What safety precautions are needed when working on an imac. At first, it got normal after about 15 seconds from startup or if i hit the side of the mac. I have tried swithchres x software, but any my attempts. Preliminary setup is an amd a65400k on an msi fm2a55me33 motherboard, one of the smaller matx motherboards that should fit. The imac g3 or original imac was the first allinone legacyfree desktop computer by apple.
It has what looks like little bands, no more than an inch in length, are radiating around the edges of the image in a circular pattern. This video shows how to properly discharge the crt of the macintosh plus. Its definitely possible, but you will need to swap out the crt with an lcd. I can verify that the advise in that article is correct. To be able to work on your monitor chasis, you need to remove it and to be able to remove it you need to discharge the crt. That carried over to the imac g3, but on the allinone, they are on either. With its bondi blue plastic body the imac g3 had a futuristic captivating look, but its innards are more interesting. Sep 03, 20 i am trying to convert an imac g3 to lcd, the build is almost complete, everything is put together but, because my imac g3 has the proprietary macintosh connector its a slot load the imac does not like to be powered up when there is no crt connected powers straight back down, is there a way to trick the imac into thinking that it still has. A crt monitor has a highvoltage anode inside it, which can carry a charge of up to 25,000 volts. Most people are happy using old versions of software, but other operating systems are available for powerpc imacs. I need to stick another disc in the the slot during eject and then sort of drag. What to do with my old g3 crtbased imac instructables. An airport card can also be added in the same place.
Apple dropped the port cover of previous generation imacs. The imac crt model, now targeted at the education market, was renamed the. The only thing that comes from the imac is the silent buzzing of the crt when i plugged it. Hello ive bought a 350mhz imac g3 blueberry and after some time the image started to get weird, im no crt expert, but ive read that its called pincushion distortion. The first question that ive been asked is why i would spend money on a computer that is fifteen years old. In this post, i will tell you what update you will need, and if needed firmware problem correctors.
Adding ram to the g3 400 is considerably easier than previous generation imacs, which required removing the motherboard. Since its inception, the imac has been a standard of elegant design and usability. We can also help you with other powerpc machines to some extent. My wife had an old blueberry imac g3 that i replaced with a cube mod and the g3 is sitting unloved on top of a cupboard waiting for a one day mod. Feb 09, 20 i just picked up a g3 grape tray loading imac for free and i was wondering how i could update it to os x tiger and also use wireless internet on it discussion is locked 102help has chosen the best.
The imac g3 first came about in 1998, and was the first allinone computer. Questions range from which imac g3 models were offered in. Its caused by static discharge due to the very high voltages that are present on those type of crt tubes. As apple continued to release new versions of its computers, the term imac continued to be used to refer to machines in its consumer desktop line. The piemac is an apple emac computer that has had the logic board removed and replaced by a raspberry pi. Buttons on the side of a g3 imac december 2010 forums cnet. Aimed at the lowend consumer market and designed with the internet in mind, the imac was positioned by apple as the. Support projects like these, receive exclusive content in the monthly newsletter and enjoy advanced screenings of my youtube. I am going to buy an old imac g3 over the next couple of daysweeks. Mac os install cd for imac g3 apple ios os help fix mac.
The piemac was inspired by a thread on macrumors by patriciooholegu. Jul 21, 2017 if it has the oldstyle crt, a few cracklingpopping noises on start up and shut down is normal. The fact that it has firewire indicates that it will run most current software including mac os x 10. The emac, short for education mac, is an allinone macintosh desktop computer made by apple computer, inc. Dec 02, 2011 i dont know whats wrong, nor can i explain the problem. Source a new one from something and put it in those crts arent that special, other. The imac g3 models are capable of running windows through emulation using a program like microsoft virtual pc 6. The display is a 15inch crt, but the front of the machine is home to much more than just the screen. I have an imac g3 from the summer of 2001, and it appears to have an issue with its crt. I have an imac g3 that im planning on playing around with but need advice on handling the crt and how to make sure i dont kill myself. Thats our guess of what still has the most ground in the powerpc world. The imac g3400 is the first imac to ship with firewire ports. I just acquired a rubyred g3 imac, complete with os x cddvds and user guide. Page 210 testing the modem the imac ships with appleworks software, which can be used to test the imac modem.
