How To Turn a 20" iMac G4 Into An External Monitor
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2019
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A guide on how to turn your dead 20" iMac G4 into an external monitor.
Let me know if you want to see videos on the 17" and 15" Variants.
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2024 UPDATE
Please note this guide is now obsolete and should not be followed under any circumstances as it causes irreversible damage to an extremely rare machine.
Check out my newest work over at Juicy Crumb which offers a much easier and fully reversible solution:
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Is that Docklite in Aussie dollars?
@@dalemacdonald201 Yes, the DockLite is $386 AUD :)
So this has blown up all of a sudden, seemingly from the recent coverage of Colby Sheet’s iMac G4 M1 Project. Thanks to all the articles that credited my video, and welcome to my channel if you’re new. Consider Subscribing, as I still plan on doing guides of the 15” and 17” models!
Would need the 15inch guide asap🙈
Hey! Any chance you plan on doing the 17" guide any time soon? I'd love to be able to use the internal PSU but the need for a 5v line is throwing me off and unfortunately, the Dremeljunkie guide only uses an AC to SATA adapter as the power supply. This video was extremely helpful regardless, thank you!
hey i love my 15 inch g4. whens the tutorial or at least a written one?
I'm planning on doing a swap of the internals of the G4 to a mac mini M1- and this video is extremely useful. Thank you so much!
NO LO HAGAS!!!
ESPERA EL MINI M2!!!
@@Ilovethefootball24 que es el mini m2??
Hey how did it go? I’m planning the same thing
@@connorlearmonth665 other projects took precedence so I haven’t done it yet. I think at this point I’m waiting till the M2 mini comes out but after digging a bit there’s a lot of resources out there for similar projects
@@Breadts1cks I’m debating M1 or m2 as well, but the project would probably look similar either way. I want to turn the shell of the g4 into basically an hdmi external monitor like in this video. Use the same stock PSU to power the optical drive, and get a SATA to usb A converter to simply plug both into the Mac mini logic board, then use a thunderbolt dongle inside the g4 dome to fill out as many of the original ports as possible.
LOVE THE TUTORIAL! You dont get enough respect for the work you have put in this tutorial! ive tried this before many years ago but failed.... so now im understanding the whole picture so easy! Im searching for a imac g4 20 inch and im already gettings the part ready! Thanks boss! I will use this tutorial!
Let me know how it went! :)
Thank you so much for this imaged tutorial. Your commentary is great !
I have a 15-inch iMac G4 that has some troubles to power up sometimes, but I wish I could get my hands on a 17/20-inch iMac for the more rectangular-ish aspect ratio and convert it into a modern display or in a hackintosh. Apple’s product will always look amazing to me. This 18 year old beast is still gorgeous in 2020 thanks to it’s surreal engineering.
Very good and informative video. Thank you very much !
Truly excellent video.. My 20" Imac G4 is working fine but if it fails and can't be repaired I'm coming back.
I'm planning to turn an old g4 imac into a philco predicta inspired retro style tv soon. Just came across your video while looking for inspiration. I think it'll be pretty easy to do tbh.
The temptation to do this is real, but my g4 iMac works flawlessly
@@sithlord6119 I still have not torn into it. Upgraded ram and to a SSD tho
@@grandtheftauto1233 Maybe nows the time? :) juicycrumb.com/product/docklite-g4/
@@Pendleton115 I know but I’ve got 17 inch currently unfortunately
I started working on something like this back in 2010 after I cracked the CPU die on my iMac G4. I set the project aside and ultimately just sold off the parts when I go a screaming deal on a fixer-upper Dell 3008WFP panel.
