Someone Drilled HOLES In This iMac! Why?

[@psivewri]

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[@NintendoGamer2600]

What is the iMac's screen resolution?

[@psivewri]

@@NintendoGamer2600 It is 1440x900

[@NintendoGamer2600]

@@psivewri kinda expected based the fact that the aspect ratio appears to be 16:10

[@pedronerits]

1 mac per sec

[@bananaaaaaah]

@Psivewri I have a question. I have a similar model iMac, the one with a camera (I think 2006) When I got it it had one, but about 2 months later of use, it had 7 lines of various colors on the screen. Can you tell me why, and if or how I can fix it??

[@HughJeffreys]

Purple RAM, ohhh dammm, I some need of that.

[@TheBusFoamer]

OMG HUGH I LOVE UR VIDS

[@EpixOnYT]

Hey hugh

[@kbhasi]

I suspect your comment was what led KZbin's recommendation engine to recommend this video to me.

[@Parocha]

I think I have a stick or two of purple DDR ram lying around

[@mitsostechtips9047]

tf, dual color ram sticks, never saw that again

[@marcp.]

I'm just here for the eucalyptus oil.

[@LunarEclypse]

Lol

[@brunosfgoncalves]

Me too 🤷‍♂️

[@chconly6700]

r/antimlm

[@opusmagna3346]

r/EucalyptusPron

[@denniseldridge2936]

It puts the eucalyptus oil on the skin... sorry, couldn't resist lol

[@GamingZoneGz7]

This guy could be a brand ambassador of Eucalyptus oil 😂😂😂

[@fravez]

Eucalyptus oil is the Aussie WD-40 I guess

[@girlsdrinkfeck]

koala bear smegma

[@georgemaragos2378]

It is most often ( well in our household ) used as a antiseptic in winter, you spray in the room and it kills flu germs, and smells nice. Often you can spray it on a hankerchief ( does anyone use hankies in the outside world these days - definitely not anyone at the shops ) and use it to feel better. It works like Glen20 but without the horrible smell I have never used it for cleaning, but there is liquid versions that look waterish / methylated spirits Regards George

[@yt_user1772]

@Toilet Paper dead meme

[@billybobjoe102_5]

Nikitos 77 not a meme, a subreddit.

[@JohnFekoloid]

@@georgemaragos2378 I'm going to buy some Eucalyptus oil because of your guys.

[@mitchelvalentino1569]

Haha. I love the colorful RAM! G5 Macs understandably catch some shade from enthusiasts, but I still like them.

[@Windows71246]

1:58 I wish newer iMac's we're that easy upgrade.

[@i05af]

they.....are?

[@qpol]

stain: *exists* psivewri: EUCALYPTUS OIL

[@munnsie100]

Seeing one of these takes me right back. This was the very first Mac I ever used, way back in kindergarten in 2007. The fleet of iMacs at my school always had display issues, they were always being repaired. Still, I love them.

[@EmperorMingg]

The G5, gosh. My first ever Mac purchase... first and last iMac (went pure MacBook after that), but a lot of memories on mine. I held out for the Intel G5 instead of the last round of PowerPC ones, and quite glad I did. Special place in my heart!

[@acumenium8157]

Did you know people do this for *current* ASUS laptops? That cost upward of 3,000$? Turns out times haven't changed with high-end products not having enough ventilation.

[@philipdavis3446]

I bought a lot of 2013 iMac's a few weeks ago that also had holes drilled. Unfortunately not speed holes, just holes for security locks

[@chrissulaiman5217]

Cool

[@hawkeye454]

I really enjoy your videos, thanks for making them!

[@WarriorsPhoto]

I kind of figured those holes wouldn’t help. It was worth a try thought. Good video bloke.

[@BollingHolt]

I just got my first 2005 iMac a couple of months ago. I keep it at my office, and I use it to VPN into my network at home for RDP and such. It works great for that purpose, still looks great, and even in its own OS is useful! Great video.

[@techrevival]

To improve its dust collection

[@johnDingoFoxVelocity]

Also so you know the caps go in the power supply as well watch out for a burning plastic smell and a spark exiting the rear of the case

[@psivewri]

Oh right, I should have probably opened the PSU to check. Thanks for the advice 👌

[@RetroReviewYT]

Try throwing a WD Blue SSD in the G5 iMac. Those work in the PowerMac G5 (tested that myself)

[@HistoryandReviews]

I use one in my macbook pro 2012 it boots in 12 seconds compared to 57 for hdd

[@Vexxel256]

@@HistoryandReviews yeah id recommend it bcse it made my brain boot in 20 secs compared to the 50 with an hdd

[@bartjuhhh6416]

Its possible to watch KZbin on it, you just have to set it to 144p and then you dont need to touch the mouse because it affects the framerate

[@michalzustak8846]

Thermal throttling? Integrated GPU? In another video of his, the first "cheesegrater" PowerMac G5 (same CPU type as this) plays 1080p KZbin smoothly.

