Actually the 20" g4 USB 2.0 is a full screen size board, the others are much smaller and fit in on the side of the screen.
Hugh On Sep 3, 11:56 am, Elliott Price <[email protected]> wrote: > I did a search on eBay for "iMac G4 Inverter Board" and got some > results. It looks like they were pretty universal throughout the > different screen sizes and different models. > > -Elliott > > On Sep 2, 2009, at 6:03 PM, agalaevent 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/MB585saysAppleCare 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
