iMac iSight PITA.

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  • smason
    Badcaps Legend
    • Feb 2010
    • 1652
    • Canada

    #21
    Re: iMac iSight PITA.

    Originally posted by TheLaw
    Oh...really? Maybe it's iMac w/ iSight. http://www.apple.com/support/isight/.

    Regardless,

    That's the whole PSU board. Make's sense now. I Was wondering why such a huge board with big components was dedicated to the webcam, of all things.
    As far as I know there were 3 models of iMac G5, the iMac the iMac ALS (ambient light sensor) , and iSight. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMac_G5

    The iSight model of iMac G5 looks like a regular G5 with a built-in camera.
    Inside however it's way different than the regular iMac.
    36 Monitors, 3 TVs, 4 Laptops, 1 motherboard, 1 Printer, 1 iMac, 2 hard drive docks and one IP Phone repaired so far....

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    • TheLaw
      Badcaps Veteran
      • Jan 2011
      • 477

      #22
      Re: iMac iSight PITA.

      Well my bad. Somehow I pissed the "iMac" part in the title. Good luck.

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