The iMac G4 will always be considered one of Apple’s most iconic designs, and were it not for it’s G4 processor, I’m sure many would be using it today. However Dremel Junkie, who’s done many Mac mods in the past, has hacked the iMac G4 and turned it into a modern Ivy Bridge Hackintosh running OS X 10.8. How cool is that?
- Imac G4 20 Inch Imac G4 Power Cord
- Imac G4 20 Inch Imac G4 Docking Station
- Imac G4 20 Inch Imac G4 Monitor
As well as the videos, he details the process via a series of blog posts, and it’s pretty interesting. It involved changing the motherboard (he replaced the original with a small form factor motherboard from an Intel NUC) and hooking up the iMac’s display, which is a lot harder than it sounds due to the proprietary inverter cables/board.
I was always thinking of trying something like this, and now that a reference is available, I might well give it a shot sometime. He’s also made a guide for upgrading the iMac G4 to a Sandy Bridge processor, which is also very useful.
When I saw the iMac G4 in Time Magazine, I knew instantly that I wanted a Mac. Later I found out that an old friend of mine had bought one - one of the first, maybe a 15' @ 700MHz??? - and he spent a couple of hours giving me the Mac tour. Apple 20-Inch iMac G4/1.25GHz The new iMac G4, with its 20-inch LCD monitor, is a wonder to behold. Despite its consumer-level status, it's a mighty Mac. For $2,199, you get the same computer as. November 18, 2003: Apple debuts its 20-inch iMac G4, the company’s biggest flat-panel all-in-one computer ever. The introduction makes an already superb Mac even better. Somehow, though, the.
A few resellers of original parts and assemblies may be where you should
check to see what they show for weight and other specs; here is one site
where the neck & panel taken from a working machine, together for resale.
{Combined weight is rounded to nearest figure: Product Weight: 6 lbs.}
... 20' iMacG4 LCD Display Panel w/ Aperture Arm Description This is ...
Compatibility 20-inchiMacG4 ... Video Cards for the 30' Apple Cinema Display ...
//welovemacs.com/20lcdapturarm.html
Sometimes a search engine can yield results, then one may have to email
or contact a company or reseller, (or an authorized trained repair agent) to
see what they may add. As these get older, most persons who worked on
them no longer are around. I have three 17-inch 1.25GHz iMac G4 USB2.0.
The iMacG4 was given a number of internal upgrades over the two years it was
on the market. ... such as the neck for adjusting the display, ... 20inch. 1.25Ghz ...
//imacg4.weebly.com/hardware.html
Imac G4 20 Inch Imac G4 Power Cord
Imac G4 20 Inch Imac G4 Docking Station
The chrome arm is different between 15- 17- and 20-inch. Once, there was a
rebuild kit w/ tool, but no longer. ~ One of my 17-inch models has a new arm.
Imac G4 20 Inch Imac G4 Monitor
Good luck & happy trails! 🙂
Feb 10, 2017 1:03 AM