I have bought fine tft monitor 17, 1280x1024 and want to use it with my imac 15 g3 500mhz as an external monitor. How to fine tune imac g3 crt not using settings youtube. I suggest finding a local kid that cant afford hisher own computer and give it to them. Changing the ram on the g3 400 is accomplished by opening a door on the bottom of the computer. A really quick video on how to adjust the brightness and focus of the imac screen. The imac crt model, now targeted at the education market, was renamed the imac g3, and kept in production alongside its imac g4 successor until the emac was released. Of course apple hasnt sold imac g3s in nearly fifteen years and this one was purchased new in 2000. If you dont discharge the monitor and if you do, but improperly, you can get electrocuted. It is the earliest old world rom macintosh model officially able to boot into mac os x, and one of only two old world rom models able to boot into mac os x, the other model being the early. A builtin microphone resides on the front of the computer in the center over the monitor. Although my indigo imac doesnt meet the recommended minimum requirements to run the software, it still works using extra virtual memory.
If it has the oldstyle crt, a few cracklingpopping noises on start up and shut down is normal. The fact it can run and edit on a baseline imac g3 from 2001 is a testament to how efficient and accessible the software is. It was released in 1998, and sported a 266mhz, or 333mhz powerpc g3. The imac g3 was obsolete by this point, but lowcost machines were particularly important for the education market. Also how to eject a disc that wont mount, notebooks no longer need optical. Know what youre doing before you obey this article. I have a slot loading indigo imac g3 500mhz running 10. The imac g3 models are not capable of running later versions of macos x. The imac g3 faq covers software compatibility, comparisons to other macs, performance, expansion, networking, purchasing, and more. The imac g3, among other factors, was responsible for apples turnaround from.
The idea was to replace the logic board with a raspberry pi but this hack will allow the crt to be used with just about any device that can provide a vga signal at emac resolutions and refresh rates. The imac g3 initially came in a kind of seagreen bondi blue named after the water at an australian beach. It had tons of new features, and removed all old interfaces. I have read quite a lot about discharging the crt and the one thing im not sure about is how to make sure that when discharging you have the tool properly grounded. Aug 19, 2009 i just acquired a rubyred g3 imac, complete with os x cddvds and user guide. Theres plenty of room to work with since he removed the crt which originally occupied most of the computers space. Is any mac software incompatible with the imac g3 models.
Capacitive unit discharge asic applicationspecific. Use imac g3 crt with a raspberry pi or any other computer. You must first know your model of imac, look at this link or look at this, website to determine your model of imac. Announced in may 1998 and shipped in august, the imac was apples computer for the new millennium. What safety precautions are needed when working on an imac g3. As of 2012, support for safari has been dropped, and many other software companies dropped support a while ago. These are the imacs that are in the different colored translucent plastic housing that contains the crt and computer.
After a few minutes of being on, the entire crt appears to take a yellowish tint which is extremely visible, especially on blue and white colours. The product line later expanded to include a broad range of colors and patterns. Unlike upgrading the hard drive and optical drive, apple considers the ram in the imac g3 models to be a customerinstallable part and provides instructions for the trayloading imac g3 models those with 233 mhz, 266 mhz or 333 mhz processors in two parts and the slotloading imac g3. The original imac featured a 233 mhz g3 processor, with a 512kb backside cache, coupled with 32 mb ram, a 4 gb hard drive and a 24x trayloading cdrom drive. The shape of the crt defined the machine, with a slightly curved front. Only real issue is that the screen is 14 and is the old 4. Mar 19, 2016 its definitely possible, but you will need to swap out the crt with an lcd. Before you update to osx on any crt imacs you must be sure to update your firmware to the correct one. Correct firmware for imac crts g3 233700 apple inc. Noted for its innovative design via the use of translucent and brightly colored plastics, it was the first consumerfacing apple product to debut under the recently returned interim ceo steve jobs. Quite a few people still have power mac g5s kicking around, and quite a few people have imac g3s around as well. The chasis has a line output transformer lopt on it, which connects to the crt via a thick red lead and is attatched under a big rubber cup called the anode cap. Unfortunatelly the maximum allowed resolution in my macosx 10. The addition of highspeed firewire corrected the deficiencies of the earlier imacs.
I dont know whats wrong, nor can i explain the problem. How much ram of what type do these systems support. The g3400 has two builtin harman kardon stereo speakers on the front of the computer. The imac g3 clones two companies built allinone pcs so close to the imacs design that apple sued. Imac g3 crt screen problem not firmware related hi folks, i have a slot loading indigo imac g3 500mhz running 10. For imac g3 summer 2000 dv 400450 cd mac abandonware from 2000. Released in 2002, it was originally aimed at the education market, but was later made available as a cheaper massmarket alternative to apples secondgeneration lcd imac g4. The imac g3 is a line of personal computers developed, manufactured, and sold by apple computer from 1998 until 2003. You must first know your model of imac, look at this link or look. A quick guide to differentiating crt g3 imacs, dan knight, mac daniel, 2005.
