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Old 11-16-2003, 04:37 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Media I'm going to mod an iMac

Hello everyone,
I'm going to mod an iMac. This is going to be a very costly and time consuming project.
I was going to replace the screen inside with an LCD screen, get some turquoise colored lights, an extra 250GB hard drive, get those Mac-style Harman-Cardon speakers and sub. And of course cooling. As i already mentioned the factory screen is going to go because it generates too much heat. I will add a fan or two.

I will definitly need your guys' help on figuring out what to put for the power suply.

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Old 11-16-2003, 06:58 AM   #2 (permalink)
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putting in the LCD will give you lots of room inside take pics
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Old 11-16-2003, 07:38 AM   #3 (permalink)
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that reminds me of a mod that I saw a long time ago. A person actually gutted out an iMac and showed step by step. He made it into a PC! He put all PC components and used an LCD for the screen. If i find the link, i'll post back! Good Luck!
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Clean off your credit card and brush up on your four-letter words. You'll need both!

I'd be interested in seeing how this turns out!
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Old 11-16-2003, 01:58 PM   #5 (permalink)
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I already have the iMac, actually i've had it since June. I gutted it about a week ago. It took me 6 hours to get it out of the case. The case was built in a way that it's easy tho assemble it but hard to disassemble it without breaking it or break dancing on top of it. There is also a big risk of getting zapped by the monitor components. Luckily the case was not damaged and monitor parts didn't get to hurt anyone yet. I had to use a knife to get the front of the iMac off. As a result my hands were all covered in cuts and sore.
I will post come pics of the case and parts.
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Old 11-16-2003, 02:21 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Clean off your credit card and brush up on your four-letter words. You'll need both!

I'd be interested in seeing how this turns out!
Nice advice!
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Old 11-16-2003, 02:59 PM   #7 (permalink)
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I don't have a credit card.
i'm only 13!
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Old 11-16-2003, 07:18 PM   #8 (permalink)
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jw but is this is one of those one peice colored mac things right?
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Old 11-16-2003, 07:53 PM   #9 (permalink)
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One of these


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Moral = Don't build your own PC, thus letting me save more money than you!
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Old 11-16-2003, 08:11 PM   #10 (permalink)
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monitor mod Imike

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