I would also enter that part number into the search function on ebay - I found a radio that was hard to find that way, entered the two manufacturers of the radio and the model # into separate searches, so I would do a few searches, such as the model # alone, and the model # and Apple, and Apple and the inverter board, etc - that way ebay will look through their listings daily for matches - for me, in a month or so it found a match for a radio made 30 years ago - also, perhaps check out prices for used machines that perhaps have other problems, so you can take them apart and use the good part.
Dennis On Wednesday, September 02, 2009, at 06:03PM, "agalaevent" <[email protected]> wrote: > >So I am an apple procare customer, so I brought my 20" imac G4 USB 2.0 >machine with the bad screen in to my local apple store. The 3 year >apple care plan is up by like 2-3 years on that machine. I upgraded >it to 4 mb ram and 500gb HD like 6 months ago. They tell me the repair >is $900.00 to replace the whole Monitor section. I have found online >that it is probably the Inverter board that needs to be replaced. >Apple claimed they don't have that part to replace without the >display, which happens to be attached to the whole back it seems in my >particular model. > >$900.00 bucks is crazy. I am going to look for the part and see if I >can repair it myself. Not easy to find the part in stock! can you >actually see the display? Is it just the backlight that went out? If >so, more than likely it is your inverter board that went bad. > >ANYONE KNOW WHERE I CAN FIND THIS? > > I Can't seem to find it!! >iMac G4 20" (USB 2.0) Flatpanel inverter board p/n 922-6129- I believe >this is correct part number from what I can acertain. anyone know for >sure? > > > >This is what I found: > >""If the screen has a burned out look (like the back light actually >went dead) you would have to repalce the screen since it is all one >piece on those. > >can you boot up with video out from the video out port adapter on the >bottom back? Reset NVRAM that way with an extra monitor hooked up. > >It could be the arm, but more than likely since no errors are coming >up I am going to say it would be the inverter (most likely) or the >screen (less likely) since the OS does not log any kind of failure >with that hardware. The arm harness is all one piece and it is spring >loaded, so if there was a cable chaffing or something of the like I >would think you could feel it snag or here some sort of crunch noise >from it. > >basically this is how you troubleshoot it. > >verify video out from the logic board works - check > >reset firmware, pmu, nvram, pram, etc - check > >if problem still persists you replace the inverter board > >the inverter board is the cheapest part, and one of the most likely to >fail. If the inverter board does not fix it, then you know its >something else (screen, logic board, the neck, or some video/power >cable). " > >THANKS ALL FOR YOUR HELP, > >HUGH > >On Sep 2, 8:23 pm, Gary Fortman <[email protected]> wrote: >> Intel G5? >> G5 is motorola, intel is intel. >> >> Sent from my eyeFone >> >> On Sep 2, 2009, at 7:12 PM, Dennis Faulkner <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> > To me, Apple Care is well worth it. I had a aftermarket 4 year >> > extended warranty on my original bondi-blue Imac (I miss you bondi- >> > blue) - and between years 3 and 4 it gave a couple of glitches in >> > the screen, and died. The logic board had to be replaced. The >> > extended warranty firm picked the computer up, fixed it, and mailed >> > it back. I didn't even lose any of my info. >> > On my G5 Imac with the Motorola chip (last of the ones before >> > switched to Intel chip) my computer suddenly died. I paid the $50 or >> > whatever warranty deductible, and my G5 was replaced with an Intel >> > G5. I "lost" some of the extra RAM I had in my original G5, but got >> > a newer machine that is comparable. >> > Also, I do call AppleCare occasionally with questions, as I need >> > to do now. I accidentally installed Leopard on my machine, and need >> > to uninstall it, and replace it with the correct update to Safari. >> > My biggest gripe is that I don't trade in my machines every 3 >> > years - I want the ability to keep Apple Care in effect for many >> > more years to come - I feel for a nominal fee that Apple should >> > extend Apple Care out to 8 or 10 years - when I buy a computer, what >> > I want is the relationship. I want to be able to get my computer >> > fixed fast, at very little cost to me at the time. >> >> > Dennis, San Diego >> >> > On Wednesday, September 02, 2009, at 10:00AM, "SteveC" >> > <[email protected] >> > > wrote: >> >> >> AppleCare is like any other insurance or emergency supplies - if >> >> you don't >> >> buy it, you will probably need it. If you get it, you will have a $- >> >> suck >> >> that you never use. :) >> >> >> Apple stuff is really like a Mercedes or BMW in terms of lasting >> >> quality. I >> >> have actually never seen a problem as bad as my 17" iMac in all of >> >> the stuff >> >> I have, and that includes some relatively "ancient" things. I never >> >> had >> >> AppleCare (or any equivalent) for my Newton MessagePad, MacTV, iMac >> >> G3, >> >> Apple IIGS, etcetc and never had a problem until this Intel iMac. >> >> >> IMHO, the biggest problems one can have with a system are the >> >> moving parts >> >> (basically the HD) or the display. A blown display can be an out of >> >> pocket >> >> cost of ~$150-~250 to get a LCD TV replacement (which will be >> >> bigger and/or >> >> sharper than the original display). A bad internal drive can be >> >> "replaced" >> >> with an external drive for ~$50-~$150 (which will be larger than the >> >> original drive). >> >> >>http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB585says AppleCare is $169 for >> >> 3 years. >> >> >> YMMV. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >> >> On Behalf >> >> Of Dennis B. Swaney >> >> Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 10:09 AM >> >> To: [email protected] >> >> Subject: Re: My 20" 1.25ghz imac Flat screen appears to have >> >> apparently >> >> died. >> >> >> SteveC wrote: >> >>> I have an Intel iMac 17" and the screen went bad. So I connected the >> >>> video-out to my TV, placed it behind the TV, put XBMC on it, and >> >>> now use >> >> it >> >>> as a media center for showing photos and playing video and serving >> >>> music >> >> to >> >>> my Roku Soundbridge. You might want to go that route, fixing the >> >>> screen is >> >>> just waaay to expensive for some reason. >> >> >> That is why I buy AppleCare. >> >> >> -- >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Dennis B. Swaney >> >> >> "Windows is a command-line OS with a GUI shell while Mac System 10 is >> >> ... oh, never mind." >> > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/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/imaclist -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
