I was able to modify my iBook to support dual displays. There's just a script that you download and run, and it tells the system to support dual displays.
-Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 28, 2009, at 2:35 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: > eMacs are great investment for the money. They will run OS X.5.8 and you can > put in a generic super drive from the regular PC world as well as an IDE hard > drive and PC memory as well. Yes, they are really cool looking too. The nice > thing is they have 3 USB 2.0 ports as well as 2 Firewire ports and a mini VGA > which you need an Apple adapter to be able to use it. Apple has locked it > into video mirroring mode because they want to be able to sell the higher end > Macs. Someone has a way to get around it and make it possible to do spanning > of your desktop instead of just video mirroring. I've got the adapter. You > can get one from an Apple store, the adapter, for about $19.95 plus tax of > course. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Elliott Price <callmemrp...@gmail.com> > To: imaclist@googlegroups.com > Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 5:27 pm > Subject: Re: eMac hardware problem. > > I've never encountered an eMac... We were thinking of getting my little > brother > one a while ago, since they're a really good deal for the Ghz. > I think they look pretty nice, too, almost like something out of a sci-fi > movie. > > Anyways, Garth, let us know how your various experiments go. > > > -Elliott Price > Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara > Graphic Design - Artwork Setup > Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites > > On Dec 28, 2009, at 2:24 PM, Christian Wacker wrote: > > > I start my delve into the innerds of eMacs in 2 weeks, because my > > school is getting rid of all the broken 1.4ghz ones, so i'm getting > > them, to fix into atleast one working one. > > > > > > On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 4:22 PM, <bhealthyag...@aol.com> wrote: > >> That's okay to us PC terms because all computers are PC's, as it's the > >> operating system that makes a Mac a Mac and a Windows machine a Window > >> machine, Linux, etc. The HSF is actually a heat sink attached to a heat > >> pipe > >> that has fins attached to it on both the 1.2 and 1.4 machine. From what I > >> understand, the 1.4 is a speed bump of the 1.2 machine and depending on the > >> options, could have bigger hard drives and a super drive instead of a combo > >> drive. Until I'd taken this eMac apart, I'd never done one, just iMacs, > >> iBooks, and other towers. iBooks are a real pain to replace hard drives on, > >> but not impossible. > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Christian Wacker <pizzaboy...@gmail.com> > >> To: imaclist <imaclist@googlegroups.com> > >> Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 5:15 pm > >> Subject: Re: eMac hardware problem. > >> > >> HSF: Heatsink\Fan (I'm using PC terms, sorry) but it's the massive > >> chunk of metal that sits atop the processor, keeping it cool. > >> I'm not sure if the 1.2 is identical, and could handle the same heat > >> as the 1.4 might throw off, but you should swap, just to be safe. > >> > >> On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 4:13 PM, <bhealthyag...@aol.com> wrote: > >>> I'm going to try that, swapping boards. What is HSF? > >>> > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: Christian Wacker <pizzaboy...@gmail.com> > >>> To: imaclist <imaclist@googlegroups.com> > >>> Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 5:10 pm > >>> Subject: Re: eMac hardware problem. > >>> > >>> I would assume so, just try and transfer the HSF over as well. (I am > >>> assuming this, seeing as almost every G3 iMac can have it's system > >>> board swapped with any other G3 iMac (as long as it is slot load)) > >>> > >>> On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 4:03 PM, <bhealthyag...@aol.com> wrote: > >>>> You are correct, there isn't a sensor that will determine if the case is > >>>> on > >>>> or not. No, I don't leave the twist tie connecting the red and black > >>>> wire, > >>>> as that was only a momentary connection just to turn it on as the switch > >>>> is > >>>> a momentary switch. So at this point in time, I'm no closer than I was > >>>> when > >>>> I started. Is it possible to take the mother board assembly from the 1.4 > >>>> and > >>>> put it into the 1.2 eMac case? They both seem to be exactly the same > >>>> including all the connections from the motherboard to the rest of the > >>>> monitor/computer. > >>>> Thanks again Elliot and all those that might have any suggestions. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>> From: Elliott Price <callmemrp...