OMG I Smashed the LCD on my 27inch iMac when I replaced the HD with a SSD. I had it sitting together for testing before final closing, adding the adhesive strips etc, when slip went the LCD. $850 later! Excellent video! Top Stuff! Rockstar work! 😎
Hyades ouch that’s painful! iMacs can be a tough repair, just ask Linus lol
@@Pendleton115 Yeah, I did stuff up. Even had electrical tape holding the LCD in place, but it didn't hold. The replacement LCD I purchased turned out to be a second, with dead pixels, but it doesn't bother me. I have a 4TB Samsung SSD in it now and it runs like a dream. Its a 2014 iMac that had constant spinning wheel before with the old HD, now I never see that horrible wheel. So a few dead pixels doesn't worry me at all. I don't mind my stuff being a bit Mad Max! 😏
P.S. I really loved your monitor Mod!
@@Pleiades55 my newest iMac Is a 2010 iMac 21" that was given to me, I plan on doing it up with either an i5 or i7. And maybe swapping out the GPU with something metal compatible.
@@Pendleton115 I actually have a 2007 iMac with FireWire ports that I upgraded the HD to Fusion Drive and Ram to 4GB just for music and internet and it screams. Still has original 2GHz iCore 2 Duo, but if I was more adept like yourself I would do the CPU & GPU upgrades.
Expert wiring.
Ahhh, I’ve really got to come back to this, been meaning to do a video on the 17” and 15” iMacs, but I haven’t found any machines that I can sacrifice for this mod. I should probably re do the voice over for this vid too 😅
i hope you find one
isn´t it the same ?
@@rror_-ut7rb no
@@Pendleton115 because i got a 15 inch one yesterday and i really want to use it as a monitor because i like the desing but the hardwear is sh!t
I'd love to see a video for the 15" version, because apparently the connectors inside are completely different.
thechristoph The 15” and 17” have the same pinout, I will make a video on one as soon as I get my hands on one!
@@Pendleton115 As far as I see you don't ditch the old monitor screen, you just rewire it? I was hoping to do this and plug a modern mac mini inside the shell, instead of the old dvd drive.
@@everlilith6225 hello everyone. This is my intention, I want to put a Mac Mini inside that dome. My iMac is 15” is this video adequate for 15’s?
I’m looking to do the same - I’m sitting with the Mac Mini installed in the shell and I have the G4’s 15 inch display in my lap with the inverter board staring back at me… now what? Haha. I found this video and I’d love to know what the next step would be.
I have a 15 inch USB 2 model, but I tried this mod and was unable to make it work. It lit up, and was identified correctly, but I only got a weird murky blobby image that seemed to have no signal and a bunch of lines. I checked everything and did continuity testing of my wires, but it never worked. I put the old Mac guts back in and it worked fine. I have not found a single 15 inch USB 2 model on the various conversions. They are all the larger ones or the guy in Japan who did an early version. I wonder if 6k ohm resistors instead of 1k ohm resistors would make a difference? The wiring seems the same as dremeljunkie's and yours. Perhaps the monitor only does thousands of colors on that cheap old model? At least the computer was free and it still works as a G4.
that other RUclipsr brought me here lol
The coolest thing is: Connect this now to a real Mac and it will show up it as iMac 20inch display 😂👍🏻 this is awesome xD
Awesome
I have a 17 inch model of a G4 screen. Complete with the arm/hinge. My idea is to integrate it into a desk. If I reworked the display output to DVI, Can a 12v 3amp PSU be used for power?
E.g. I repurposed a G5 case, to use as a monitor. Laptop LCD + controller/input board, iMac G5 PSU + iMac G5 speakers. Works great with my pi400.
I’d love to see a 15” mod. I have one sitting around unused.
I would LOVE to see the 15" modded!
Kaneosaurus When I can get my hands on one I’ll do a video on it.
Hi, this instruction is fantastic, thank you I was able to build a 2014 mac inside of the I am G4, and it works perfectly.
I was wondering if it is possible to use HDMI instead of DVI? The other thing would be possible to eliminate the G4 PS and use just the Mac mini PS, note the mac mini seems to have four wire 12v + and four negatives.
