stereobus Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 I have a dead indigo G3 in my basement, and i am itching to mod it. I want to strip the CRT components out of it, drop in an LCD (manufacturer unimportant), put a mac mini logic board in it, and make sure all of the I/O ports (USB 2, FireWire, headphone) are bridged to the original I/O ports on the iMac case, as I assume the I/O ports from the mini logic board will be completely contained within the iMac. I would like to use a standard 3.5" IDE or SATA HDD. Here's what I need help with: 2.5" drive to 3.5" conversion *is it reliable? *are there any concerns mounting the logic board: *how the f@%k do i do that? Power Supply: *Is there any chance in hell that I can use the original down power supply from the indigo? *can I power the LCD from whichever power supply I go with? It would be nice to use only the one power connecter from the iMac. If I have to dremmel it out, so there's two power connectors, I will. DVD drive *what slot loading DVD-RWs will fit in the case and be OSX compatible? I don't mind using patch burn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
consolation Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 It would be easier to mount the entire mac mini inside the case. Then run USB & firewire cable extensions to the the port holes. Same with network cable, just use a bit of M-F ethernet cable. You can then just leave the mini's & LCD's psu bricks inside the enclosure. All you then need to do, is line up the optical drive slot on mini with the original aperture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 I agree. BTW there is a second SATA connector inside the mini if you don't mind opening it up. Check out these cool mods at 123macmini.com http://www.123macmini.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=5 http://www.123macmini.com/gallery/displayi...um=5&pos=15 This one is the best...mac mini cube...drool! http://www.123macmini.com/macminicube/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Adams Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 News mod. http://macenstein.com/default/archives/686 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 This would look sweet once its done. I also have a dead Indigo G3 case, might decide to do something with that although I'm not good with my hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stereobus Posted December 11, 2007 Author Share Posted December 11, 2007 It's either becoming a new Mac, a new Linux box, or a fish tank... I have always loved the design of these models... and with a pait job, some lighting effects, some wheels (jacked up in the back of course), a core duo and a dream... I think this would make a fun project and a sweet machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Another thing about the display: If you are planning to use an LCD, I don't think it will work. You see, the iMac G3 (as I know) has a curved CRT screen and is not flat panel. You'd be hard pressed to find a curved LCD screen nowadays. Your only solution then is to hook it up to the iMac CRT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
consolation Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Another thing about the display: If you are planning to use an LCD, I don't think it will work. You see, the iMac G3 (as I know) has a curved CRT screen and is not flat panel. You'd be hard pressed to find a curved LCD screen nowadays. Your only solution then is to hook it up to the iMac CRT. There's no easy way to attach the old CRT to the mini enclosure, anyway, having both running in the same case would likely result in a) you getting electrocuted by 10kV+ at the business end of the tube, the mini doing an impression of a Ukrainian nuclear power station due to heat build up. If you use a 14~15" inch LCD with a thin bezel, you should be able fit it to the edge of the case, then manufacture some side "wings" with an exacto knife. I'm sure someone did this already somewhere.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nano2nd Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Have you seen this?? Hackintosh in G3 iMac case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Actually its G3 but nice!! I wonder how he put the LCD in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerrylander Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 You can see it in the pictures. He stripped the LCD off its enclosure and mounted it to the chassis (Pics 37 and 39). Dealt with the screen curvature of the original CRT by masking it with some cut-out rubber foam, IMO (e.g. pic 5). Nice job all around, looks pretty good from the pics. Jerrylander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Adams Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 He did a real nice job I would say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Oh I see what you did about the LCD. Foam padding... It looks pretty nice. I wonder if the original CD-ROM, front audio, built in I/O ports, etc. work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerrylander Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 pcwiz, just to clarify, I just looked at the pics, I did not do the mod. It was just my best guess as how he did it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Sorry yeah I know you didn't do it. I meant "he" instead of "you". My bad pcwiz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stereobus Posted December 13, 2007 Author Share Posted December 13, 2007 Have you seen this?? Hackintosh in G4 iMac case That's an amazing mod! I really want to go with a genuine Mac Mini Logic Board and a legal copy of OS X, so that everything is legit and easy to upgrade. Where (besides ebay) can I get one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 That's an amazing mod! I really want to go with a genuine Mac Mini Logic Board and a legal copy of OS X, so that everything is legit and easy to upgrade. Where (besides ebay) can I get one? Google For example, heres a Mac Mini logic board for $247.77: http://www.mac-pro.com/s.nl/it.A/id.2271/.f Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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