Recent content by indigo_k

Mine is a 17", but I'll check out those links and see what I can find. Thanks!

Looking at your pictures, I don't know why it never occurred to me that this iMac could be run headless, plugged into an external display. I mean, the swing-arm display is a cool feature, but it can get difficult to source good working replacements for that part.

Has it been documented anywhere whether Apple was using the same displays in these iMacs as in their 15" and 17" laptops at the time? That would make it simpler to try to find replacements without first disassembling the display (mine has a minor defect that I'd like to resolve with replacement...

@jeffburg - I think you might be on track with the RAM suggestion. I removed one of the two chips I installed, and it's been running much more smoothly. I had upgraded both chips (from 1x256MB to 2x512MB, maxing it out at the 1GB limit). A also found a utility called RAM Check at MacintoshGarden...

When I initially got it the power supply was bad, so I was never able to run the system before I started working on it. But yeah, I have been careful to replace the thermal paste on the two points of the thermal pipe each time (sometimes too much). I have NOT replaced the thermal padding on the...

I don't have another adapter or SSD, but I guess I could put the original drive back into it. The power supply I got off eBay, it had been pulled from another iMac G4. I assumed that since there were so few of these models iterated that they would be interchangeable.

I don't remember if I did pull the motherboard out entirely or not. I feel like I started to but it ended up being a lot more complicated than I was expecting? Or maybe I did. Really don't remember. I'll go ahead and try that when I replace the thermal padding on the CPU, which I'm pretty sure I...

So, I've had this iMac G4 for more than a year now. When I got it they said it was water damaged and wouldn't start. I figured out the power supply was blown so i installed a replacement and got it working. I later maxed out the RAM, added an Airport card, replaced the PRAM battery, and swapped...

Easiest way to check is to hold Option while booting. It'll find any supported System folders and give you the option to startup from them.

Yeah, I was able to find a used - TESTED internal power supply replacement for like $50, likely harvested from another iMac g4. I didn't even look into wiring an external one, though I did temporarily consider converting it to run on 12v power for reasons that are no longer relevant. I see a...

Oh this is a great resource! I've already spent a couple hours this morning poking around here and the sites it links to, and now I am determined to put up at least an alternate version of my website that will work on classic OS. Gotta dust off my HTML 3.2 skills!

So yesterday after days of trial-and-error I FINALLY Got my MacSE online using a PiSCSI! Now I'm a bit at a loss for what kind of Internet I can experience with this machine. It's maxxed out at 4MB of RAM and System 7.5.3. So far I've got an IRC client working, but am hesitant to start using...

Oh excellent, thank you!

One thing I've run into running OS 7.5.3 on vintage hardware is that the system date stops at around 2012. Has there been a patch update to allow actual current dates in the system? I remember someone did this for Newton software some time ago, hoping there's one for the 68K systems as well.

Well, I was cleaning the trackball in my PB 160 and apparently one of the IR sensors was not well-attached. One of the wire leads had corroded all the way through and the whole thing just popped off. So now I'm trying to figure out what the specs are on that IR emitter component so I can order...