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Can you use an imac as a display for mac mini

#CAN YOU USE AN IMAC AS A DISPLAY FOR MAC MINI HOW TO#
#CAN YOU USE AN IMAC AS A DISPLAY FOR MAC MINI INSTALL#
#CAN YOU USE AN IMAC AS A DISPLAY FOR MAC MINI PC#
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Moreover, you can record tutorial videos, video conferences, popular videos, gameplays, and other on-screen activities without lagging. Thus, you can record video and audio secretly without others knowing. All your screen recording activities will not be detected by other programs. You can record all screen video and audio into digital files without losing quality.

#CAN YOU USE AN IMAC AS A DISPLAY FOR MAC MINI MAC#

Part 1: Best Screen Recorder to Capture All Activitiesįor most Windows and Mac users, AnyMP4 Screen Recorder is a must-have program.

#CAN YOU USE AN IMAC AS A DISPLAY FOR MAC MINI HOW TO#

How to Use iMac as a Monitor for MacBook Pro/Air.

#CAN YOU USE AN IMAC AS A DISPLAY FOR MAC MINI PC#

Part 2: How to Use iMac as a Monitor for PC and Mac.

Part 1: Best Screen Recorder to Capture All Activities.

Maybe you can enjoy doing it yourself, too. This was a fun little DIY project I did many years ago. I hope that guide serves as a good starting place. I keep getting PMs, emails and even the occasional phone call to my business about it. This comment from 5 years ago just won’t die. I made a little “ How To Buy The Correct Video Control Board" guide. Want it bad enough to try something scary and new. But tbh this text post should have enough information for you to Do It Yourself, you just have to want it. Nevermind, I never got around to finishing that guide, and iFixit deleted the W.I.P. I am now working on an iFixit guide for doing this to an iMac. If you want to hack your screen from your old iMac into a working monitor, roll up your sleeves and prepare to get dirty. No one is going to hold your hand or do it for you. Thus, it is not practicable for you to post your hardware identifiers on the internet and ask me what VGA board to get.Ģ) look on the back of your iMac's LCD panel for the manufacturer's sticker listing the model #, S/N, etc.ģ) Google/eBay search for "your-screens-model-number VGA Control Board". Apple may have took 200,000 screens from one source, 500,000 screens form another source, 300,000 from another source to make that million units. Chances are, the screens are NOT going to be all the same Make&Model. **Apple does not manufacture its own screens.**Īpple uses many different make/model screens across products or within the same product: Say for example, Apple sells a million units of a particular model of iMac. To anyone wondering what VGA control board to get: Look for at a 12v power brick with at least 3A and you should be good. Goodwill is a great place to get cheap working 12v power supplies.

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The key to converting old screens is to find the make and model number, then google that plus the words 'VGA control board' and you'll find that you need. It is satisfying using the 24" iMac with the hackintosh, running modern games on Win7.Īnyways, I hope this helps you and anyone else who reads this. I have a hackintosh PC built into an old metal G5 case. It looks just like an iMac, except if you look on the back or bottom there's a random hdmi port and extra buttons. I used a very short HDMI cable from newegg to connect it to the VGA controller.įrom there, it was a simple reassembly. I dremmeled a hole in the back of the iMac, stuck the HDMI over it, then bolted it on with nuts and bolts. You can find similar ones for DVI and VGA. It is a couple inches long, female on both ends, and one end has extra screw posts where you can screw it to the back of a Decora plate. I bought an HDMI adapter that is normally used for running HDMI through conduit and installing in-wall jacks. My VGA control board for my 24" iMac used VGA+DVI+HDMI. You can't see them unless you tilt the iMac up, it's nice.Ħ) the Video-In. If you are concerned about heat, you can either: (a) splice into that soldered joint (pre-psu) and add a 120V-to-USB adapter and a 5V fan or two, or (b) splice into the post-psu 12v side and add a 12v computer fan.ĥ) the VGA Control Board's Menu Button Board: fastened this to the bottom of the iMac case (using bolts, nuts, and metal plumber's tape) pointing downward out of the uncovered RAM bay. I placed the PSU inside the iMac case, and soldered the power plug to the inside of the iMacs power port, so that I can use the original white power cable to power the iMac. So find any old wall-wart or power supply you have lying around, just make sure your 12v psu has sufficient amperage. Most VGA control boards take the standard 12V that eeeevvvveeerrrryyything uses (usually 5.5x2.1 plugs). You can also use plumber's tape+bolts, or just hot glue and duct tape.Ĥ) The power supply. Based on the model number you provided, this would be your best bet:ģ) recycle screws and screw posts from the old guts to secure the VGA control board.

#CAN YOU USE AN IMAC AS A DISPLAY FOR MAC MINI INSTALL#

Remove all components from the shellĢ) Install a VGA Control Board. I did this sucessfully with both an old 17" Powerbook screen, and an old 2007 24" iMac.ġ) Gut the iMac completely. YES you can convert your old iMac (or laptop or anything!) to a standalone monitor.