Replacing Intel Imac Screen question!

Is it possible to replace a core 2 duo imac screen (20 inch) from late 2006 with the same size screen from the newer aluminum models in 2007/2008

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17" intel iMac screen froze then has gone completely blank. Any ideas?

Hi There,
My 17" intel iMac screen froze then has gone completely blank..
I've done a SMC reset to no avail.
thanks
Richard

If it won't startup in Safe Mode, then try Startup Manager or the Apple Hardware Test from your original Install Disc.

Intel IMac screen black!!!

I have the first gen. Intel Imac, purchased March of 2006 (which makes the warranty JUST expired!) This is my home computer.
I am running 10.4.4
1.83GHZ Intel Duo
1.5 ram
2 days ago I was installing a firmware update, when the progress bar was right at the middle of the upgrade the screen went black. I wondered if it was done and restarting. I waited. Nothing. I finally restarted my machine, got the start-up chime, power light is on, but the screen remaned black.
I thought the firmware did not go through properly, so I came to work and made the "Firmware restoration" cd. Ran that last night, well, actually it won't run. No long "tone". Left the computer (on) for a while frustrated, and lo and behold from across the room I hear my screensaver come on (aquarium, you can hear the water!)
So this means my computer IS actually booting up, it's just the screen is not coming on!
Now what?????? (I am at work on my work computer now)

"So this means my computer IS actually booting up, it's just the screen is not coming on! Now what?"
Hi debdesign!
Unfortunately, the black screen is simply a sign that the update didn't go through. An independently failed display at that same time would be quite a spooky coincidence:)
Refer to this Apple Support article: About firmware updates for Intel-based Macs
If it didn't update, then the Restoration CD needs to be tried again, or needs to be redone. I know you don't want to hear that, but if it didn't install, there's no other conclusion.
Think it through for a minute. It's most likely the case that your update didn't do the update. Also, your firmware restoration didn't go through.
Rather than blaming this on the warranty having just expired, it appears rather likely that there is a flaw in either your download or installation procedure. Read all you can, figure out what the weak link is, and correct it.
If you can't figure it out, you'll be paying a repair shop to do so for you.
Suggestions for you:
The update instructions include: "Quit all other open applications."
Turn off AirPort. AirPort is an application.
"I came to work and made the "Firmware restoration" cd."
You need to make it using a Mac. Best of luck:)
Message was edited by: myhighway

Intel imac screen to Dell 2405fpw

I presently have a new intel core duo mac mini connected to a Dell 2405fpw 24" monitor which I love very much. But am thinking of getting an all-in-one machine and was looking at the 20" intel imac.
Am debating weather the 20" imac would be wide enought. How much of the screen area is there? I have not actually seen the computer except what I see online. I know it is much more powerful than the mini, but I just need a wide view area. the dell is considered a "wide aspect" monitor. what about the intel imac?
suggestions would be helpful.
thanks

I am considering the Dell 2405fpw with a Mac Mini for a relative. Any caveats? I have a 23" Apple studio display attached to my dual G5. I have had it for 2 years and am completely satisified. The resolution is 1920 x 1600. That is the same as the Dell 2405fpw 24". Obviously the pitch is different. There are lots of complaints in various places about anti aliasing and blurry fonts on the 17" and 20" iMacs. Try google/mac to get a sample.

Replacing Intel iMac Superdrive

Hi All,
So, my iMac's "Superdrive" isn't all that super. Over the past couple of months, it started acting up. It began with some scraping noises when I put a DVD into it. A few weeks later, it started to randomly spit out discs. I would put one in, it would read it for a few seconds, then it would just eject it. The last straw was when I tried to install Final Cut Express and it just took in the DVD and never gave it back. I tried all of the various solutions mentioned here to eject the disc, but nothing worked, so I took it to Apple. The "genius" there told me after doing less to diagnose the problem than I did that I would have to pay $400 for a new DVD drive since my computer was out of warranty.
Upon hearing that piece of bad news, I set out to replace the drive myself. I ordered one from a site recommended by a friend. When I removed the existing drive, I discovered that it was a Pioneer DVR-K06PD. The new drive that came was an unbranded UJ-875. It had the same PATA connector on the back, but would not power up when I put it into the iMac. I ordered a replacement drive and received an identical model, which also didn't power up. Just to make sure I didn't damage anything, I reconnected the old Pioneer drive and it powered up just fine. It still wouldn't read anything, but it showed me that it wasn't the cable that was at fault.
*So, my question is, does my iMac only work with DVR-K06PD drives? I'm having a hard time locating a compatible after-market unit since most of the superdrives are for laptops and it doesn't seem like too many people on the web have tried to replace their iMac drive.*
Thanks in advance!

