On Dec 9, 2005, at 6:48 PM, macnifico wrote:
At 3:30 PM -0500 9/12/05, iMac List wrote:
From: Jim Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Can I put a DVD
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 19:33:07 -0800
On Dec 8, 2005, at 6:58 PM, macnifico wrote:
Hi, Listers!
My iMac (400 MHz, slot DVD player) finally died 2 days ago. :-(
Can I put the DVD player on a iMac 450 with CD-ROM slot player?
Will it work as a DVD player or just a CD player?
TIA and best regards.
Hugo Diaz
Yes, you can remove the iMac 450's CD player and replace it with
the one from the iMac 400. It's a simple swap that requires
nothing more than standard Phillips screwdrivers (of varying sizes
to fit the screws). It will work as a DVD player and as a CD
player. However, you may have to reinstall the operating system in
order to provide support for the DVD player through the proper
extension (assuming
you're still running OS 8.x or 9.x.
Thank you for your input, Jim! My dead iMac has a 40 GB HD that I
bought about 2 years ago. It has OS X.3.9, and all my music, so,
I'll transplant the HD and the DVD player, plus RAM memory, to the
"new" iMac.
The dead iMac was bought new in 1999, and was kinda flaky for the
last 2 years.
Best regards.
Hugo Diaz
Hugo,
You're welcome. In order to prevent some first-time startup problems
after you make the RAM/DVD/HD drive switch, don't forget to press the
cuda button (located in line with the IDE cable connector on the
horizontal plane and below and to the left of the PRAM battery on the
vertical plane on the logic board) once, then do a PRAM reset during
the first boot (hold down the Option, Command, P and R keys for at
least three chime cycles). This forces your logic board to its
factory default settings and makes your OS X system identify your
hardware and load appropriate extensions/drivers. This should
guarantee a seamless and trouble-free transition to the "new" RAM,
DVD and hard drives in your iMac 400. But you may well have to reset
some user-defined preferences the cuda and PRAM resets will move to
factory default status.
Finally, while you've got access to your logic board (you've already
removed the perforated EMI shield to find and get to the cuda
button), check the voltage of the PRAM battery. It should be 3.6
volts or slightly higher. If it's not, put in a new battery and
forget about it for another 5 years or so. A dying PRAM battery can
cause "kinda flaky" behavior.
-- Jim
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