You may want to seek the help of a professional for that process. This site contains user submitted content, comments and opinions and is for informational purposes only. Clues to the causes of mac startup problems can be found by analyzing when. I had previously attempted to connect this intel nuc d54250wyk to a 20 imac g4 lcd using and hdmi to dvi converter, but was plagued by an artifacting issue on the lcd. Eject any disc even if system cannot boot mac os x hints. To be honest, the xbox360 power brick is an absolute monster, especially the original xbox 360, which is the 200 watt one you are referring to. Apples kbase doc notes only the mdd g4 and xserves have native support without using a 3rd party driver or pci ide ata1003 controller but as noted in the.
Hey, ive got a ibook g4 with the classic problem of a cdrom stuck inside the superdrive and its not even a mac software title, so i dont know that the. We can also help you with other powerpc machines to some extent. Shutting down and starting up the mac does not open the drive at any point either. Id open it up remove the metal plate on the bottom 4 captive screws tiny phillips. Remove the protective cap from the owc mercury extreme. One of the most highlighted features is new the macbook pros.
Apple imac g4 flat panel service manual repair guide by. Manual del usuario manuale utente guia do usuario gebruikershandleiding handbok. Replace hard drive andor optical unit imac g4 17, 1ghz. If this fails to eject, you will have to open the case of the g4 imac to gain access to the manual eject pinhole on the face of the optical drive. If you have a newer imac or macbook proairetc, you will have a slot optical drive. M6498 mid 2003 imac g4 powermac6,1 m6498 lete 2003 mid 2004 imac g4 powermac6,3 mid 2004 mid 2005 imac g5 powermac8,1 a1058. Replacement instructions for emi gaskets on the 20inch panel. Originally known as the new imac the imac g4 was created to replace the imac g3 as apples allinone desktop computer. The imac g4 is an allinone personal computer designed, manufactured, and sold by apple computer, inc. Unlike the bulbous imac g3, which packed all its internals into a bulky cathode ray monitor, or the sunflowerinspired imac g4, which had its guts built into its base unit. Macbook pro retina 15inch mid 2015 macbook pro retina inch early 2015 macbook pro retina 15inch mid 2014 macbook pro retina inch mid 2014. After manually ejecting cds from the imac cdrom tray of both a and b models, the eject mechanism sometimes does not reset into a position that allows the tray door to close properly. Remove the panel by grabbing onto two captive screws and lift the panel off the base. Mac g4 imac snowball how to open cd tray if computer.
It replaced the imac g3 and was succeeded by the imac g5. My apple g4 imac flat panel computer will not start. Just a fyi that in 2003 several owners have noted that the imac g4 has native 48bit addressing support for biglarge ide drives those over 1287gb. If you are new to this computer, click here to find out more about the machine. Pdf manual the apple imac g4800 macos x only flat panel features an 800 mhz powerpc 7445 g4 processor with the altivec velocity engine. To force eject a disk that is stuck, open terminal in the utilities folder of. Most slot loading optical drives should still have a manual eject. Once the server is installed in the rack, an administrator or other. To put your imac g5 to sleep quickly, do one of the following. Apple these schematic diagrams cover the following models. The correct size screws must be put back in the proper positions. My power mac g4 wont power on no lights no noise no nuttin. Powerbook g4 manual eject superdrive powerbook g4 ejecting download free 3ej k2hern9 through disk utility, holding the mouse samsung scx 4728fd manual adobe photoshop cs v8 0. Apple these schematic diagrams cover the following models apple laptop logic board schematic diagram call.
The trouble is, despite getting the service manuals etc, im at a loss as to. I have a 20 luxoilamp g4 imac that i love to pieces, far and away the. To determine which of the g4 imacs you have, use the apple system profiler utility. Disc drive wont let me put a disc in, nothing in there. Its was working perfectly until i tired to burn my 1st disc using toast 7. The combosuperdive shouldnt be a problem, if i have to ill remove the. Be sure to look over the information in chapter 2, getting to know your imac g5, to find out about the new features of this imac g5.
Place the computer monitor face down on a safe, harmless surface. Here is my failed attempt at replacing my imac g4s hard drive. It very rarely opens when you press the eject button. In that time, over 500,000 orders have left our facility for us and international destinations to help save old devices from the landfill and bring them back to working condition. Then eject the cd and click on the installer on the disk image.
