[Resolved] Airport/Airport Extreme A1127 in iMac G4

ihuman:D · 12:56 PM

I have a last gen 17'' iMac G4 and I would like to add wireless and maybe Bluetooth capabilities but I only have the original 802.11b Airport Card and the 802.11g A1127 Airport Extreme. Will I be able to mod/use one of these in my iMac?

Intell · Dec 16, 2012, 12:32 PM

That iMac takes the Airport Extreme card. Just open the bottom panel and put in the card. Bluetooth is slightly harder to add as you have to find the Bluetooth antenna extension for it to work as well as a Bluetooth board. Those can get pricey.

ihuman:D · Dec 16, 2012, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Intell

That iMac takes the Airport Extreme card. Just open the bottom panel and put in the card. Bluetooth is slightly harder to add as you have to find the Bluetooth antenna extension for it to work as well as a Bluetooth board. Those can get pricey.

Yeah, I thought that, it's just I had them on hand. I'll have to go searching for one now. Thanks for your post.

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Could a mod close this thread, please?

surroundfan · Dec 16, 2012, 09:11 PM

The Airport Extreme Card is a piece of cake to replace.

However, I think you might also need to replace the thermal pads on the logic board and thermal paste on the heat pipes if you put a bluetooth card in (although I think the antenna is standard kit). A lot easier to buy a cheapy USB Bluetooth dongle (even if not as elegant).

ihuman:D · Dec 17, 2012, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by surroundfan

The Airport Extreme Card is a piece of cake to replace.

However, I think you might also need to replace the thermal pads on the logic board and thermal paste on the heat pipes if you put a bluetooth card in (although I think the antenna is standard kit). A lot easier to buy a cheapy USB Bluetooth dongle (even if not as elegant).

I know what to do...

Dec 16, 2012, 09:14 AM	#1
ihuman:D macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Ireland	Airport/Airport Extreme A1127 in iMac G4 I have a last gen 17'' iMac G4 and I would like to add wireless and maybe Bluetooth capabilities but I only have the original 802.11b Airport Card and the 802.11g A1127 Airport Extreme. Will I be able to mod/use one of these in my iMac? __________________ !WHAT IF WE'RE SIMS AND WE'RE THE ONES BEING PLAYED! iMac G4 17'' 1.25GHz, PowerBook G4 15'' Hi-Res Mac Maniac - My Blog/Website - Made in iWeb on a PowerBook G4 Last edited by ihuman:D; Dec 16, 2012 at 12:56 PM.
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Dec 16, 2012, 12:32 PM	#2
Intell macrumors G4 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Inside	That iMac takes the Airport Extreme card. Just open the bottom panel and put in the card. Bluetooth is slightly harder to add as you have to find the Bluetooth antenna extension for it to work as well as a Bluetooth board. Those can get pricey. __________________ Last edited by Intell; Yesterday at 11:50 AM.
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Dec 16, 2012, 09:11 PM	#4
surroundfan macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia	The Airport Extreme Card is a piece of cake to replace. However, I think you might also need to replace the thermal pads on the logic board and thermal paste on the heat pipes if you put a bluetooth card in (although I think the antenna is standard kit). A lot easier to buy a cheapy USB Bluetooth dongle (even if not as elegant). __________________ MacBook Air: 13" 1.86GHz 4GB RAM 256GB SSD; Mac minis: i5 2.3GHz 8GB RAM 240GB SSD and 500GB HDD, C2D 2.0GHz 8GB RAM 750GB 7200RPM HDD; iMac: G4 17" 1.25GHz 2GB RAM 160GB HDD; iPhone: iPhone 5 32GB
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