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Giles Booth · Feb 29, 2004, 01:36 AM

My Bondi Blue RevA iMac's CRT has died - I could make it into a fish tank like someone at Pixar did (see extras on the Finding Nemo DVD!), but I think the motherboard is fine and it seems a shame to chuck it out.

I've acquired an ancient LCII and matching Macintosh Color Display - does anyone know if the display would work with the iMac's motherboard (it has the right kind of video connector I think) or indeed would the display be damaged if I try to connect it?

I've read conflicting things on the web - one site says it won't work, another hints that it might... and I know next to nothing about Apple displays as until now my only Macs have been an iMac and an iBook!

Dex13 · 12:49 PM

Try to connect it and see if it works, I can't be 100% sure until you find out the exact model you are using.

Some of the displays don't have the correct refresh rates required to be able to mirror.

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Giles Booth · Feb 29, 2004, 02:53 PM

Many thanks, Dex13, I think an adaptor like that and a normal VGA display is probably the way to go - I'll have a go with the LCII's display first though!

Giles Booth · Feb 29, 2004, 03:48 PM

Oh well, no luck - although the iMac will boot with the video cable disconnected, it wouldn't boot with the LC's Color Display connected - it would stay powered up, but not boot... so I think I need an adaptor. Too bad I left Appletalk and sharing switched off on the iMac - Then I could at least get stuff off the hard drive!

Dex13 · Feb 29, 2004, 06:16 PM

Originally posted by Giles Booth:
Oh well, no luck - although the iMac will boot with the video cable disconnected, it wouldn't boot with the LC's Color Display connected - it would stay powered up, but not boot... so I think I need an adaptor. Too bad I left Appletalk and sharing switched off on the iMac - Then I could at least get stuff off the hard drive!

Just open up the imac and take out the hard drive.

Giles Booth · Mar 1, 2004, 04:12 AM

Originally posted by Dex13:
Just open up the imac and take out the hard drive.

Yes I might well do that - I'd like to try and rescue the iMac as a working machine first though - the children love playing Bugdom and Star Wars on MacMAME

Giles Booth · Mar 4, 2004, 03:47 AM

I got a Belkin Mac to VGA adaptor and I have the iMac hooked up to an old PC's SVGA monitor now - and it works! Now if I end up with lots of time on my hands, I could upgrade the hard disc, put it in a new case, install OS X - and make a web server out of it...

indigoimac · Mar 4, 2004, 02:55 PM

Buy a cheap monitor and an iRack

Dex13 · Mar 4, 2004, 05:20 PM

Originally posted by indigoimac:
Buy a cheap monitor and an iRack

I don't think he want's to blow $399 on just a rack.

Giles Booth · Mar 5, 2004, 07:17 AM

Originally posted by Dex13:
I don't think he want's to blow $399 on just a rack.

Exactly! Even with the favourable (for us Brits) current dollar-sterling exchange rate, it's way too much dosh for me... pity as I looked at the iRack web site and it would be perfect. If I feel brave I might go down this route: http://www.carnforth.co.uk/imac/index.php