV SE (400 MHz Graphite). I'm rather under the impression the problem is the typical PAV board (spontaneously turns itself off). I don't much feel like replacing the board, nor dealing with an ATX hack. What I want to do is simply disconnect the PAV board and use an external monitor via the VGA out port.
I opened it, and disconnected the internal video cable, but when that cable is disconnected, the iMac won't turn on at all. If I reconnect the cable, it powers on just fine. I've looked for ATX hack directions specific to the iMac DV series, and I've only found one site (lots of links to that same site, but everything points to the same place in the end). It doesn't seem to indicate that you HAVE to do anything with the internal video cable. Although, the site does mention that the video using just the external VGA output was fuzzy... but that is more then I get. The site seems to indicate that the iMac powered just fine without the internal cable connected. So is there something else I have to disconnect in conjunction with the internal video cable? What is going wrong that prevents the iMac from powering on with that cable disconnected? Has anyone else been thru this that can give me a few pointers? TIA -chris <http://www.mythtech.net> -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
