Translated version of imac g5 as a monitor.

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Contents
Step for the realization of a screen from a
iMac G5 17 "/ 20
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Opening the iMac
2
Adaptation of food
2
Device is switched on the screen:
4
Power to the inverter (which illuminates the screen)
5
Connecting the signal cable of the slab (DVI)
6
Placing cables
8
Test voltages and power supply startup
9
Laying the slab
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Diagram of the screen.
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Step for the realization of a

screen from an iMac G5 17 "/ 20
Preamble:
This step aims at the realization of a DVI monitor from an iMac defective
allow a second youth in our poor iMac, DVI
is a connector that is not compatible with VGA, I
'm not responsible for damage incurred after this step.
Materials needed:
-1 IMac 17 "defective.
-1 DVI cable, insulation 2mm/4mm, ribbon, welded iron, son, various
connectors, switch inverter, various screwdriver, magnifying glass that
What we do: retrieve the slab, connected on the DVI cable, recover
The food, get the chassis of the iMac.

Opening the iMac

To begin we will open the iMac, head to this site, everything is fine
explained http://macboostfr.free.fr/?p=196 , removed all the bodies, leaving only
the diet.

Adaptation of food
We will use the power from the iMac to power the panel and inverter.
The power supply has voltage 12V, 5V, 3.3V Standing (All) used to start
iMac and the 12V, 5V, 3.3 V (Run) power available once the power supply started.
I'll explain how to start the PSU.
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Table of tension on the connector

1 Start connecting to ground

7 Start all connected to 3.3 V
2 12V all
8 GRD
3 12V all
9 12V run
4 5V all

10 GRD
5 GRD
11 5V run
6 3.3 V all
12 3.3 V run
the power connector

Voltage available visible on the back of the card logic

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Device is switched on the screen:

For the supply of organs of the screen using a connector that clips on the
record (j I get a socket on a standby card mac) is the wires and we cut it
uses a chandelier or other connection, although spot.

 To start the power supply must connect the 3.3 V All on No. 7 and the GRD wire on
No. 1.
To stop the power supply must be connected to the No. 1 wire at the 3.3 V All --. 7
remains.
I j uses an inverter, but you can connect the button to stop a bistable relay.

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Power to the inverter (which illuminates the screen)

The inverter that is on the right side of

the slab, do not remove
To start the inverter it takes about 3.3 V Run Over No. 2 brown is connected to the
12V Run
and the wire 3 is connected to the GRD wire # 1 (not connected) and adjusts the
brightness is at 0V.

The inverter will be supplied only

when we will start the PSU

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Connecting the signal cable of the slab (DVI)

To do this we need the datasheet of the DVI
And the datasheet of the slab for the 17 "Phillips
Links between the two cables

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This connector located at the rear of the slab, must be disassembled to identify son

 Strip the other end, there is attention from very fine wire and the wire
tanks, stripping son with nails for example does not pull the strands of
copper.

Allow the heat slug 2mm, the wire noted the tape, a soldering iron.

There must be a DVI cable 1.5M

Strip one end there is attention from very fine son and the son shielded.
This is the trickiest part, it is about connecting the cable to the DVI cable is
connected to the
slab containing the datassent of each connector.
1 - note pad all the cable datasheet on each wire screen of 1 to 24 by 17 "
2 - note all the DVI cable DVI datasheet on each wire from 1 to 24
3 - twisted pairs of TMDS son + / - the shortest in order to avoid noise.

4 - connect together the two brothers son cable, except that another mass GRD
fils19-20-21 which is the mass of the diet.
although the polarity rx + / -, I didn t connect the shield (ground)!
Do not connect 5V + and hotplug nor the son is (the single)
isolated welds with heat slug
5 - 3.3 V will be connected to 3.3 V power supply All of the GRD and the GRD alim
6 - isolated at the ribbon
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Last
in
instead of cables
Colson cables neatly and locate the position of the connector when the slab
it is in place and mark on the iMac.
Me d I spent the DVI cable into the hole in the ethernet! bof, if not to drill
center ;-))

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I test on a slab
separate power supply,
with the DVI cable
connected to the slab and
PWM
The slab is tested
The brightness is
good, I can
mounted in the iMac

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Test voltages and power supply startup

Before connecting the slab and the inverter,
we must now test the PSU and start off with the switch
then test all the tensions so that nothing is toast !!!!!!!!!!!
Take the test twice.
Laying the slab
It only remains to connect the connector panel and inverter then gently lay the
slab.
Connect the cable to the computer DVI and tension on the screen, switching power
supply and then start the computer
:-)))))))))))))))))))))))))))) It work?
(Ps: broadcasters can be reused quite sure, I leave you the pleasure)
Thank you to Kiryu MacBidouille

good luck
Alanus
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Original French text:

Ouverture de l iMac
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