Both for extra space, and because the crt in the imac g3 is somewhat proprietary in its function, and no one has yet been able to adapt it for use with another motherboar. Also a display problem in safari, ms office for os x 10. The builtin video display uses a 15inch crt and supports. The ppc archive team ourselves has a variety of machines, ranging from imac g3s, blue and whites, ibooks, powerbooks, and g5 systems. Right, i have to start this off here with a sad story of neglect.
Install some periodcorrect software on it and have fun, its kind of a neat. Basically, im taking an old imac g3, ripping all its guts out, and throwing in an lcd and a new pc. It depends upon the model imac, 233333mhz trayloader models would need an apple monitor to vga converter adapter which is a simple mod via using any vesa mount friendly 15 monitor with its own power supplyremoving the crt wont disable the imac. Sep 22, 2017 member since nov 28, 2007 location nambucca heads australia posts 25,274 your macs specs imac, i7 4ghz, 32gb memory, 1tb blade drive, os x.
Feb, 2012 my wife had an old blueberry imac g3 that i replaced with a cube mod and the g3 is sitting unloved on top of a cupboard waiting for a one day mod. Page 210 testing the modem the imac ships with appleworks software, which can be used to test the imac modem connection. All right, imac g3 short circuit, were finally beep doing it. Mar 06, 2011 a look at some common software running on a imac g3. Going on sale in 1998, the molar mac came with macos 8 out of. Buttons on the side of a g3 imac december 2010 forums. The crt might serve useful to hack into but id rather not mess with high. Paul spent his summer bringing an imac g3 into this decade. I have been trying for the last few weeks to include a mini itxpc board in an imac g3 slotloading while keeping. Mac os 9 remains fast and stable, but classic software hasnt kept. I am trying to convert an imac g3 to lcd, the build is almost complete, everything is put together but, because my imac g3 has the proprietary macintosh connector its a slot load the imac does not like to be powered up when there is no crt connected powers straight back down, is there a way to trick the imac into thinking that it still has the crt connected.
The imac g3 models are compatible with all mac software that runs on a powerpc g3 processor, that is compatible with openfirmware, and that is compatible with a version of the macos that is supported by the imac g3 models all imac g3 models are capable of booting macos 9 and running macos 9 applications either natively or within the. If you are new to this computer, click here to find out more about the machine. My imac g3 makes a crackling noise when i turn it off. This website is primarily aimed at helping people to use and continue to use their imac g4s. With lots of help, ive gathered enough info to make three printed circuit boards to convert the imac g3 dv into a crt monitor which can be used by a regular computer with a vga out. Since the release of leopard in 2007, the operating system has aged, and apple has dropped support.
You can buy your own imac aquarium or lamp or emac clock online from jake harms, who turned a diy hobby into a business. Every model came with a cd drive and a floppy drive, with the highend model coming with a zip drive. During this time, apple had all but eliminated crt displays from its product line. I am not an expert, just a vintage computer enthusiast. How to modify an emac to use as an external monitor. The power macintosh g3 was originally intended to be a midrange series, between the lowend performalc models and the sixpci slot power macintosh 9600. However, the lcd imacs were unable to match the low price point of the imac g3, largely due to the higher cost of the lcd technology at the time. A look at some common software running on a imac g3. Sep 05, 2012 paul spent his summer bringing an imac g3 into this decade. Incorporating the macintosh hardware into the display was not only a daring move by apple, but also a fruitful one. Is it possible to build a modern computer in an imac g3.
Noted for its innovative enclosure via the use of translucent and brightly colored plastics, it was the first consumerfacing apple product to debut under the recently returned interim ceo steve jobs. These are the imacs that are in the different colored translucent plastic housing that. The emac was pulled from retail on october 12, 2005, and was sold exclusively to educational institutions thereafter. The imac g3, originally released as the imac, is a series of macintosh personal computers designed, manufactured, and sold by apple computer, inc. This post is a dupe post from the imac section coz i have been advised there to repost in the powerpc macs section. Is it possible to build a modern computer in an imac g3 case. If you need to make internal adjustments to a crt monitor, its safe to discharge it first. Mac os 9 remains fast and stable, but classic software hasnt kept up with.