Okay, this is really from left field, but here's my tale. I upgraded to Snow Leopard the week it came out. All seemed fine. About 2 weeks after the upgrade, I went to burn a DVD, but when I popped the disc in, nothing happened and I couldn't eject the disc even with system reboots, P-RAM and SMC resets, etc. The System Profiler didn't see the drive at all. It occured to me that it might be Snow Leopard related, but I couldn't find anything to substantiate it on line. A lot of people are reported SuperDrive failures, but there doesn't seem to be a mass consensus that it's software related.
I have a couple of other machines with working optical drives, so I was just going to wait until I had a spare 80 or 90 bucks and buy an external (these days that might have been a long wait).
Today however, I downloaded the Blackberry Desktop software for the Mac (for some odd reason my teenage daughter only wanted a Blackberry even though I was willing to get her an iPhone). Anyway to make a long story somewhat shorter, the Blackberry app install required a restart. And poof, all of a sudden the disc that had been stuck in my supposedly dead Superdrive popped out (after 3 weeks and umpteen restarts along the way) and is now working fine.
Maybe Software Update installed something, that kicked in on this last reboot. Who knows. It seems impossible to think that the Blackberry app installed anything that fixed it. But it might be worth a try.
Or maybe it was just tired an needed a vacation.

Intel Imac Screen Fuzz, Blinking then Black

I've been running windows xp on an Intel based Imac24 since October. Within a week I began having screen issues. The screen would start blinking and the colors would become fuzzy and pixelate a bit. Then the screen goes to black. After a re-boot it is normal for sometimes up to two weeks. It's seems completely random. I've talked to Applecare several times and because it's happening when running windows XP, they can't seem to help.
I did a hardware test and everything came out OK. I don't know if its a graphics card or hardware issue or whether it has something to do with Bootcamp. Anyone else with similar problems? I have upgraded to OS10.5 and all the Windows drivers are up to date.

"So this means my computer IS actually booting up, it's just the screen is not coming on! Now what?"
Hi debdesign!
Unfortunately, the black screen is simply a sign that the update didn't go through. An independently failed display at that same time would be quite a spooky coincidence:)
Refer to this Apple Support article: About firmware updates for Intel-based Macs
If it didn't update, then the Restoration CD needs to be tried again, or needs to be redone. I know you don't want to hear that, but if it didn't install, there's no other conclusion.
Think it through for a minute. It's most likely the case that your update didn't do the update. Also, your firmware restoration didn't go through.
Rather than blaming this on the warranty having just expired, it appears rather likely that there is a flaw in either your download or installation procedure. Read all you can, figure out what the weak link is, and correct it.
If you can't figure it out, you'll be paying a repair shop to do so for you.
Suggestions for you:
The update instructions include: "Quit all other open applications."
Turn off AirPort. AirPort is an application.
"I came to work and made the "Firmware restoration" cd."
You need to make it using a Mac. Best of luck:)
Message was edited by: myhighway

IMac screen question

Any screen that comes up (such as the one I am typing in now) has three circles at the top left with x - + on it. Under that is a small box that has an arrow in it. Somehow the arrow is gone and now it has a circular arrow in it. How would I change that back? Also, sometimes in some posts I read, occasionally a letter will be changed to some symble or trademark thingie in some of the words. Is this all related? I'm fairly new and not great with computers and would appreciate the help.
Peter

Hi Peter,
Cannot quite figure out what you might be seeing. I assume english is the user language chosen for your iMac. I do not know the arrow you speak of, I have never seen an arrow or circular arrow below the red, yellow and green circles. I do see a navigation Arrow, left and right, when opening a folder or Macintosh HD, etc...
The only thing I can suggest that might help is this, open:
System Preferences > Keyboard & Mouse > Keyboard > click on 'Modifier Keys', click 'Restore Defaults', click 'OK'
Rick
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Intel iMac Bootcamp question

