Hi, Don't disconnect anything from the motherboard. Disconnect the largest cable you see when you remove the plastic casing. It's one of the four cables you remove to pull out the motherboard/CD/HD sled assembly. If the monitor is dead, the light on the front of the iMac always remains amber, never turning to green. Gary
Adam Bovill wrote: > 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 -- How many microsoft engineers does it take to change a lightbulb? a- More b- None, MS will simply declare darkness to be the new standard. -- 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
