Salvaging stuff from a dead G4 iMac.

Scarlet Fever · Sep 12, 2006

Recently, my G4 800MHz 17" iMac died. I got it checked out an an apple centre, and they said the logic board was dead, and repairs would be over $1000, so obviously it isn't worth getting it repaired. I'm going to salvage the hard drive, which is still fully operational.

I have two questions;

-If i salvage the optical drive, can I buy a case for it and use with with my MacBook?

-Can i use the iMac's display as a second monitor for my MacBook? ie is there any way to make the display VGA/DVI compatible?

Cheers

Lee

iMeowbot · Sep 12, 2006

Scarlet Fever said:
-If i salvage the optical drive, can I buy a case for it and use with with my MacBook?

Yes, it's a very ordinary drive. You will find that the front drawer lip is missing, though. Now that I think of it, the whole faceplate is gone. It's ugly, but still functional that way.

-Can i use the iMac's display as a second monitor for my MacBook? ie is there any way to make the display VGA/DVI compatible?

Unfortunately, no one has figured out how to do that.

macrocosm · Sep 12, 2006

can you help a little?

Scarlet Fever said:
Recently, my G4 800MHz 17" iMac died. I got it checked out an an apple centre, and they said the logic board was dead, and repairs would be over $1000, so obviously it isn't worth getting it repaired. I'm going to salvage the hard drive, which is still fully operational.

I have two questions;

-If i salvage the optical drive, can I buy a case for it and use with with my MacBook?

-Can i use the iMac's display as a second monitor for my MacBook? ie is there any way to make the display VGA/DVI compatible?

Cheers

Lee

Please look at my post too:
https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=2823186#post2823186

I think your iMac is quite similar to mine.

Do you know what voltages the BLUE and WHITE wires carry?

Scarlet Fever · Sep 14, 2006

macrocosm said:
Do you know what voltages the BLUE and WHITE wires carry?

Don't know, but you could use a voltmeter...

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