[@bartjuhhh6416]

Michal Zušťák wow that is impressive

[@JohnMHammer]

I had the 20" version of this iMac and it was my main desktop from 2005-2007. I most likely would have gotten another year or two out of it but the video board died - while playing World of Warcraft. Probably due to heat, something I didn't pay attention to back then. I sold it to someone who used it as a headless server for almost 10 years after that before retiring the machine to a landfill.

[@TRASHoftheTITANS]

Damn, I was hoping you'd say the speed holes are a miracle cure for overheating :( I have an early 2008 MacBook Core 2 Duo that works perfectly except for the CPU reaching about 1000 degrees within minutes of booting. This happens whether I actually open any tasks or not. After having no success with air dusters I tried dismantling it to investigate, but found this impossible without snapping the keyboard panel as many of the screws were mashed and inextricable. It's a shame as it's a beautiful machine, and the OS is absolutely seamless even 12 years on. I don't want to use it as my daily, but I'd like to restore it to at least a usable state so it can function as a backup/Windows alternative when needed, but unfortunately this looks unlikely now.

[@nicktaylor1649]

The iMac G5 fans were so loud on most of them and seemingly constantly running. That PowerPC processor was always running hot. I miss PPC but jeez. Someone must’ve been desperate to do anything to cut down on the fan noise 😂

[@Pendleton115]

I remember these things handled 360p KZbin playblack “Ok” maybe it’s having heating issues stopping it from performing correctly. Would be cool to see a thermal Paste replacement on it

[@psivewri]

True, if it didn't take so long I'd consider doing that. Since the G5 iMac is basically worthless at the moment I'd probably be wasting my time 😅

[@Pendleton115]

Psivewri Fair, I have 5 of these things sitting in a corner lol. And I still don’t know how to remove the heat sinks. Also, it is possible to install SSDs, it’s just a difficult process. As SATA 1.0 doesn’t tend to work with modern SSD’s. If you’re interested DRUAGA1 has gotten SSDs working in the Powermac G5, and if imagine it’s a similar process for this iMac.

[@carmiliongr]

Can't stop watching your videos man, cheers from USA.

[@MichaelJ023]

Glad I saw this. I was going to get one for old school music production, after hearing about the temperature problems I’ll stick to my G4 Powermac tower for now.

[@Helladamnleet]

Wow that's crazy. How does such an old system hold up? I'm legitimately curious

[@MichaelJ023]

Helladamnleet Its a G4 Powermac Dual core 533mhz. It’s working just fine. I am running GarageBand 3, Ableton Live 7, FM7, and Reason 3, all without any issues. Since I left the comment above I ended up finding a mint condition G5 iMac cheap, so I now have one. I actually quite like it. I found out that most problems with overheating on the G5 is due to dried up Thermo grease, or people not doing the entire job of re-applying the grease. You have to remove everything to get under the logic board to access the cpu as well as the easy to remove heat sink on the top of the logic board. It stays cool just fine, however, the fan kicks on sometimes, making it hard to use with microphones. It’s really cool having the last non-intel iMacs in great condition.

[@saulhendrix4459]

I dont know why... but your voice, accent and hair are so cool 🙂

[@thepowercut]

I had same issue putting an SSD in my iMac G5... tried 3 different drives before I found one that was detected and would allow OSX to install.

[@denniseldridge2936]

I can attest to the fact that this generation of iMacs *needed* the ventilation desperately lol. I had one given to me to which I added a rather crude external fan arrangement, as it would shut down from thermal overload otherwise.

[@АлексейГриднев-и7р]

Well, that's why Apple ended up ditching PowerPC. Ir was just too hot.

[@preziam]

dremel out a square section where the holes are and epoxy in some wire mesh, would definitely tidy up that mess of holes.