No you can't use HDMI because this display is obviously analog.
But HDMI to DVI I adapters do exist!
NIce video, nice doggie and I didn't know that iMac internal panel used modified DVI as a connection
Kacper Jacuński Many older Macs use an LVDS connection. Which is very similar electrically to DVI. You could theoretically do this on any Mac between 2002 and 2009. Although the G4 is by far the easiest as it has pins on the end of each wire, negating the need for micro soldering. I will be doing a video on the iMac G5 soon though!
Kacper Jacuński Many older Macs use an LVDS connection. Which is very similar electrically to DVI. You could theoretically do this on any Mac between 2002 and 2009. Although the G4 is by far the easiest as it has pins on the end of each wire, negating the need for micro soldering. I will be doing a video on the iMac G5 soon though!
@@Pendleton115 good to know, but only mac that I have right now is 2000's Powwermac G4, witch is'nt working and imma going to hackintosh it anyway, I will use the case, mobo is dead I guess
@@Felecc I've got an empty case for one of those lying around too. Beautiful machines.
@@Pendleton115 I think that the G4 has better realized case design that G5 Powermacs, because it flips out the whole mobo, right for maitnance, ulike the G5, witch has it's mobo attached to the chasis. But G5 is machined aluminium tho. Thanks for a nice chat, keep up with new videos :D
This is awesome. I have a 20inch iMac G4 and want to turn it into a hackintosh but the few tutorials that there are online are confusing as hell ☹️
megsway cheers man. I’m currently working on fitting a full modern computer inside of one of these. It’s basically complete but will probably be a few months until I publish a video
Pendleton 115 that is awesome!! - if you could also include the shopping list of parts too that would be a serious help. Can’t wait to see the video/tutorial. Keep up the amazing work :)
megsway sure thing, this vid already has a list of things you need, and there’s links in the description as well.
Please we need the tutorial for the 15" model! 👏🏻 I'm afraid to blow up mine since I'm not sure how the pinouts go
I do plan on doing one! The process is only slightly different. Unfortunately it’s really hard to source broken G4’s in my country
Thank you for this video, I’m hoping to use this to connect an Apple TV. Will that work?
I’m not sure, I’ve had issues plugging in devices that are only HDMI complaint, for example my Raspberry pi and DVD player refuse to work. Although if I plug in something like a laptop over HDMI it appears to work. So it really depends on the system, best of luck with it. Only one way of finding out! I’d offer to test for you myself but don’t have any iMacs set up atm
@@Pendleton115 Have you tried plugging in an Amazon FireStick?
@@christinam2089 I have not, but I'll try to buy one and try it in the future.
Is there an example of some basic wires that could be bought if we don't have any other misc components lying around? (Instead of pulling them from a power supply, etc like you mentioned at the start of the video?) Thanks!!
Ian and Sona you could probably find the wire you need at an electronics store, you just need a few different sizes.
1:19 LOUIS ROSSMAN FTW
Your ebay links don’t work, what is that cord you used to connect it!?
I always love the iMac g4, but it’s a little too hard for me to turn it to a monitor
I bought a working 15“ for dremeljunkies mod^^ I kept all the internal parts in a box!
But I didn’t manage to get the monitor switch on automatically :< so I put in a rocker switch for manual powering and I used not the internal power supply - I used one for external hard disks with a molex already on it
vimsi Nice! I had a 15” But I couldnt get it to work, the LCD wouldnt activate and the 5v I was sending to it would warm up tremendously.
Pendleton 115 but you did a nice job on your 20“ - I have a second fully working 15“ in its original box on my shelf xD never had my hands on a 20“ :(
Thank you so much! I’ve been carrying around two 20" for like 6 years waiting to do this but could never figure out the DJ blog. Both are working great!
