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Long time without an update. The fact is I was very down after testing the screen and finding that it did not work. At least, it did not work with the driver board that I bought. I don't know what the problem is, but no image appears on the screen. The backlights work fine, and the driver board...

The iPad mini retina panel arrived yesterday, and it looks to be a near perfect fit for the Classic II aperture. I will have to get some black card to make a passepartout, hiding the edge of the panel, but I think it won't leave a too wide black border. Then cover that with a piece of glass or...

After much research I have decided to go for an eDP driver board for the iPad mini retina panel: http://abusemark.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=53 I did consider a lot of other panels and I also considered trying to interface the iPad mini panel to a driver board for...

I ditched my MBR and went with GPT and installed Clover to the ESD. I tried that previously as well, but I must have done something wrong on my previous attempt. This time it let the installer boot just fine. I removed USB and NullCPU kexts as you recommended. I now have FakeSMC, RealtekRTL8111...

While I have not yet decided whether to restore the Classic II or turn it into a hackintosh, I have conducted some further research. The iPad screen is just a touch too large for this project. It is the same size as the traditional iPad screen which has been "used with success" in the various...

I am having a problem with getting the USB installer to boot. I have prepared a MBR USB of 8BG with two partitions: 250MB FAT32 for Clover and the rest (HFS+) for the installer. I downloaded a config.plist from https://github.com/RehabMan/OS-X-Clover-Laptop-Config and I picked the last one (for...

I have done some more research on the display, and it seems it is using a 51-pin connector. http://mikesmods.com/mm-wp/?p=16 The chosen motherboard is capable of driving the backlights, but the eDP connector on the MB is 40-pin. That means that if I want to go that route, then I will have to...

Thanks. It is always good to get some feedback, particularly since this is my first project for more than 20 years. I did graduate with a bachelor in electronics 15 years ago, but my skills are somewhat rusty. No, I do not have experience, but I have done extensive reading on the subject. I...

I finally found a Classic II unit on ebay which I was able to buy. I had to bid on quite a few before I got one within my budget. It arrived two days ago, and I gave the unit a quick clean inside and out. The outside is badly yellowed but otherwise in good condition. Later on I will try to...

Very nice work - very inspiring. As I understand it this iMac model is the Ambient Light Sensor model, is that right? Did you try to integrate the light sensor into the design so that the breathing LED would be dimmed/off when the room is dark? -ragev

It seems to me, looking at your photos, that there is space in the horizontal and vertical directions. If the problem is in the height of the board with ports and cooler, would a thin mini-itx board not be thinner than the NUC? It appears to me that the NUC, because it has the CPU and ports on...

UPDATE: I have discovered that the Classic II has two momentary switches towards the rear of the left hand side panel, a reset and an interrupt (for launching the debugger apparently). This is just what I need to implement the ATX style momentary power and reset buttons. I will leave the rocker...

From your measurements it looks like the 9.7" ipad screen fits, or am I reading your data wrongly? Would you say it is a good fit? Looking to do something similar, but I have been unsure of which screen to go for.

I am planning on doing my first classic conversion and I am writing this post primarliy to help me crystallise my thought. Feedback will be most welcome. My idea is that these beautiful machines should be useful once more. That is the only way they will be preserved outside of museums and...