[@delscoville]

I had the same model that I sold to a local sound studio in 2006, he's still using it, just as a DAT, though since it has the 3.5mm analog/fiber jacks. Not sure if he's running a DAW on it now, probably has something else for that now. One thing I instantly regretted when I got an Intel Mac and sold the G5 iMac was Storm 3.0 no longer worked, and Arturia eventually retired it the same year.

[@ShaifulSykes]

Watching your old videos so i have content to watch, love your video man . Waiting for new videos

[@Petersonstudios]

I've had a G5 iMac as a main PC back in 2O1O, at that time, it could play videos up 72Op without any hickups.. I miss this machine.. Well time flies :D

[@GalenlevyPhoto]

Man, i wish the newer iMacs opened up like that. Sigh at Apple making it more difficult to access it.

[@howtowithelizabeth7513]

wawonas it probably clicks together with clips that will snap of messed with or the screws are hidden

[@GalenlevyPhoto]

Elizabeth Marks-Graham the 2017 iMac which I have, is put together with double sided tape. You need special mini pizza cutter to break the seal to open it up, once you’re done...you have to carefully align it with new double sided tape and mount it back on. I think Apple started doing that in 2013 iMac or newer.

[@candorcat5736]

This videos inspire me to fix computers LOVE U KEEP GOING

[@candorcat5736]

Omg thank u so much for the heart

[@kerigancreighton2351]

>buys iMac g5 >sells it because it is too loud >buys g5 tower

[@benjaminjones1505]

I really like to watch these types of videos. Especially when I pulled all nighter like rn.

[@TechTipsUSA]

wish I was a person that could get a bunch of IMACS for $50

[@ghostwaste6776]

Wish i would have 50$

[@Heidegaff]

Where is Linus?

[@WantBadtime]

Just s@ve your money for something better. It is worth it.

[@deadchannel67373]

@@yeetboi7165 but still assume they're all working ir should be more like 400 dollars

[@stojsim8307]

There is something oddly satisfying every time you open up old computers, fix them up and go wild with the cleaning products.

[@buzzyboy89]

How cool the owner before reached out to you !

[@Alexander_l322]

Hello Yoda

[@kraftyw1999]

There are actually add-ons available for Leopard that allow you to watch KZbin on PowerPC Macs (I think they have to run Leopard, though). I have some fun watching KZbin videos every now and again on my iMac G5. A bit cumbersome, and not at all pragmatic; however, it can still be done!

[@Helladamnleet]

I'm able to watch KZbin on my eMac through VLC and some plugin

[@kraftyw1999]

@@Helladamnleet Which plugin? I'd be interested in exploring this.

[@JZKDutchYT]

I've also drilled holes in my Mid 2012 MBP backcover which used to be on my mid 2009 one because it actually works in cooling down the system

[@DVINTHEHOUSEMAN]

I use a damp Kleenex, soak it until it’s mostly wet, then squeeze excess water out. Wipe the screen and stuff, then get a dry Kleenex or two and wipe the screen and stuff.

[@Reden777]

Microfiber cloths are used to avoid scratching or damaging the screen, unlike normal handkerchiefs.

[@JanGodrie]

3:30 Did you check via Terminal if the SSD was listed with the command "diskutil list"? If so, use the command "diskutil eraseDisk JHFS+ NameForNewDisk /dev/". After the command is completed, quit Terminal and launch Disk Utility again, the SSD should show up now.

[@LisaMurphy]

Nice reflection on Apple. I have an Imac from 2010 which I still use and it needs that third party fan system. Lame! I have an Imac from 2008 that also still runs and it overheats like mad. I've considered drilling holes in it but I would drill a hell of a lot more holes than that guy did.

[@ambirbtruckdriver]

That's funny, in Texas it's so dusty that could've just been two weeks worth

[@AutoPlay4]

Great video mate!

[@flyinblaze2663]

Your channel is growing like the flashhh

[@murphygoat-k4n]

Can you do a video testing a Dell Latitude E5440 pls?

[@FakeGreenYT]

Royal Kingdom no

[@murphygoat-k4n]

@@FakeGreenYT shut the fuck up

[@trionic5]

@@murphygoat-k4n ok kyle

[@sushimamba4281]

I had one of these, I think it was the next model, the 20" G5 iSight, 2.1Ghz, 2.5 Gb RAM. Great machine for its day.

[@retrochristmas7329]

These are worth alot now. The slab one with the ports on the side like that are hard to find. The remodel ones are more common.

