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First off, what model of iMac G4 do you have? Somewhere on the back of the bottom should be a model number starting with either M or A followed by 4 numbers. Post that here and I'll check what Operating Systems you can run on it. If you hold down the alt/option key on startup, it will pull up...

I've heard of that broken folder icon before, it just means you're system folder is damaged. Does your iMac officially support 10.1? No iMac G4 that officially supported Leopard also supported 10.1, although someone could have installed it anyway as it will run fine on an 800MHz system. Finally...

I fought through my PB 540’s tunnel vision and got a high score of 142 on Flappy Mac! Can anyone here score higher? @gruz

Modern cameras seem to have trouble with the refresh rate of passive-matrix panels, sort of like CRTs. Pictures of my 145's display don't always turn out well either. Also, I've got a F4lite PB BlueSCSI THT running great in my 180c, though it is a different varient.

Thanks a bunch! Good luck getting it fixed, I do quite like the aesthetics of this one. They look rather goofy, yet somehow it just works. The Multiple Scan 15AV on the other hand...

We all know that the plastic used in the 90s stunk across the board. I mean, just look at all the laptops from that time and try to find one that doesn't have hinge issues, whether it be broken screw standoffs or stress-cracking around the display housing. This has always been an issue we've...

Thanks for making this great list of caps for the monitor! Do you mind if I add it and the image to my website's capacitor reference library? I'm attempting to make it as complete as possible, but I can't get all this info myself. As for the monitor, I've heard these are really unreliable and...

Applying thermal paste to a bare CPU die is completely safe. The "metal lid" you're talking about is called a heat spreader, and it's job is to act like a tiny integrated heat sink to spread the heat out more for the cooler (pretty sure that's the purpose anyway), and I do believe there is...

Thanks for the clarification, it would be interesting to see if anyone could get a 604 running in a PowerBook. Apple never did it, probably because of cooling issues, but I'll bet someone now could figure that out.

You're sure that's true for all 603s? The 603ev on my 3400c looked a lot smaller than the G3 on my Wallstreet. Do the 740 and 750 have different pinouts?

It's worth noting that I've heard the CPU VRM modules in these can need to be recapped, or that some are just crap in general. You might want to go there next, I'd suspect those over the SMDs on the board at this point in their life. It's never a bad idea to replace them though, I recapped my...

Are the pinouts the same?

Don’t show this to @Action Retro… It would be his worst nightmare!

Pics of the board? How bad was the battery damage? also, if you or someone can get the cap values, I’ll add them to the cap reference database on my website for future use.

I'm by no means an expert, but have you tried the usual suspects for CRT issues, such as replacing the analog board caps? You mentioned that there are many ones, do you mean electrolytics or a different type? I've definitely seen this kind of issue before in videos, but I don't remember the...

I suppose I have no choice… I booted the 2010 into Mavericks for this one.

That's awesome! Too bad clamshell prices are so absurdly high right now. I'll never get my hands on an 8MB model...

My spare LCD is an IBM

That adapter part doesn't appear to be produced anymore (from the macrumors thread). I've wanted to XGA mod a clamshell for ages but never saw it as reasonably possible. I've got 3 LCDs total so maybe I should see if any are the LG. I've also got a spare G3 Snow 12" display... All my...

A Late 2008 Aluminum MacBook found its way into my hands for free yesterday! It’s in good shape, works great, and the battery even holds charge, although it’s only at 55% health with a lot of cycles. This is one of those neat one-generation non-pro models. It could use an SSD and some more RAM...