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Well... franken-iMac is done... :) — #5

Godfather- uh.... I took a picture of where the mezzanine connector could EASILY be soldered onto the rev D iMac board... we're talking less than 20 bucks labor plus parts. It h…
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Well... franken-iMac is done... :) — #6

Disconnect monitor from rage II set, reconnect to your brand new Voodoo5 PCI. Sure, its gonna require a serious soldering effort, but I know screwing around with monitors is possi…
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Well... franken-iMac is done... :) — #10

Dammit. Hey guys, none of that will ever work. Go read the "never heard of hack" thread. You can ONLY use a "pass through" style card. Guess what? THEY DONT MAKE THEM ANYMORE…
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Well... franken-iMac is done... :) — #11

I know they used to make a PCI breakout box for older powerbooks that interfaced with the expansion bay. It added something like 3 PCI slots in a case that one could hook more stuf…
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Well... franken-iMac is done... :) — #14

Sad to say, Thoes smileys are not mine :*[ If u want, check them out urself at: http://geocities.com/r337m0nk3y/net/ and http://geocities.com/r337m0nk3y/net2/ they have insp…
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Well... franken-iMac is done... :) — #16

Probably. Mezzanine to PCI to Voodoo2. Then hook up the monitor out to the voodoo2 in, and hte monitor in to the voodoo2 out. Theroetically it should work. If anyone has a mac…
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Well... franken-iMac is done... :) — #17

Well, I was looking at my microconversions card, and the connector from the mac to the 3d card is really weird looking. How does the connector transfer data between the card and t…
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Well... franken-iMac is done... :) — #18

bascially weird looking connector = Mezzanine Mezzanine= PCI slot only smaller So get a mezzanine PLUG (not socket) to plug into the mezzanine connector on your iMac (if it has o…
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Well... franken-iMac is done... :) — #19

Would there be a way just to SLI another video card to the one I already have? (iMac gamewizard) instead of having to rip the card apart to get the plug out?
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Well... franken-iMac is done... :) — #22

If there is a way to get any 'ol V2 to work on the iMac you can get SLI...but you'd have to get the Obsidian 24x card. It's a dual V2 card, runs a bit more in the $$ dept., and is …
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Well... franken-iMac is done... :) — #24

Really. ARgh. a month ago, my computer was pimp. Lots ram, upgraded hD, voodoo2, and 333mhz. didnt have the 466 mhz upgrade though, was planning on getting one in a bit. now T…
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Rev A VS Rev D CD Roms (iMac) — #1

Ok, according to the PDF file about iMacs, it says that Rev A CDROMS are NOT interchangeable with Rev D, or damage will result. I've been using my green buttoned (rev D) CD ROM on…
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Rev A VS Rev D CD Roms (iMac) — #2

Ca$h, do you know if thats only between Rev A's and D's? I need a replacement for a Rev C drive and was gunna use one out of a fried Rev/B. I couldn't see any probs!!? + wat do the…
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Rev A VS Rev D CD Roms (iMac) — #3

Basically, Rev A Cdroms are Rev A only. I dont know why... but I've been breaking that rule for a while and nothing has happened..yet.... So, Rev B-D is all the same (cept for th…
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Rev A VS Rev D CD Roms (iMac) — #4

Ok, ic, thanks for clearing that up. Stole some nice mini screwdrivers from physics today so we're all up and running again, cheers
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