I was able to modify my iBook to support dual displays. There's just a script
that you download and run, and it tells the system to support dual displays.
-Elliott Price
Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara
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On Dec 28, 2009, at 2:35 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> eMacs are great investment for the money. They will run OS X.5.8 and you can
> put in a generic super drive from the regular PC world as well as an IDE hard
> drive and PC memory as well. Yes, they are really cool looking too. The nice
> thing is they have 3 USB 2.0 ports as well as 2 Firewire ports and a mini VGA
> which you need an Apple adapter to be able to use it. Apple has locked it
> into video mirroring mode because they want to be able to sell the higher end
> Macs. Someone has a way to get around it and make it possible to do spanning
> of your desktop instead of just video mirroring. I've got the adapter. You
> can get one from an Apple store, the adapter, for about $19.95 plus tax of
> course.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Elliott Price <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 5:27 pm
> Subject: Re: eMac hardware problem.
>
> I've never encountered an eMac... We were thinking of getting my little
> brother
> one a while ago, since they're a really good deal for the Ghz.
> I think they look pretty nice, too, almost like something out of a sci-fi
> movie.
>
> Anyways, Garth, let us know how your various experiments go.
>
>
> -Elliott Price
> Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara
> Graphic Design - Artwork Setup
> Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites
>
> On Dec 28, 2009, at 2:24 PM, Christian Wacker wrote:
>
> > I start my delve into the innerds of eMacs in 2 weeks, because my
> > school is getting rid of all the broken 1.4ghz ones, so i'm getting
> > them, to fix into atleast one working one.
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 4:22 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> That's okay to us PC terms because all computers are PC's, as it's the
> >> operating system that makes a Mac a Mac and a Windows machine a Window
> >> machine, Linux, etc. The HSF is actually a heat sink attached to a heat
> >> pipe
> >> that has fins attached to it on both the 1.2 and 1.4 machine. From what I
> >> understand, the 1.4 is a speed bump of the 1.2 machine and depending on the
> >> options, could have bigger hard drives and a super drive instead of a combo
> >> drive. Until I'd taken this eMac apart, I'd never done one, just iMacs,
> >> iBooks, and other towers. iBooks are a real pain to replace hard drives on,
> >> but not impossible.
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Christian Wacker <[email protected]>
> >> To: imaclist <[email protected]>
> >> Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 5:15 pm
> >> Subject: Re: eMac hardware problem.
> >>
> >> HSF: Heatsink\Fan (I'm using PC terms, sorry) but it's the massive
> >> chunk of metal that sits atop the processor, keeping it cool.
> >> I'm not sure if the 1.2 is identical, and could handle the same heat
> >> as the 1.4 might throw off, but you should swap, just to be safe.
> >>
> >> On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 4:13 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>> I'm going to try that, swapping boards. What is HSF?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: Christian Wacker <[email protected]>
> >>> To: imaclist <[email protected]>
> >>> Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 5:10 pm
> >>> Subject: Re: eMac hardware problem.
> >>>
> >>> I would assume so, just try and transfer the HSF over as well. (I am
> >>> assuming this, seeing as almost every G3 iMac can have it's system
> >>> board swapped with any other G3 iMac (as long as it is slot load))
> >>>
> >>> On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 4:03 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>>> You are correct, there isn't a sensor that will determine if the case is
> >>>> on
> >>>> or not. No, I don't leave the twist tie connecting the red and black
> >>>> wire,
> >>>> as that was only a momentary connection just to turn it on as the switch
> >>>> is
> >>>> a momentary switch. So at this point in time, I'm no closer than I was
> >>>> when
> >>>> I started. Is it possible to take the mother board assembly from the 1.4
> >>>> and
> >>>> put it into the 1.2 eMac case? They both seem to be exactly the same
> >>>> including all the connections from the motherboard to the rest of the
> >>>> monitor/computer.
> >>>> Thanks again Elliot and all those that might have any suggestions.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: Elliott Price <[email protected]>
> >>>> To: [email protected]
> >>>> Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 4:46 pm
> >>>> Subject: Re: eMac hardware problem.
> >>>>
> >>>> I don't think so... None of the Macs I've worked on have a sensor or
> >>>> button.
> >>>> (Oh, well, except the PowerMac G5) Some PC's have that feature, though,
> >>>> and
> >>>> beep
> >>>> a lot.
> >>>> You might look around for a button or slot that could be a sensor...
