Now its late and I'll have more specifics as I put the finishing touches onto this mod, but to start I'll tell you that the top half of this mod is the native iMac G4 - I used the native lcd glass and inverter. From the cinema display I used the wiring and the lcd controller board.
As you can see in the picture above the only "flaw" with this design is that the power bricks (monitor and motherboard) are external. This was done for both space and heat reasons.
The Notorious Black Wire |
Apple cinema display cable |
A) The native inverter cable from the iMac G4 - untouched
B) The native grey wire from the iMac G4
C) An additional Grey wire from a different iMac G4 neck - this is in place of the LED.microphone wire
D) 4 color channel wires from the apple cinema display - in place of the black wire
As the overall size of the wires is about the same - they fit without too much force needed.
The base I put together very quickly just to test it. Putting the ECX on top of the drive and the lcd controller at the bottom. I had previously wired the power button for a different mod, but to test it I just ran USB extenders out the back. I did put bluetooth at the top of the dome which seems to work well, but the wifi signal at the top is terrible and this may have to be externalized.
Everything is quite loose right now so it will all have to be secured. The I will wire up the ports in the back. Likely 3 - 4 USBs, ethernet, and the power for the motherboard and monitor. But these are relatively small things.
I am also hopeful that the board is hackintoshable, I am not sure about putting snow leopard on a compact flash drive and if anyone has any experience with this - I'd appreciate a few pointers. When I complete these last few touches I will post a video of the mod.
What blows my mind with this mod is that the goal has been to update the G4 (preferably 20") to a modern intel processor. I have to admit this one accomplishes that goal better than any mod of mine or that I have seen to date. Yet, it may be the easiest one to do. I'm not saying its simple, it does involve opening and rewiring the neck and soldering. I realize the cost in obtaining the ECX board, the iMac and the apple cinema display components, but if you have the equipment, this can probably be done in a day or two. I'll post a pinout in the next few days to show exactly how I wired it up, but in the meantime please feel free to ask any questions. Thanks.
A few posts back, you provided a 1:1 pinout for both 17" & 20" iMac G4 displays to DVI. Why is it that you had to use the video controller from the Cinema Display for this mod?
ReplyDeleteAlso, it sounds like you used the power supply from the Cinema Display to power the native inverter, yes? However, any power supply will work given the pinouts you gave for the 17" iMacs, right? (Assuming of course it can provide the required amperage)
Thanks as always for your help,
Dave
Thats correct, you do not need anything other than a power source for the inverter and LCD panel for the 15 and 17" versions. I used an AC to molex adapter at 2A to power my 17" inverter and panel. The reason I needed the cinema display LCD board for this project is that I have never been able to get the native iMac 20" inverter to work independently. I know it has a 24V line, but despite me supplying that voltage, I could not get it to turn on. I tried to replace it with an aftermarket inverter, but I could not find a 6 CCFL inverter thin enough to fit within the housing.
ReplyDeleteI posted the 20" pinout despite this, because a poster had asked me to, but without the inverter obviously there is no image. Like the iMac the Cinema Display has an internal TMDS to LVDS chip so the video channels from the DVI cable actually bypass the lcd controller and go directly to the lcd screen, but the lcd controller is needed to turn on the inverter.
Happy to help, let me know if you need anything.
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