Question: Have you seen random firing pixels on your display? Both of my mods have them. They are graphical (move when windows move) not display problems. I only had green pixels noticeable with DVI, but with an “upgrade” of DVI to HDMI connector, I now have red, green, and blue pixels randomly firing. Thought? Thanks
This could be caused by loose fitting connections or damaged wires, also a chance you’re getting interference from other electronics. Try playing with the connector and see if it fixes your problem, also I’ve had some luck wrapping the display cable in aluminium foil to block interference. Although a correctly done mod usually shouldn’t have any sort of random pixelation.
This could also be caused by a grounding issue, where the ground pin for each colour isn’t grounded correctly. Try checking all of your grounds as a last resort. Best of luck! Hope this helps.
Also, are you plugging directly into something via DVI? Or are you passing through adapters? If you’re using a cheap adapter, or multiple adapters in series this can cause signal loss.
Ah, if you’re only getting green pixels on DVI my best guess would be the ground for your green LVDS connectors that isn’t properly seated.
Thank you-it may just bee damaged cables (since I have no idea) and cheap adapters compounded the issue. Switched back to DVI and the problem is less, though more than before I fiddled with it.
When HDMI was connected, I tried connecting a Switch to see if it could function like a TV as well as monitor. The backlights game on but no image appeared. Is there a way to connect other devices than computers through this mod? I do not know anything about differences in video connections or science of digital signals.
Thanks so much again for the tutorial and replies!
@@NateVandermay Hi, sorry I never saw your reply. most HDMI Media devices won't be compatible, as they don't support DVI over HDMI. Most PC's should work, as their HDMI interfaces also support DVI. Your best chance of getting something like a Nintendo Switch to work would be to buy an active adapter. As this can change the signal. Although even then I can't confirm 100% it'll work. Here's a link to one I found on Amazon that you might have luck with. www.amazon.com.au/StarTech-com-HDMI2DP-DisplayPort-Active-Converter/dp/B004I6IYSM
I have a 15" screen imac g4 (not wide screen) and i'm wish so much to find the schematics to do the same thing!
If you can do a tutorial for it, it woudl be great.
Brian ZOONEKYND-ROBERT I was actually working on one, but my 15” panel died while I was figuring out the pin out so I was unable to finish the video. There are guides on dremmel junkies blog if you want to give it a go yourself, but the 15” can be quite difficult to mod.
Is it possible to put a mac mini inside or put an Intel logic board in? That would be awesome!
Look at my iPod Classic Video and you’ll see I’ve installed mine with an Intel MacBook Logic Board, I do plan on posting a video on mine once all is complete!
Can we get the hemisphere emptied out and mount inside one of those modern micro PCs and connect the monitor to it so it still seem like an all-in-one Mac but with high specs and windows 10 in it??
Stay tuned, I’ll be uploading a video in the future on this :)
@@Pendleton115 omg, that's wonderful, that's fantastic!! Thank you thank you thank you!! :')))
any chance for an HDMI pinout?
This is awesome. I have one of these computers that I used to play vanilla wow on way back in the day. It has been with me for years and I want to do this to it. My imac G4 currently does not power on I believe there is an issue with the power supply. Will this still work?
bew watson If it’s a 20” iMac you’ll need to find a 24v Power Supply that you can use to replace the original one. As it’s required for this mod. Although if it’s a 15 or 16” iMac you can use a cheap 12v Molex Power Supply which you can hide inside the iMac.
@@Pendleton115 Bummer it is the 20' iMac. I will need to figure this out a little more. I suppose the first step will be to get it to power up then to continue with this mod.
bew watson I would first verify that it is definitely the Power SUpply that is dead, test the red and black wires with a volt meter and check to see if they output 12v.
@@Pendleton115 i own a 15" g4 with the same problem, you already have a video or guide about the Molex Power replacement?
@@Pendleton115 You are the man, Pendelton! I will be sure to do this. I have limited experience in troubleshooting electronics but this is a good a time as any to get started. What do you think about this starter kit? www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073VDX4B7/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
To get me going?