My sons asked me to fix the cd drive on his g4 imac. Apple these schematic diagrams cover the following models apple motherboard repair and sales. Is opening up the case to get to the manual eject button the only other option. Though there hasnt been any foundational change to the design for 8 years now, the first generation imac character has a unique charm to it. The screw on the handle middle is bigger than the other one. My powermac g4 mdd 2003 is eating internal batteries. We also now have the user guide manual for you to download. You can quickly wake your imac g5 and bypass the startup process. Apple unveiled its next generation macbook pro with retina display at the worldwide developers conference wwdc on june 11, 2012. If you are an experienced user, you may already know enough to get started. Your g4 imac though would not be one of these models. You have to manually replace the flash plug in from your library but the instructions are included and easy.
The power mac g4 cube has quickly become my favorite mac, so i. On the net, youll be able to discover the manual that you might want with great ease andsimplicity download. If you did not, you will have to reinstall your original processor and boot into mac os 9. Is there a way to make the cd tray open, maybe from a command prompt or, something. Apple service manual, power mac g4, mac server g4 mac os. To boot from install disc, i need to open the cd tray, but no luck.
Steve jobs quoted it as being a design that will last till the next decade. If you have a newer imac or macbook proairetc, you will have a. The g4 is easily recognizable by its swiveling monitor mounted above the hemispherical computer. How do i open the disc drive on my imac g4 when pressing. Apple may provide or recommend responses as a possible solution based on the information provided. If anything it was fun enough just being able to take a look inside the machine.
There is nothing else quite like them if your machine looks like the images on this page then it is a g4 imac. Im wondering if its just a build up of dust, so i was wondering if anyones had experience of this, and how easy it is to access the drive. I put an audio cd into the disc drive and the disc icon did not appear on the screen. Instead of replacing the cdrom assembly, the eject mechanism can be manually reset with a paperclip to correct the problem. Notice the two totally different locations for the manual eject. How to fix common mac startup problems macrx cult of mac.
The vast majority of powerpc macs did not support booting from usb devices. This guide gives information on installing a new display into the imac g4. Towards the end of then powerpc era apple rolled out a change to open firmware in the last models to enable usb booting. If you cannot get a cd or dvd to eject by the regular methods, powerpcbased mac users can use an open firmware emergency eject command. Without a doubt, this was the most critical part of the entire build. For over 15 years, powerbook medic has been providing parts, repair, and service for a variety of gadgets.
I would favor using the psu from an imac g4 or even an imac g5, the g4 being 190watts, and running a 12v rail through a 150160 watt pio psu to. Now i cant open the disc drive by pressing the eject key on the keyboard and there is no icon to drag to the trash. Its was working perfectly until i tired to burn my 1st disc using disc wont eject in pioneer dvr104 imac g4 800mhz superdrv. This is found on the apple menu os 9 or from about this mac osx. I concur holding the eject key down on the keyboard before powering on, and continuing to hold until it ejects, has always worked for me.
Sending a clean video signal to the imac 20 lcd would determine the success or failure of the project. I can hear theres noise coming from the dvd drive, like trying to open but it doesnt. In this video i will show you how to manually remove a dvd from a dvd drive this is a last resort way of ejecting a stuck disk in a powerbook g4 aluminum. When your imac g5 is in sleep, its screen is dark and a small white light below the lowerright corner of the display pulsates.
I swapped the dead hard drive in my imac g4 for its original 60gb drive which i confirmed works. Simply put the difference is the inverter and powering the backlights on a 20lcd. Next, plugging in a wired usb mouse the original one that came with the imac and holding the button down when booting, did not work. Chimes, then gray screen, then flashing question mark. Replace hard drive andor optical unit imac g4 17, 1ghz a picture guide to one of the most complex operations on a g4 imac.
Once youve set up your imac and followed the onscreen guide to connect to the internet. If your screen is cracked or broken, or your display is not working, while the rest of the computer still seems to be functioning, this guide will help you replace it. This is actually an intel based mac from 2006, but both models are fundamentally the same externally. I bought an imac g4 800mhz flat panel model with dvr104 superdrive recently. We also now have the user guidemanual for you to download. The eject button definitely isnt working, though you can hear that the tray is trying to open.