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The Third Addition to my Family.
In November 2008, I took delivery of my first relatively new desktop machine, an iMac (Late 2006 CD) that served as my first Intel based Mac. As a matter of fact, it still does. In October 2010 I introduced another machine into the household, an iMac (Early 2006) that had a defective LCD panel which was replaced with the assistance of AppleCare. Today, i'm introducing the third member of the family.
iMac (Early 2006 20-inch)
2.0GHz Intel Core Duo Processor
512mb RAM
ATI Radeon X1600 Graphics
No Drive (Destroyed, Sensitive Data, Retained the Sensors and Mounting Kit)
20" 1680x1050 LCD Display
Acquired this one as a disposed-of machine from the service center. Customer ended up purchasing a new machine after having startup issues with this one, an issue I suspect was isolated to a faulty hard drive. It works fine otherwise. Initially the plan was to strip the computer for its power supply and optical drive, but a last minute change of mind on the behalf of the manager saw the machine remain intact.
This to me seems like a perfect machine. 20-inch display with a decent pixel resolution and some graphics processing horsepower to back it up. (I currently have GMA950s. Even a GeForce2 MX looks good.) Perfect candidate for a CPU transplant up to a Core 2 Duo. A 1TB Hard Disk would certainly be on the cards with drive prices rapidly falling.
Photos will of course be provided once I get it reassembled.
iMac (Early 2006 20-inch)
2.0GHz Intel Core Duo Processor
512mb RAM
ATI Radeon X1600 Graphics
No Drive (Destroyed, Sensitive Data, Retained the Sensors and Mounting Kit)
20" 1680x1050 LCD Display
Acquired this one as a disposed-of machine from the service center. Customer ended up purchasing a new machine after having startup issues with this one, an issue I suspect was isolated to a faulty hard drive. It works fine otherwise. Initially the plan was to strip the computer for its power supply and optical drive, but a last minute change of mind on the behalf of the manager saw the machine remain intact.
This to me seems like a perfect machine. 20-inch display with a decent pixel resolution and some graphics processing horsepower to back it up. (I currently have GMA950s. Even a GeForce2 MX looks good.) Perfect candidate for a CPU transplant up to a Core 2 Duo. A 1TB Hard Disk would certainly be on the cards with drive prices rapidly falling.
Photos will of course be provided once I get it reassembled.
Now that's an iMac worth keeping!
Argh!
Major graphics artifacts and random system lockups. Appearing on an external display as well. Logic board.
Thinking of maybe cooking it with a heat gun to see if it comes good. It's a job for a later date though.
Major graphics artifacts and random system lockups. Appearing on an external display as well. Logic board.
Thinking of maybe cooking it with a heat gun to see if it comes good. It's a job for a later date though.
I've had more luck with nVidia GPUs and a heatgun than I have with ATi. I've tried to heatgun a few of those iMacs with x1600 and an x1900 or something from a Mac Pro and they always end up worse. I've fixed one 8600m and an 8400 (maybe, I forget) with no issues and very minimal effort. Let us know how it works out.