What monitors are compatible to the G4??
This but with a mac mini inside where the superdrive goes would be the best mod ever.
I’ve actually done this but with a MacBook logic board. Haven’t worked on a video for it though.
That would be a very interesting video.
@@Pendleton115 This is exactly what I'd like to do with a gutted 15" machine I picked up a a recycling center - I'll grab some video if I remember - haha. Thanks for this guide!
Have you done this for the 17" yet? My 17" PSU does not have a green wire on it. It has 5 yellow 5 black, and 1 blue and one white. Could you help me out with how to substitute the missing green wire?
The 17” you can forgo the original PSU,
Please look at Dremmel Junkies guide for the 17” instructions.
An external Molex Power Supply can power a 17” easily.
@@Pendleton115 just stumbled upon it as we speak! Is there anyway to use the Mac mini PSU to power the inverter as well as the optical drive?
Can I do the same on 15” G4 to turn it into a display like urs? 🙇🏼♂️
The process is different but it is doable.
I’d recommend checking out Dremmel junkies guide in the description
Im currently working on the imac g4 20'' dvi mod, and the problem im having is that I can see the screen backlight turn on, but even though I already wired the black cable to the dvi connector, it does not show anything on the screen. Ive tried switching out the dvi to hdmi adapter i was using and the hdmi cable but no difference. If you have any idea of what I might be doing wrong please tell me!
Does your host device detect the display with the correct resolution?
@@Pendleton115 No. The host does not see the display at all. The 5v signal for detecting when hdmi is plugged in works, and as soon as I unplug the hdmi cable from the host the screen turns off.
@@Pendleton115 if you have twitter or discord, I could add you to show you photos of how it looks so maybe it would become a clearer idea of what I’m doing wrong.
Hello ! thanks for the tutorial, is very easy to follow. Unfortunately, didn't work for me. My Macbook pro recognize the Screen as an iMac Screen, and also the iMac screen turned on the the backlight. But there is no imagen, just a black with backlight screen. I check the correct connection of all the cables and everything is OK. I saw this video several times before attempting the mod. The iMac was working before, so Im was sure all should worked. If you have any idea of what is happening, please let me know.
This is strange behavior. It could be that you're not sending the required power to the LCD panel, or that the wake signal from the DVI connector is not hooked up correctly. Hopefully it is not your LCD controller that was fried, as if that's the case you might have to replace the LCD panel. If that is the case you can use iMac G5 LCD's (Which are far more common) inside the iMac G4 without any issues. I would double check all of your connections and make sure the correct voltage is being supplied to the LCD panel. You might get lucky and it could be a loose connection. Also try with another device, it might be an incompatibility with the adapter you're using. Hope this helps!
My best guess is that the red wire at 23:06 is not correctly hooked up. This is the wire that sends the activation signal to the LCD panel.
I will recheck the red wire. Also I was thinking on the 1k resistor of the yellow wire, that should be intially a 6k resistor, so do you think that mayby increasing that resistor could help? I checked the resistor ohms and was 0.997 ohms, so I thought maybe is not enough, what would happen if I put 2 resistor to give at least something around 2k?
I recheck the red wire, its ok, connected to the line of 14th pin. Also I added a second resistor to the yellow. The situation remain with no changes. The Screen turned on with the backlight, and the Macbook Pro recognize the screen as a iMac Screen and show the screen in the screens preference like it was functioning properly. But there is no image the iMac Screen. I dont know what else to do. I also thought that maybe I got confused with the grey and purple wires of the Big Grey cable, because both colors are very similar. I think the only other thing I can do is change does, but I'm not sure if that can make any damage to the LCD.