Hi - I just installed Windows Vista Home premium on my new 24" Aluminum imac w/4 GB ram using the latest version of Boot Camp. It seems to work fine except for one odd issue - the mouse doesn't seem to work! I have the wireless mighty mouse - anyone else come across this problem? Apologies if this isn't the best place for this question - I didn't see a Boot Camp forum.
Thanks,
Steve

Hi
The Boot Camp Forum is at http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1165 & you will find it, if you scroll down, under Windows Compatible Technology. The link I have posted will take you straight to Boot Camp Public Beta forum.
Steve

Is it possible to put an iMac G5 screen into a intel iMac of the same size?

my white 17" intel imac screen is about 60% covered with the vertical line problem, ive tried openeing it
and blowing air through it, in hopes it was just some crazy dust accumulation, and smc fan control, but its getting worse by the week.
i have a g5 imac 17" with a perfect screen, but a dead HD so i dont use it,
can i get my G5 screen taken out and put into my intel?
id think it would be possible since their the same same size screen for the same type of imac
unless the the inner connections, placement etc. is different between the two.
thanks
-shane
heres a picture of my intel screen

Shane B,
I have the same model iMac with the same problem screen.
It's the LCD panel that is defective,(at least in my case).
You can validate this by getting a mini DVI adapter to connect the iMac to an external screen and test it on your HDTV or on any external screen.
Get the proper adapter from Mini DVI to what you have on the external screen or TV (HDMI, DVI, VGA)
and a cable to connect it and see if the image on the external screen or TV is OK.
In my case, my iMac was sitting on a shelf for two years before I thought of trying this.
I am now using it as a media server linked to my HDTV.
I ended up opening the iMac case to disconnect the LCD so I would not have to look at the ugly defective display sitting right next to my HDTV.

How much would it cost to replace my lTE 2009 IMAC SCREEN THAT CRACKED

HOW MUCH WILL IT COST TO REPLACE MY IMAC SCREEN THE GLASS IS BROKEN ITS A LATE 2009 MODEL
21.5 INCHES

Take it to Apple and ask them to examine it.
Stop typing in caps. It is difficult to read and also considered rude on the web since it is shouting.

Migrating from 1.25Ghz G4 to Intel iMac problem

Hi there!
Question in brief:
Can I install old (non-universal) software (such as IDCS2 and Qk6.5) on a new Intel iMac?
Question at length:
Just got a new iMac here, and wanteed to do a migration (which I've done problem-free between PCC Macs) and have hit upon a problem. The new iMac will not see the old Mac (connections/cables/old mac have been tested). New man just says "Waiting for your old mac to restart"
I came here looking for an answer, and fount this post
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=4753948&#4753948
So it looks like it's going to be a LONG job. Can I just reinstall non-universal 3rd party apps from original CDs? We have NO universal software at all.
Thanks for your help.

Hi Kappy
Thanks for your reply. Sorry for not being clear enough – ou see I'm not exactly sure of what migration assistant is capable of.
I know that when you connect the two macs MA Upon start up (Migration Assistant) can copy the user settings. I presumed it could do this because it was copying over the newer mac's user settings at a point where the newer mac a total access to the drive. I therefore presumed that if (instead) the iMac had been started up, and then I ran MA, it would not be able to replace the user data, because it is in use.
That link I put in the original post said that I shouldn't do applications via MA from a PPC to an Intel one. So I'll have to reinstall those from the original disks. That's O.K., right?
Thanks again ;0)
Macfool

I just replaced the power supply in my Intel imac and now the screen is really really dark and I see the missing folder icon, what do I do?

The power supply in my Intel iMac went out (and smelled pretty burned) so I replced it and now when I start it up the display is so dark I can hardly see it and it shows the missing folder icon. Is it the inverter? Or if shine a flashlight on it and re-install the OS will changing the display settings maybe fix it?

