Taking my iMac with me overseas

Dear Mac Users:
I have taken a job in the UK, and need to bring my iMac G5 with me. I know there is a major difference between power supply there and here (we run on 110v, they are 200-240v). I would like to know if I need to get a special transformer for my iMac to bring the voltage down prior to it reaching the computer, or can I simply by a plug adapter and be on my way.
I'm not well skilled in matters of electricity, and really hope someone here can help me.
Thank you!
Thom Palmer
Dover, NH (soon to be Kings Lynn, UK)
iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.7) ambient light sensor model

Welcome to the discussions!
All iMacs since the ALS models have had auto switching power supplies that will work in a range of 110-240V AC. All you need is a set of plug converters.
The only ones that needed a voltage converter were the North American model first gen G5s.

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How do I use an external Monitor to access files on my iMac with a broken screen?

I have an 20 inch desktop iMac with a broken screen. It is the files on the computer that I wish to recover, after that, I can be on my merry way. Unfortunately, VileVault was on (Not my choice), and for some reason, when I target the disc image of the broken mac with a new one, ONE of the accounts "appears" to be completely empty. All of the accouts were running FileVault, but only one (mine) failed to be transferred because it is "empty". I refuse to believe that my files are actually all gone, because theoretically there should be nothing wrong with the CPU itself, just the screen.
Thus my goal is to use a monitor on my broken screen iMac and simply log in and access my files normally, and perhaps pull them out with a USB or something. I have a DELL monitor, and a DVI (The big hairy plug with screws I think) converter that works with my old iMac, along with the male/male DVI cord. However, when I hook it up, nothing happens. I have tried booting the old CPU while holding F7, and option as I read on a forum, and neither produced results.
Does anyone have any ideas on how to 1. Get the monitor to simply show what's going on on the mac? or 2. Pull out my files through some other means?
Thank you.

If you have a second Mac computer, you may want to try to copy over as many files you can. One way is to use target disk mode.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1661
http://lowendmac.com/misc/06/0710.html
You need to follow this procedure to recovering a filevault id. Mac OS X 10.3, 10.4: FileVault - How to verify or repair a home directory image ... http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2631?viewlocale=en_US
Robert

How do I use my late 2011 iMac ( with thunderbolt) as external monitor for laptop/Xbox or other device with hdmi as output.

May be this question has been asked thousand times. how do I use my mid 2011 iMac ( with thunderbolt) as external monitor for laptop/Xbox or other device with hdmi as output. if apple hasn't removed that feature and has just moved that functinoality to thunderbolt then how can I use it. currently there is no laptop available with thunderbolt output. no 3rd party converter available. whats the use of having feature on latest functionality if we cant use it. I wish they would have made one port has mini-dvi and other thunderbolt for backward compatibility untill some vendor comes up with converter.

It Says :
Mac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011) and iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011) and later computers support Target Display Mode via Thunderbolt to Thunderbolt cable (2 m) when the source is another Thunderbolt-equipped computer.
Name one computer model/vendor which has thunderbolt as output for display + audio. this is so stupid to move to new technology without availbility of its compatible devices.

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