@@cristobalbianchi You only want a single 1k Ohm resistor to the red wire. a 6k Ohm or 2 1k Ohm resistors likely won't work. Have you taken a good look at the wiring diagrams in the description and verified that they match? Also, you are working on a 20" iMac G4 correct? If it's a 17" Or 15" the process is different. Usually this behavior is caused by a dead LCD, at least that can be swapped out quite painlessly, the LCD can be fried by sending the wrong voltage to it. Have a look through dremmel junkies guide: www.dremeljunkie.com/2011/11/all-in-one-20-imac-g4-genuine-tmds-to.html
Maybe there's something in there that helps you out. Best of luck!
So years ago I got this exact machine from my Grandparents, and me being the young idiot I was, I took the whole thing apart. At least, I gutted the base. I took out everything, and just left the bare wires coming down from the display. I no longer have anything from it except for the fan and the hard drive. Can I still make this into a monitor? I don’t know what the power supply looks like or where it is located, but I am guessing that out too. Do I need a power supply for this project? If I need a power supply can I buy some sort of aftermarket one?
Thanks a lot!
If you don’t have the original power supply you can use a different 24v power supply. Have a look at Drexel Junkies guide (linked in the description) for information on how to do this :)
@@Pendleton115 I looked at Dremel Junkies website, but I cannot find an exact power supply that I would need for the computer. Is there a link to a power supply that can be used for this project somewhere? Also, if it helps, I do have the original power cord, but I got rid of the internal connector for it. I am really regretting taking apart this iMac. It even worked just fine when I took it apart!
@@OwenRozeboom something like this should work www.ebay.com.au/itm/113916541450
You don’t “need” the original power connector, but you will need to run a new power cord inside the chassis and just connect it directly to your power supply.
Since you’re missing the original PSU you will also need a 12v power supply.
if I ever get one ill just shove an intel nuc inside
or an M1 Mac mini :)
Very cool video, but that 2000's euro-circus-techno music is a horrible distraction LOL
Hello, so i have a problem, just got an imac g4 15 inch... the problem is that the power supply does not have any green or white cables? Only blue, black and yellow? ANy suggestions what to do?
Also the 15 inch inverter cable does not have the yellow cable?
Fixing Tricks the process is different for the 15” the 15” and 17” are slightly different, for starters you don’t want to use the original power supply, but rather a molex power supply. I would reccomend looking at the dremmel junkie blog for more info on how to do the 15”
@@Pendleton115 can i use a regular pc psu? which has molex? will that work?
This can be done to G5 Imac too?
Yes, but it’s much more difficult as the LVDS pins are surface mount.
What that iMac G4 turn to I don’t know 🤔
Hi. What happens if I connect the PS4 directly to the iMAC via HDMI cable without WiFi or any Android TV Box or Intel NUC???? Please answer for the love of God
Not sure whether a PS4 will work, but there's no harm in trying. Some devices are "HDMI" complaint but won't work if you convert them to "DVI" give it a go and let me know what happens.
@@Pendleton115 OK. I haven't tried it but I've already got an adapter. Thanks anyway
I only wanted someone in Portugal to do this to my G4 ahahahah
I bought an 20" iMac to do it a long time ago but didn't have the money to do it
Could you turn one of these G4s into an HD TV or a DVD player, like take the guts of a DVD player and cram them into the G4's case. Hey now that's an idea. The G4's display seems to be a nice display although I've never used a G4 or seen one in person.
I've had some issues plugging regular Media Equipment into my modded G4's, I believe it has something to do with the LCD only supporting a DVI signal, while most media devices only support HDMI. Most computers can detect which type of signal the monitor requires and then send it the DVI signal. Although, further testing would be required to see if theres some kind of active adapter that could make this work with regular media equipment. There's nothing stopping you from fitting in a laptop logic board and then inserting a Optical drive into the drive bay though, in fact if you stay tuned you might just see that on this channel :)
Why mine was don't have green cable?
Can I do this with a 27 inch 2011 iMac???