Thanks for ur quick reply to my problem. I tried all of that with no results... I did notice tho that the lights next to and above my caps lock key and my num lk key are now flashing. They flash in unison three times then there is a two second pause then they flash three more times and this repeats. They may have been doing this before I tried this solution but I did not take notice until now... I was also wondering how I am supposed to know, after pressing f10 to enter bios, how I can tell if my new drive is being detected when my monitor will not function? Was pressing f10 supposed to possibly make the monitor turn on? In a last ditch effort to try and further identify the problem, I re installed my old drive. Before replacing it my computer would begin to boot then display a hard error that would not allow me to continue booting and run Windows. My display would still work but I could not run Windows. After re installing the drive the monitor will not turn on. I'm beginning to think that I have a bad monitor. Is there a way of testing this with out buying one? Where does the monitor connect to the mother board? I wonder if maybe its been jarred loose, although I highly doubt it, it may still be worth looking at. Thanks again for your advice.
Casey

Intel iMac with 10.5.8 - Grey Screen of Death but worse please help!

Okay, this has happened three times now in six months, and I'm about to go out of my mind. Everytime it's a little different but basically:
My iMac becomes unresponsive, whether by a system lock up, or I wake up in the morning (like this morning) to a black screen with the white light still on, as if it were asleep. Nothing I do wakes the computer or otherwise makes it respond, so I hold the power button down for a few seconds and it shuts off.
Now, when I boot up, I get a grey screen with the Apple logo with the spinning black/grey pinwheel.
Inserting a CD does nothing. In fact, now my only install CD of Leopard is stuck in the slot-loading drive. I've tried everything I can to eject it: hold down eject on boot, left mouse button on boot, option on boot, commandoption+pr, command+v, etc. etc. etc.
I'm a software developer for OS X and have extensive hardware knowledge, so I kind of know a bit about what I'm doing.
The iMac will not boot off of a CD. It doesn't even recognize the CD. I have an external USB 2.0 hard drive with a current Time Machine backup, but I don't think those are bootable.
Anyway, in the past, to resolve this issue, I've had to take the iMac apart, put the internal hard drive into an external enclosure, and mount the drive onto my MacBook Pro. Interestingly enough, when I do this the drive mounts perfectly fine and shows all files exactly as they should be. So it's something to do with Leopard destroying it's boot record, or some other system configuration.
Even worse, I cannot simply reinstall Mac OS X from the laptop, because the installer says the hard drive needs to be formatted before an install can occur. So either way I'm losing all my data (even though as I said I have a current backup).
Well this time I haven't taken it apart yet. But the install CD is stuck in the drive. Even if I got the hard drive out, and mounted on my MacBook, my other install CD is too damaged to use, so I MUST get this CD out of the iMac.
My questions are:
What do you do when the grey screen of death occurs, and the computer won't even boot off of the CD?
What do you do to get a CD stuck in an iMac out? Especially when the iMac is in the grey screen of death mode?
What in the world is causing this to happen EVERY 3-6 MONTHS??!
Someone please help... I'm going insane.

Hi I am having the identical problem with my 24" intel iMac 2007..... Did you ever figure out what the problem was? I'm on round 3 now and with a completely blank grey screen and it won't start up from the disk 1.. I also have diskwarrior and techtool pro as well as the osx leopard and snow leopard disk... The HD is new.. Replaced by apple 3 months ago.. Don't know the cause the first time this happened about 9 months ago.. 2nd time, 6 months ago it never rebooted from the office for mac 2008 critical update... Did a clean install after backing up to TC... Took it to apple replaced HD even though it appeared ok, they checked all hardware and I ran techtool pro daily ever since. Last week software update had several updates avail. Office for mac being one of them.. I updated and have never booted since.. . I swear to never ever use another Microsoft product as long as I live if I can just fix this once more... Help me please

IPod Nano 4G frozen at language screen. Tried holding down menu-click without success. Have gone through restore process, but it continues to stick at the language screen. Intel iMac 3ghz, OS X 10.6.7, iTunes 10.3.1 (55).

I have a frozen iPod Nano 4G. After syncing it gets stuck at the language screen and cannot proceed any further.
I have tried holding down the Menu and click buttons for >6 seconds, without luck. Have reset to factory settings and re-syncd, but it keeps getting stuck at the language screen.
I suspect it is the latest version of iTunes causing the problem, as I just installed it a couple of days ago and this is the first sync since the update.
24" Intel iMac 3ghz C2D, OS X 10.6.7, iTunes 10.3.1 (55).

