Electricity & Optics Hacks

Power Mac G4 (MDD) ATX Power Supply conversion

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One dead G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) power supply. There's nothing visibly wrong that might have been an easy fix, and the PSU is pretty densely packed with a lot of silicon caulk applied to keep components from shifting. Better to start from scratch with an ATX power supply...

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Cinema Display: repairing the DVI connector

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I posted a question in the forums about repair of a cinema display 20-inch, whose DVI connector was broken off. I finally have the solution and a working Cinema display again and as promised in the thread I would post the info regarding what color is what pin. So here it is.

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Apple USB keyboard repair

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Disassemble and repair an Apple USB keyboard using tinfoil and superglue.

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Power Button Mod - Change the Stock LED on a G4

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How to swap the power button LED in a Sawtooth G4.

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UFO Mouse

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The mouse glows...

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Gameshow System

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A 32-buzzer gameshow system built for an Apple IIe.

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Metamorphosis

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Add two PCI slots to the Umax J700.

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Blue Smoke Squared

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Make your Cube dual-processor!

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The illuminatedMac

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EL string illuminates this blue iMac.

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