Case modding an iMac "Tangerine" G3

[Richard Colbert Jr]

>"Can you boot from an external firewire drive cage?
>Personally, I think you're nuts.  I'd rip the guts out and build a 
>seperate case that will work better for what you need.
>Mike K."

I was beginning to think NO ONE would state the OBVIOUS. LOL! I actually
thought about that, but there are several reasons I don't!

1.) It is an ALL IN ONE iMac (See Picture Here:
http://www.lowendmac.com/imacs/imac5clr.jpg)
2.) How would I build the case? What would I use for a Power Supply.
3.) How would I connect the Monitor (leaving it in the case and only
stripping out the computer parts) to the computer (in the new case). I know
the motherboard has a HIDDEN VGA Monitor connection, but how would I wire it
to the monitor itself. **NOTE: I have other monitors, but it would be cool
to have it still working so it looked like it WAS NOT MODDED.
 

 

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Richard Colbert
"Recent Ubuntu Convert"
YIM: cmptrgeeknshermantx
ICQ: 14466429
MSN: pcheaven2k at hotmail.com

-----Original Message-----
From: ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com
[mailto:ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of MrKnisely
Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 5:55 PM
To: Ubuntu Help and User Discussions
Subject: Re: Case modding an iMac "Tangerine" G3

Richard Colbert Jr wrote:

>That looks like what I am going to have to do. I have an external case that
>currently has a Internal BenQ DL DVD+-R/W drive in it. The paperwork for
the
>case says it supports USB & Firewire, but for the life of me I only see a
>USB plug on the back.
>
>Guess Im gonna have to eBay me a Firewire enclosure.
>
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>Richard Colbert
>
>"Recent Ubuntu Convert"
>
>YIM: cmptrgeeknshermantx
>
>ICQ: 14466429
>
>MSN: pcheaven2k at hotmail.com
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com
>[mailto:ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Eric Dunbar
>Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 11:50 AM
>To: Ubuntu Help and User Discussions
>Subject: Re: Case modding an iMac "Tangerine" G3
>
>On 1/22/06, Richard Colbert Jr <richard at venuspcservice.com> wrote:
>  
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>>I just tried it with a regular 5.25" swappable tray, it won't fit in any
>>way, shape or form without removing the internal slot load dvd-rom. Which
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>I
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>>might do (as a last resort), as I have an external DL DVD+-R/W.
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>Have you considered simply getting an external Firewire enclosure (you
>can even get Firewire enclosures that allow for hot-swapping of the
>drive but that seems like overkill to me)?
>
>Eric.
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Can you boot from an external firewire drive cage?

Personally, I think you're nuts.  I'd rip the guts out and build a 
seperate case that will work better for what you need.

Mike K.

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