I disconnected it, but it still seems to make the sound. I did a little more surgery, and found a little plug with grey wires coming out of it, that looked like it connected to the monitor boards. I disconnected that, and it seems to work. No I have to connect an external monitor to it. Just want to put it back together a bit first...
does anyone know whether that is the correct connection to unplug? I little 12 wire connection on the bottom of the power board toward the screen. Adam ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "iMac List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 12:54 PM Subject: Re: iMac chimes, goes zap and turns off =o( > Hi, > Quite simple to do. Remove the bottom plastic piece (one screw and pull it > off). Disconnect the monitor cable (it's about an inch wide). Plug in an older > Mac monitor (or a VGA/SVGA with an adapter - to convert the connection from 15 > pins in two rows to 15 pins in three rows). If you only have a VGA/SVGA > monitor, let me know and I'll mail you an adapter. The zap noise makes it > sound like your monitor died, not the power supply. I am running an iMac rev B > "headless" now. > Gary Fortman > > Adam Bovill wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I have an iMac (rev a or b, don't remember). A few days ago, when I went to > > turn it on, it chimed, when "zap" and turned off. The zap seemed to > > corrispond to the monitor turning on. I was told that a new power supply > > would probably cost 300-400, and since I can get a new mac for about twice > > that, I figured it wasn't worth it. > > > > Someone suggested that I look into disabling the internal screen and plug in > > an external monitor. I was wondering whether anyone knew of sources of > > information about how to go about disabling the monitor and disconnecting it > > from power. > > > > Thanks, > > Adam > > > -- > The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > > -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
