>Is it possible to disable the iMac monitor? No.
> I'd like >to avoid the heat and waisted energy. Good reason, but No. > I suppose I could just pull the >board off the back of the tube, That would disable the CRT from showing anything (ok, so ignore my No's above), but that might also disable the iMac from booting. Part of the power on circuit runs thru the video board on the back of the CRT... go figure. I don't know at what level it detects a problem and disables the boot. Also, even if it does disable it from showing anything, it likely isn't going to keep the CRT from charging, so you will still be wasting the power that you wanted to save... so we are back to No. So then ignore my comment to ignore my No's :-) >but other than that, my CRT expertise >is zip. Yeah, well, hey, you and me both :-) >Hmmm, I guess it would be important to disable it at the >source, for RF reasons as well as safety, yes? Yes. (hey, you got a yes out of me). But then you are going to have to start messing with the high voltage power to the CRT... have fun, but be sure to put your Macs in your will to me before you give it a whirl. If you don't know what you are doing, that stuff can (and likely will) kill you. Also, at some point, you are likely to break the iMacs power circuit and prevent it from booting (they just passed that thing all thru it... you'd think they wanted the iMac to know if it was malfunctioning and prevent it from booting or something). :-) > It will be living under >the desk as well. Any ideas are welcome. Eh, tape some black construction paper to the screen (so you don't have to be distracted by the screen under the desk), use the software hack to bump up the resolution beyond where it is supported, and listen to the CRT squeal for two days while it tries to display something it can't. Then hope the iMac doesn't release its magic smoke and stop working (or worse, release its contagious smoke and make everything else in your house smoke too). Then go out and buy a Mac Mini with the insurance money. :-) -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:imac-list@mail.maclaunch.com> 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