Watch this space
is this mod possible on 17 "?
because i see that the power supply is different.
there is no white and green 😁
zwart 8 With the 17” you don’t have to use the original iMac Power Supply, you can use a standard Molex Power Supply. Of course the pinouts are slightly different. There is more information on the Dremmel Junkie Blog, I plan on doing a video on the 17” as soon as I can get my hands on a dead one.
@@Pendleton115 thank you 😊
How can I use 3 Snowballs on the same imac 2010'
I think you can only drive one external display using Mini Display Port. Although if you have thunderbolt you might be able to drive multiple using some sort of adapter. If not you could drive an External GPU and run the displays through that (As long as you don't plan on gaming on them) External GPU performance on thunderbolt 1.0 is pretty slow, but if all you plan on doing is driving a display I imagine it'll work fine.
Hello friend! So I finally got my hands on a 20 inch. Followed your tutorial to the point of getting the backlight on... But still the backlight is not coming on and I don't want to move forward before I have the backlight checked. What could be done wrong? Also I've noticed that the psu gives only 12 volt. I tried reading the voltage on the green wire but that gave nothing. Is there any manual ways to get that psu on without doing it through pin 14 and 16?
If you’re not getting 24v from your green wire then your PSU isn’t turning on, try checking your jumper lead from the DVI connector to the PSU, as it might not be receiving the 3.3/5v power on signal.
The 12v rail on the PSU is always active to provide standby power.
@@Pendleton115 I think your right! I will try tomorrow focusing on the dvi pins to make sure everything is alright! Thanks again! It's a lot of difference between the 15 and 20. With the 15 I got backlight on by giving it 12 volt, ground and 5 volt directly from a pc psu molex cable. But it seems that this 20 inch has. To have 24 volts right?
Fixing Tricks that’s correct, I never got a 15” working, would love to see your methodology. Both the 15 and 17 inch only need 12v for the backlight while the 20” needs 24v. Hence the original PSU still being used.
Fixing Tricks also, be very carefully with your pin outs! If you send 12 or 24 volts down the wrong pin you could fry the LCD or your GPU!
@@Pendleton115 I got a 15 inch working with a pc psu molex cable. It was actually very easy, dremel junkie had a pin map for 15 inch I followed. But I had to ruin it to use the cables and with the 20 inch. Plus I only have one dvi molex thing to put pins on. I will update
i want that becose ido not hav a computer
Could you not just buy the controller board for the lcd screen and hide it in the case?
The problem with this is that the wires coming down from the neck are non standard, and custom designed for the computer. Even if you can find a controller board for the model of LCD that Apple used you would not be able to connect it without splicing the wires coming from the neck anyway.
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Now you can say “I GOT CATALINA ON AN IMAC G4!”
Tech God Take a look at my iPod video, there’s a little sneak peak of what I’m working on near the end. 😉
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Nachiketa Kumar ruclips.net/video/KI4R4gZ6DC4/видео.html
anyone who can make a simple adapter that the g4 screen connector plugs into and converts to DVI will make a lot of $$$
Rory Thomas I’ve thought about that, would love to develop something like this one day.
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Hey there,
I am trying the conversion of an iMac g4 15“ but don’t know what to look for regarding the controllerboard. Don’t find nothing..
Any ideas?
There is no control board required, follow Dremmel Junkies blog, he hasn’t fully documented the 15” but the pinouts should be similar to the 17”
@@Pendleton115 will do, thanks🤙👌
Now all I have to do is find a 20" iMac G4... At least dreaming is free
Been meaning to make a video on the 17" and 15" variants but have been having trouble finding any for a decent price in my area. Think I already bought them all lol
Buy my imac g4 now. Still working properly.
@@ecohype3542 Don't want to destroy still functioning G4's. Although thanks for the offer!
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How To Turn a 20" iMac G4 Into An External Monitor?
Step 1: Be a expert electrician, with a lot of experience in soldering and all that sh*t.
Step 2: That's it
PS: If you don't have that knowledge, then... you're f*cked.🤣
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