[@auroraattardcoleiro1455]

For watching KZbin videos and having a better web browsing experience, I’d suggest trying out Leopard Webkit. It works so well that I can watch 360p KZbin on my 17” PowerBook G4 without any framedrops and surfing the internet is actually doable :)

[@georgemaragos2378]

Strange, i have a G4 ibook ( white snowbook ) with the highest 1.33 GHz processor and 1.5G ram and it "shudders" in youtube. Admitably it is not a silver powerbook with the top end GPU, but it really struggles, I do use the TenFourFox browser for normal sites. But like i say, it it for the era and software at the time, it still loves office 2004 and all of the other 10.4 tiger software( same as office 2003 for PC , just took longer to port to PPC ) My other 2 macs are 2008 Macbook and also a 2008 Imac Core2 duo, both running 10.6 Snow Leopard ( i tried the hack to lion but it did not work ), at least firefox is sort of curent and i use VLC for media player. Both i have moded with "refind" to dual boot into Linux Mint - that uses basically the current browser and is say 20% lighter on resources than OSX 10.6 I do have a Linux Mint for PPC but never installed it Regards George

[@heyitswill243]

Damn I really want one of those IMacs that is on the arm and you can have it any angle you want

[@imacg5658]

I have a iMac G5 myself (obviously) and I got the 20” model. Halo: CE runs very well, and the fans don’t speed up too much.

[@thecarwashesandmorechannel2892]

2:30 Reformat it. I always format as ExFAT since it has compatibility for both Mac and Windows, as well as older versions of both systems.

[@thescreemregular5168]

3:44 now I want Mac 🖥 slabs in MC

[@halvardlundnorway]

What a cosy video, and trip to the past...

[@AssassinsGnomieR]

I drilled holes in the bottom case of my 2011 macbook pro, it had bad overheating problems and drilling the holes helped lower temp by around 6-8 C.

[@Bboyman1150]

I have a 2006 iMac 27 with a flaky nvidia GPU. Was functional after repast and replacing thermal pads, but any GPU task besides the desktop will cause the app or Mac to crash. Was saved from ewaste and cost nothing so I don’t think it’s worth $90 to replace the GPU that will definitely fail. I wonder if there are any third party GPUs or adapters

[@travistaylor3186]

I’ve never seen a PowerPC processor not run hot, it’s kinda what they do best. Taking the logic board out isn’t that bad, and definitely easier than any newer iMac, I can guarantee the thermal paste in that iMac desperately needs replacing.

[@onigvd77]

I have one iMac just like this or very close. I think the power supply has had it tho. One thing to be aware of with these and any machine really when playing video, full screen mode is more performant and you will get better frame rates that way.

[@guts2048]

I got my 20" iMac g5 for 40€ and when I got it out of the box I was surprised how heavy it was

[@garyreardon11]

Good video. I figured the holes were to vent the imac.

[@rawlstonm97]

love your videos dude

[@jonjonsson6323]

There is a hybrid ssd and harddrive you can use for older equipment.

[@kaitlyn__L]

Kind of surprised you didn't try to put better thermal paste inside that chunky G5 block, given how iMacs aren't much worse than laptops. Maybe would've improved things where the holes didn't? But then I don't know anything about the inside of those G5 blocks, maybe you know something I don't and it would be futile. I'm just imagining it as similar to a Pentium II or early Pentium III card where you can take off the heatsink and access it.

[@JTechWorkshop]

Nice haul of comouter for cheap! I have done something similar to my old Xbox 360 when I drilled out some holes for cooling to avoid the RROD

[@bestage9429]

At first, the title might seem a bit puzzling, but the moment you take a look at the back where the holes were drilled, it's pretty obvious why...

[@lukedavis436]

When will we see the other computers in this lot (im particularly looking forward to the compaq laptop i see)

[@MrFabtahiti]

I bought the same iMac new back then, I quickly returned it and changed for a Mac mini because I really didn't like how hot it got and the fans were loud most of the time... Not a good experience...

[@onofreenricoespanol3046]

I have been waiting for this since you posted the picture on KZbin I’m so late😭😭😭

[@dxerkin4]

The Uno Life 2019???!?!?!?1111??1?1!1!1!1

[@shunack1959]

Can you tell me where you by the eucalyptus oil in a spray can?

[@francoboo3857]

Where do you get these PCs??? Ebay?

[@Philipp-oh4vq]

Hello, i bought a IMac "broken" Form 3€, i need a CMOS Battery but i dont know which i should use. I would Love of you can Help me

[@unlined_sardine7426]

HOLY IMAC BATMAN

[@Random22]

I would recommend filling those holes up with resin or something.