@gmail.com> > >>>> To: imaclist@googlegroups.com > >>>> Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 4:46 pm > >>>> Subject: Re: eMac hardware problem. > >>>> > >>>> I don't think so... None of the Macs I've worked on have a sensor or > >>>> button. > >>>> (Oh, well, except the PowerMac G5) Some PC's have that feature, though, > >>>> and > >>>> beep > >>>> a lot. > >>>> You might look around for a button or slot that could be a sensor... > >>>> although I > >>>> doubt that would be turning it off. I've never actually worked on an > >>>> eMac, > >>>> but I > >>>> have had problems with power buttons before. You might try just taking > >>>> out > >>>> the > >>>> twist tie, and powering it up with a keyboard that has a power button on > >>>> it. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -Elliott Price > >>>> Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara > >>>> Graphic Design - Artwork Setup > >>>> Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites > >>>> > >>>> On Dec 28, 2009, at 1:27 PM, Christian Wacker wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> I might not be correct, but aren't alot of modern macs smart enough to > >>>>> know that they are "nude" and won't run until you "clothe" them (put > >>>>> their shell back on)? > >>>>> > >>>>> On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 3:24 PM, <bhealthyag...@aol.com> wrote: > >>>>>> I'm not using the power button at all but rather taking a twist tie and > >>>>>> momentarily connecting the red wire to the black wire on the cable > >>>>>> going > >>>>>> to > >>>>>> the switch. I don't have the case on it at all as I wanted to make sure > >>>>>> it > >>>>>> worked before I put the case back on. When I put the power cable to the > >>>>>> power button, I had managed to bend the pin in the middle of the power > >>>>>> button without realizing it. Yes, I did manage to lift it and > >>>>>> straighten > >>>>>> it > >>>>>> out by using a 1/16 flat screwdriver. So getting it turned on is not > >>>>>> the > >>>>>> problem, but rather the fact the compute won't stay on after it is > >>>>>> turned > >>>>>> on. > >>>>>> Thanks. Any other suggestions from you Elliot? Or anyone else for that > >>>>>> matter. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>>>> From: Elliott Price <callmemrp...@gmail.com> > >>>>>> To: imaclist@googlegroups.com > >>>>>> Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 3:37 pm > >>>>>> Subject: Re: eMac hardware problem. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Check to make sure that the power button isn't shorting out, if it's > >>>>>> "pressed" that could cause the problem you're describing. Is the button > >>>>>> assembly removable? You could post on LEM swap and see if you can get > >>>>>> the > >>>>>> button/case part with the button in it. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -Elliott Price > >>>>>> Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara > >>>>>> Graphic Design - Artwork Setup > >>>>>> Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites > >>>>>> On Dec 28, 2009, at 12:28 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I have an eMac 1.4 GHz which is a 2005 that had a 80 GB HD and a combo > >>>>>> drive. I wanted to upgrade the hard drive to a 500 GB and a super > >>>>>> drive. > >>>>>> I > >>>>>> learned the hard way about being careful when pulling the case off as I > >>>>>> messed up the power button. Yes, I know how to turn it on by shorting > >>>>>> out > >>>>>> the red and black wire to turn it on and then plugging it into a power > >>>>>> strip > >>>>>> and setting it up in preferences to come back on after a power outage. > >>>>>> That > >>>>>> makes it possible to not have to replace the power button, at least not > >>>>>> yet. > >>>>>> My problem is that once I turned it on, I got a message that said I > >>>>>> needed > >>>>>> to turn it off by pressing the reset button or the off switch. Now, > >>>>>> when > >>>>>> I > >>>>>> turn it on, the eMac will stay on for a couple of minutes, but not long > >>>>>> enough to fully boot, and then I hear it shutting down and it > >>>>>> completely > >>>>>> goes back off. I took the hard drive in it originally and put it into a > >>>>>> 1.2 > >>>>>> GHz machine and it boots up just fine. I really don't want to take it > >>>>>> to > >>>>>> the > >>>>>> local Apple store and spend $85 to have them check it out if it's > >>>>>> something > >>>>>> simple. Also, does anyone know if I can put the 1.4 GHz motherboard > >>>>>> assembly > >>>>>> into the 1.2 GHz, which does work. If I did that, and I get the same > >>>>>> problem, would that mean it's now the motherboard that is the problem? > >>>>>> Garth > >>>>>> MacBook Intel Core 2 Duo > >>>>>> eMac 1.4 > >>>>>> eMac 1.2 > >>>>>> Beige G3 > >>>>>> G4 Yikes > >>>>>> Thanks in advance for any help anyone can give. 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