Im planning to buy a broken/used G4 iMac and put new hardware in and run Windows whilst keeping the original display. What kind of cable/connector does the display use and how did you connect it to your ECX board? Im assuming its not a standard DVI or VGA. Are there any other problems one should expect to come accross when embarking on such a unique build? I'm no stranger to custom builds although I have never worked on an Apple product. Cool blog btw!
@ArmenianSOADfreak - You should see my newest video, it has an easier method of connection. Either way, the connection is TMDS (which DVI and HDMI use). Please see my blog for pinouts ans guides. Hope this helps
@ddaavvaa774 - Although you couldn't watch, you still managed to post. I dedicated much of the description explaining why windows is on this and discuss it in the video. I can only apologize so much for the pain I've caused having to see the windows logo as part of this proof of concept. If you don't want to watch just turn it off!
Nannynicky, thank you very much for the compliment. I have seen a mod of the g4 cube using a mini itx board, a smaller ECX board would make it even easier. For the iMac G3 there is plenty of room, but most of it is taken up by the CRT monitor. If you replace this with an LCD (Ive seen it done) - modern components would easily fit. If you want to keep the CRT, Im not sure. Ive never worked with CRT's they are thousands of volts and can be dangerous if you are not careful.
@nannynicky4life -Nannynicky, thank you very much for the compliment. I have seen a mod of the g4 cube using a mini itx board, a smaller ECX board would make it even easier. For the iMac G3 there is plenty of room, but most of it is taken up by the CRT monitor. If you replace this with an LCD (Ive seen it done) - modern components would easily fit. If you want to keep the CRT, Im not sure. Ive never worked with CRT's they are thousands of volts and can be dangerous if you are not careful.
@nannynicky4life -Nannynicky, thank you very much for the compliment. I have seen a mod of the g4 cube using a mini itx board, a smaller ECX board would make it even easier. For the iMac G3 there is plenty of room, but most of it is taken up by the CRT monitor. If you replace this with an LCD (Ive seen it done) - modern components would easily fit. If you want to keep the CRT, Im not sure. Ive never worked with CRT's they are thousands of volts and can be dangerous if you are not careful.
@nannynicky4life -Nannynicky, thank you very much for the compliment. I have seen a mod of the g4 cube using a mini itx board, a smaller ECX board would make it even easier. For the iMac G3 there is plenty of room, but most of it is taken up by the CRT monitor. If you replace this with an LCD (Ive seen it done) - modern components would easily fit. If you want to keep the CRT, Im not sure. Ive never worked with CRT's they are thousands of volts and can be dangerous if you are not careful.
@360ThickQuinking360 it's 1680 x 1050
jberg44 1 week ago
what resolution is the screen?
360ThickQuinking360 1 week ago
Hey Jonathan, awesome work here.
Im planning to buy a broken/used G4 iMac and put new hardware in and run Windows whilst keeping the original display. What kind of cable/connector does the display use and how did you connect it to your ECX board? Im assuming its not a standard DVI or VGA. Are there any other problems one should expect to come accross when embarking on such a unique build? I'm no stranger to custom builds although I have never worked on an Apple product. Cool blog btw!
ArmenianSOADfreak 1 month ago
@ArmenianSOADfreak - You should see my newest video, it has an easier method of connection. Either way, the connection is TMDS (which DVI and HDMI use). Please see my blog for pinouts ans guides. Hope this helps
jberg44 2 weeks ago
How much did it cost for all of this to be done touch screen and all. And can you show how you did it all?
MrGlokproductions 4 months ago
use Iboot and a original Mac OSX Snow Leopard disk to turn it into a Hackintosh
Megapead 4 months ago in playlist More videos from jberg44
@Megapead - this particular board is not very hackintosh compatible
jberg44 2 weeks ago
When i saw Windows logo i stopped watching
ddaavvaa774 5 months ago
@ddaavvaa774 - Although you couldn't watch, you still managed to post. I dedicated much of the description explaining why windows is on this and discuss it in the video. I can only apologize so much for the pain I've caused having to see the windows logo as part of this proof of concept. If you don't want to watch just turn it off!
jberg44 5 months ago
Nannynicky, thank you very much for the compliment. I have seen a mod of the g4 cube using a mini itx board, a smaller ECX board would make it even easier. For the iMac G3 there is plenty of room, but most of it is taken up by the CRT monitor. If you replace this with an LCD (Ive seen it done) - modern components would easily fit. If you want to keep the CRT, Im not sure. Ive never worked with CRT's they are thousands of volts and can be dangerous if you are not careful.
jberg44 5 months ago
I did have 1 quick question though. I wanted to know if it's possible to do the same hack on the g 4 cube or on an imac g 3.
nannynicky4life 5 months ago
@nannynicky4life -Nannynicky, thank you very much for the compliment. I have seen a mod of the g4 cube using a mini itx board, a smaller ECX board would make it even easier. For the iMac G3 there is plenty of room, but most of it is taken up by the CRT monitor. If you replace this with an LCD (Ive seen it done) - modern components would easily fit. If you want to keep the CRT, Im not sure. Ive never worked with CRT's they are thousands of volts and can be dangerous if you are not careful.
jberg44 5 months ago
@nannynicky4life -Nannynicky, thank you very much for the compliment. I have seen a mod of the g4 cube using a mini itx board, a smaller ECX board would make it even easier. For the iMac G3 there is plenty of room, but most of it is taken up by the CRT monitor. If you replace this with an LCD (Ive seen it done) - modern components would easily fit. If you want to keep the CRT, Im not sure. Ive never worked with CRT's they are thousands of volts and can be dangerous if you are not careful.
jberg44 5 months ago
@nannynicky4life -Nannynicky, thank you very much for the compliment. I have seen a mod of the g4 cube using a mini itx board, a smaller ECX board would make it even easier. For the iMac G3 there is plenty of room, but most of it is taken up by the CRT monitor. If you replace this with an LCD (Ive seen it done) - modern components would easily fit. If you want to keep the CRT, Im not sure. Ive never worked with CRT's they are thousands of volts and can be dangerous if you are not careful.
jberg44 5 months ago
hey those mods are absolutely amazing. Great job. I enjoyed watching your video and learned a lot.
nannynicky4life 5 months ago