[@georgemaragos2378]

it would look yucky, you can often find parts machines or outer shells on ebay, but it would cost the same as a fully working machine. I took a photo and i showed a mate on mine, he said may dremzel the holes into straight lines , but there are to many of them close together, so the only option is to cut it out and fit a normal cooling fan with a mesh cover - or place some small speakers with a cloth mesh Regards George

[@samupaaso4180]

In fact, you can make your web browsing experience smoother by not using TenFourFox. The best browser for PowerPC macs is Leopard-WebKit, as it does support modern features while still being responsive

[@andresd270]

I drilled holes into my mid 2012 15” macbook pro aluminum base

[@crumples4967]

I almost did that with my 2012 17” too, but its useless

[@WolfeandcoArchive]

Wow that thing is tiny!

[@erikkruger1760]

I was actually able to put a SSD into my 2004 1.6 GHz base model iMac G5 and it worked perfectly fine. Even though it didn't improve the performance very much because it's just SATA 1. So after I tried it out and had no real benefit I fitted the original 80 GB hard drive into the iMac

[@harpskid]

I bet this guy literally uses eucalyptus oil as lube

[@marguskastehein9044]

psiweri why are you not using the imacs what did you fix

[@uyscuti5571]

cpu is no working..... Psivewri: it needs some cleaning xD just kidding keep up bro

[@tekdomination8909]

DZ UY Scuti It needs some eucalyptus oil.

[@AYouTubeChannelwithNoName]

Okay?

[@TheRealFABW]

Love your video! Keep it up :D

[@Xx_BEAST_xX]

These vids are the best this is all I watch your vids

[@PizzaTheGoat]

Who did the iMac G5 for some holes!? But I think that PowerPC G5 was a bit slower than PowerPC G4.

[@Azeraph]

Just wipe a bit of eucalyptus oil on the sata contacts and you'll be able to install the ssd. Make sure you use a micro fiber cloth.

[@houghtonjeannie]

Hi I just found your video I have the same imac computer and I have locked myself out and not able to get the machine to factory reset can you help please and thank you.

[@javierosorio7815]

I'm quite curious about how you installed Age of Empire on this computer. I'd love to do it as well. Let me know. Cheers!

[@GuillermoRuiz93]

Where did you get the lot??

[@white_mask13]

it can actually play a 360p video by using rocket and when going on a video hitting refresh

[@CoffeeOnRails]

This is a legit Psivewri video, I can smell the Eucalyptus Oil all the way over here in the UK

[@eepymeowers]

I so want to put a laughing emoji here but I can't sadly since I'm using Linux (Hey, I love Linux! I also use heavily customized and modded Ubuntu)

[@familyguyfunnymoments34]

How do you get computers for so cheap on eBay? I was looking at iMacs on eBay and they cost more than $100

[@NonsensicalSpudz]

halo a title that was shown at the apple event, originally to be a mac exclusive title as bungie were mac devs, now its a windows/xbox title.

[@EmreNurbeyler]

You deserve more subs!

[@gerasimoskardaras1319]

What is the best way to clean the screen ?

[@joefell5311]

What is the advantage of using eucalyptus oil over some other cleaning product? I honestly have never seen this in my stores in the US. Great channel and vids as usual.

[@psivewri]

I wouldn't say it's better necessarily. It does smell nice though 👌

[@joefell5311]

@@psivewri Gotcha. The closest thing I can think of here across the pond would be Goo Gone or something since it looks like eucalyptus takes goo off as well.

[@MK-of7qw]

WD 40 will remove sticky as well... But the enjoyment of that petrol smell is aquired over time. So yeah, eucalyptus oil it is.

[@awesamos]

Hi. I have an old iMac Late 2009 - MB950LL/A* - iMac10,1-A1311-2308 with dual core E7600 processor, Can we upgrade just the processor to Core 2 Quad Q9650, my search criteria was LGA 775 socket. if not Q9650, what could be the best processor with 4 cores and 6Mb or more cache. Thanks a Million

[@martinsauve9932]

i don't now but my late 2009 need a CPU upgrade too !

[@resneptacle]

Are you sure that you can upgrade from a Core2Duo zo a Core2Quad?

[@PAEMusic]

What is that port above the USB ports?

[@koolioperson5534]

Mini-Vga

[@Traderjoe]

I have the exact same machine. I don’t know what to do with it.

[@kishor5389]

That's a nice slab of IMac you have there