> >>>> although I
> >>>> doubt that would be turning it off. I've never actually worked on an
> >>>> eMac,
> >>>> but I
> >>>> have had problems with power buttons before. You might try just taking
> >>>> out
> >>>> the
> >>>> twist tie, and powering it up with a keyboard that has a power button on
> >>>> it.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> -Elliott Price
> >>>> Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara
> >>>> Graphic Design - Artwork Setup
> >>>> Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites
> >>>>
> >>>> On Dec 28, 2009, at 1:27 PM, Christian Wacker wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> I might not be correct, but aren't alot of modern macs smart enough to
> >>>>> know that they are "nude" and won't run until you "clothe" them (put
> >>>>> their shell back on)?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 3:24 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>>>>> I'm not using the power button at all but rather taking a twist tie and
> >>>>>> momentarily connecting the red wire to the black wire on the cable
> >>>>>> going
> >>>>>> to
> >>>>>> the switch. I don't have the case on it at all as I wanted to make sure
> >>>>>> it
> >>>>>> worked before I put the case back on. When I put the power cable to the
> >>>>>> power button, I had managed to bend the pin in the middle of the power
> >>>>>> button without realizing it. Yes, I did manage to lift it and
> >>>>>> straighten
> >>>>>> it
> >>>>>> out by using a 1/16 flat screwdriver. So getting it turned on is not
> >>>>>> the
> >>>>>> problem, but rather the fact the compute won't stay on after it is
> >>>>>> turned
> >>>>>> on.
> >>>>>> Thanks. Any other suggestions from you Elliot? Or anyone else for that
> >>>>>> matter.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>>> From: Elliott Price <[email protected]>
> >>>>>> To: [email protected]
> >>>>>> Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 3:37 pm
> >>>>>> Subject: Re: eMac hardware problem.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Check to make sure that the power button isn't shorting out, if it's
> >>>>>> "pressed" that could cause the problem you're describing. Is the button
> >>>>>> assembly removable? You could post on LEM swap and see if you can get
> >>>>>> the
> >>>>>> button/case part with the button in it.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> -Elliott Price
> >>>>>> Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara
> >>>>>> Graphic Design - Artwork Setup
> >>>>>> Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites
> >>>>>> On Dec 28, 2009, at 12:28 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I have an eMac 1.4 GHz which is a 2005 that had a 80 GB HD and a combo
> >>>>>> drive. I wanted to upgrade the hard drive to a 500 GB and a super
> >>>>>> drive.
> >>>>>> I
> >>>>>> learned the hard way about being careful when pulling the case off as I
> >>>>>> messed up the power button. Yes, I know how to turn it on by shorting
> >>>>>> out
> >>>>>> the red and black wire to turn it on and then plugging it into a power
> >>>>>> strip
> >>>>>> and setting it up in preferences to come back on after a power outage.
> >>>>>> That
> >>>>>> makes it possible to not have to replace the power button, at least not
> >>>>>> yet.
> >>>>>> My problem is that once I turned it on, I got a message that said I
> >>>>>> needed
> >>>>>> to turn it off by pressing the reset button or the off switch. Now,
> >>>>>> when
> >>>>>> I
> >>>>>> turn it on, the eMac will stay on for a couple of minutes, but not long
> >>>>>> enough to fully boot, and then I hear it shutting down and it
> >>>>>> completely
> >>>>>> goes back off. I took the hard drive in it originally and put it into a
> >>>>>> 1.2
> >>>>>> GHz machine and it boots up just fine. I really don't want to take it
> >>>>>> to
> >>>>>> the
> >>>>>> local Apple store and spend $85 to have them check it out if it's
> >>>>>> something
> >>>>>> simple. Also, does anyone know if I can put the 1.4 GHz motherboard
> >>>>>> assembly
> >>>>>> into the 1.2 GHz, which does work. If I did that, and I get the same
> >>>>>> problem, would that mean it's now the motherboard that is the problem?
> >>>>>> Garth
> >>>>>> MacBook Intel Core 2 Duo
> >>>>>> eMac 1.4
> >>>>>> eMac 1.2
> >>>>>> Beige G3
> >>>>>> G4 Yikes
> >>>>>> Thanks in advance for any help anyone can give. I've taken apart plenty
> >>>>>> of
> >>>>>> computers, both Macs and Windows so I'm not afraid to turn a screw
> >>>>>> driver.
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