+Do you have access to, another Firewire enabled Mac, that you could use, to attempt a retrieval of data, using Firewire Target Disk Mode?+
A question on this Firewire Target Disk Mode - If I could get access to another Firewire enabled Mac and connected the two together, host #2 to Target #1, with a Firewire cable (6-pin to 6-pin), and power the two up, even though #1 would not be booted up to the desktop but just have the hard drive powered up, would the hard drive of #1 be accessible to #2? If so, would I be able to perform any repairs or do anything to the drive to enable it to bootup the #1 computer? This would be similar to when I remove and hook up a 2.5" IDE-ATA PC laptop hard drive to another PC computer, usually a desktop, via a drive adapter and USB 2.0 cable, as an external drive. When I do this in a PC, it's usually one that is unable to boot up to Windows due to malware or other problems. I am able to see the files and folders on the #1 computer's hdd and then clean out any malware (virus/spyware), or add/replace any corrupt/damaged Windows files that might be keeping the #1 computer from booting up. After that, I can usually return the hdd to the #1 computer and boot up normally to finish any clean up or change any settings.
I had considered taking the hdd out of this damaged iMac computer and attempting to hook it up with a PC, but after seeing how difficult it is to get to this hdd and not sure of what I'd do when and if I did get the two connected together, I put the idea way back as a last resort. I wasn't sure I'd even be able to see any folders or files on the Mac hdd due to the differences between OS X and WinXP. And, after reading that Macs aren't susceptible to malware, I didn't know what I would be accomplishing.

Intel iMac - won't start - grey screen & progress bar

I have a 2006 Intel iMac - 20" model, Intel Core Duo, 2GHz, 2GB RAM, 250GB HDD, etc. It was one of the very earliest Intel iMacs. Kept updated, running OS 10.6, etc.
It has worked extremely well for over 5 years - apart from the Superdrive being temperamental sometimes - but has suddenly gone wrong.
Last week the machine completely froze for no apparent reason. I had to force a reboot. This failed - grey screen and the grey spinning wheel (if that's what it's called), indefinitely.
Forced reboot again and this time held down the shift key to go into safe boot mode. This time it was successful, and I was able to get to the logon screen & log myself in. I opened Disk Utility & attempted to do some diagnostics but the machine froze again.
Looking around various other forum postings...I rebooted the machine in single user mode and was able to get to the command line to type 'fsck -fy' to attempt to fix disk problems. This failed repeatedly, with an error message 'invalid node structure'.
I tried to boot my machine from the OS X disc but my Superdrive refused to play ball - it would not read the disc (or any other disc for that matter, including a copy of DiskWarrior that I have).
I have now got hold of an external DVD drive in the hope that this would show up as a boot device when I switch the machine on while holding the option key down. No such luck - the drive powers up ok (power via USB) but I'm not given the option to boot from it - in fact that screen doesn't appear at all.
All that happens now on powering up - regardless of what I do - is the grey apple symbol appears and a progress bar beneath it. The progress bar gets stuck about 5% of the way along, and then after about 10 minutes it disappears and is replaced with the grey spinning wheel thingy. And then it just gets stuck - nothing else happens.
HELP!
All my important data is backed up on an external drive via Time Machine, so that should be safe, but I'm desperate to get the machine running again.
One thing that occurred to me is that I've had a program called ReFit installed on the machine which allowed me to run the machine as dual boot etc. (and I do have a couple of other small partitions on the drive, not currently used) but the ReFit welcome screen stopped appearing a couple of weeks ago for some reason. I'm wondering if this has somehow messed things up...?
Grateful for any suggestions...
Thanks,
Alan.

For the drive, you should be OK with any SATA 2 at 3 MB/s transfer speed. You could also use a SATA 1, no jumpers needed. (Not SATA 3 - can't be jumpered down.) The early 2006 Intels were 1.5 MB/s -- at least the drives were, so I'm assuming the SATA controller on the logic board was also. Might just be SATA 2 hadn't yet been introduced and can run the faster SATA 3 without jumpers. My guess is not. You should be able to set jumpers on the drive for backwards compatibility. You'll have to contact the drive manufacturer or go to their website for that info.
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/stats/imac-core-2-duo-2.16-20-inch-sp ecs.html
As for the superdrive, I'd contact the manufacturer to check on compatibility.
Glad I'm able to help. BTW, in case you haven't noticed, maybe you want to have a look here.

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