- Joined
- Dec 28, 2010
- Messages
- 83
- Motherboard
- HP Pavilion G6-1d71nr
- CPU
- i3 2350
- Graphics
- HD 3000
- Mac
- Classic Mac
- Mobile Phone
Hi, I know theres a few of theses here on the site but I've had this iMac for months and now that my university is out I finally have time to do this!
This mod is INCOMPLETE however I've made progress and I'm waiting on one more part to come in (12v to 24v dc-dc step up) it should be here tomorrow, so ill be able to test the display without the original PSU.
I've got my personal blog where the most up to date information is/will be:
http://celestialtower.com/Site/iMac.html
I plan on "tutorializing" further sections better but it's a start right?
I also have noticed other people are doing this same mod right now So I figured we should help each other out, I was going to mention how to get dremeljunkie's (http://www.dremeljunkie.com) old images by using thewaybackmachine but a more diligent person beat me to it.
My goals: (copied from my blog)
The goal of this projects is rather simple (not really): Modify this 10+ year old computer with modern components while retaining full functionality/design.
So heres what I want:
Native Power Button
Native Power Supply
Native LCD
Native Microphone (Built in)
Apple Pro Speakers (Modded for 3.5mm jack)
DVD Drive (this is something many tend to leave out, purely for aesthetics I’d like one)
Native Display Light
Some stuff I may or may not do:
Apple chime on boot
Brightness control via buttons on the back (or interfaced with a separate input device that would plug into a port on the back???)
Internal Speaker
Hard drive just a cheap 500gb 2.5in SATA HDD(5400rpm for reduced heat) (This is something ill do if the systems proves useful)
On the form @InsaneCultist is working on his right now and @ersterhernd did a successful one but he had to downgrade to a HD 4000 graphics based NUC due to graphical issues. I want to thank ersterhernd because he potentially saved me money. I am curious if an HD 4400 NUC would solve the problem, I really want the native SATA port and USB3 but I don't really need them...
Regardless as soon as the screen is confirmed working I'm buying an NUC. Hopefully my tutorial doesn't suck too much,
Thank you!
This mod is INCOMPLETE however I've made progress and I'm waiting on one more part to come in (12v to 24v dc-dc step up) it should be here tomorrow, so ill be able to test the display without the original PSU.
I've got my personal blog where the most up to date information is/will be:
http://celestialtower.com/Site/iMac.html
I plan on "tutorializing" further sections better but it's a start right?
I also have noticed other people are doing this same mod right now So I figured we should help each other out, I was going to mention how to get dremeljunkie's (http://www.dremeljunkie.com) old images by using thewaybackmachine but a more diligent person beat me to it.
My goals: (copied from my blog)
The goal of this projects is rather simple (not really): Modify this 10+ year old computer with modern components while retaining full functionality/design.
So heres what I want:
Native Power Button
Native Power Supply
Native LCD
Native Microphone (Built in)
Apple Pro Speakers (Modded for 3.5mm jack)
DVD Drive (this is something many tend to leave out, purely for aesthetics I’d like one)
Native Display Light
Some stuff I may or may not do:
Apple chime on boot
Brightness control via buttons on the back (or interfaced with a separate input device that would plug into a port on the back???)
Internal Speaker
Hard drive just a cheap 500gb 2.5in SATA HDD(5400rpm for reduced heat) (This is something ill do if the systems proves useful)
On the form @InsaneCultist is working on his right now and @ersterhernd did a successful one but he had to downgrade to a HD 4000 graphics based NUC due to graphical issues. I want to thank ersterhernd because he potentially saved me money. I am curious if an HD 4400 NUC would solve the problem, I really want the native SATA port and USB3 but I don't really need them...
Regardless as soon as the screen is confirmed working I'm buying an NUC. Hopefully my tutorial doesn't suck too much,
Thank you!