No. Don't try to swap the P.A.V. boards from a Bondi Blue and a slot loaded iMac. They're not pin compatible and you could fry both Macs. Make sure you swap PA.V. boards with another slot-loaded iMac. One note: Apple used 2 different manufacturers for the P.A.V. boards, LG and CPT. The way to tell which one is which:
- One board, 661-2465, had a switch at the SW901 position, which is approximately halfway between the flyback transformer (FBT) and the rectangular opening in the center of the board. The FBT is the black rectangular-ish object from which a red or black wire at the top
connects to the top of the CRT. The switch, which is a silver rectangle with a black slider, has printed markings on the board on the side nearest the FBT that say "CPT 1-2-3 LG". The switch is slid to either end, depending on whether an LG or a CPT CRT is being used. LG CRTs have a black plastic shield over the yoke marked "LG." CPT shields look similar, but are unmarked. However, if your iMac has the slider switch and the CRT black plastic shield isn't marked, it's got to be a CPT CRT, especially is the switch is slid to the CPT position.
- The other board is Apple Part No. 661-2466. It does not have a switch at the SW901 position on the power/analog board.
Here's where it gets maddening: the Apple Part No.'s above usually aren't marked on the boards. Instead, there's a much longer number. Do some Googling around and look at some web sites, including eBay, where used PAV boards are sold, and you'll begin to understand what I've said above, including the part number stuff.
BOTTOM LINE: Determine which board your iMac has -- with the switch or without -- and get one just like it. If you want to make absolutely sure, take your iMac apart (either using one of the online take-apart guides or the iMac Summer 2001 Apple Service Source manual, being
careful about discharge of the CRT procedures), and read the other "Part No." most online sellers use, which is printed at the top center edge of the board. If the board is oriented in such a manner that the narrow end is down, the wide end is up and the FBT is on the right.
As for retrieving the OSX CD:
Try removing the slot-loaded drive from your iMac, then very carefully, slide 2 plastic levers (located near the front opening) towards the sides of the drive and the CD will come out. If not, locate the screws around the outside of the drive that hold the top metal cover together and unscrew them, then lift the top cover, remove the CD and put everything back together. Simple as that.
73s de Phreakout. :rambo:
- One board, 661-2465, had a switch at the SW901 position, which is approximately halfway between the flyback transformer (FBT) and the rectangular opening in the center of the board. The FBT is the black rectangular-ish object from which a red or black wire at the top
connects to the top of the CRT. The switch, which is a silver rectangle with a black slider, has printed markings on the board on the side nearest the FBT that say "CPT 1-2-3 LG". The switch is slid to either end, depending on whether an LG or a CPT CRT is being used. LG CRTs have a black plastic shield over the yoke marked "LG." CPT shields look similar, but are unmarked. However, if your iMac has the slider switch and the CRT black plastic shield isn't marked, it's got to be a CPT CRT, especially is the switch is slid to the CPT position.
- The other board is Apple Part No. 661-2466. It does not have a switch at the SW901 position on the power/analog board.
Here's where it gets maddening: the Apple Part No.'s above usually aren't marked on the boards. Instead, there's a much longer number. Do some Googling around and look at some web sites, including eBay, where used PAV boards are sold, and you'll begin to understand what I've said above, including the part number stuff.
BOTTOM LINE: Determine which board your iMac has -- with the switch or without -- and get one just like it. If you want to make absolutely sure, take your iMac apart (either using one of the online take-apart guides or the iMac Summer 2001 Apple Service Source manual, being
careful about discharge of the CRT procedures), and read the other "Part No." most online sellers use, which is printed at the top center edge of the board. If the board is oriented in such a manner that the narrow end is down, the wide end is up and the FBT is on the right.
As for retrieving the OSX CD:
Try removing the slot-loaded drive from your iMac, then very carefully, slide 2 plastic levers (located near the front opening) towards the sides of the drive and the CD will come out. If not, locate the screws around the outside of the drive that hold the top metal cover together and unscrew them, then lift the top cover, remove the CD and put everything back together. Simple as that.
73s de Phreakout. :rambo: