iMac - Trying to be Green er

rjroy · rjroy #1 (**permalink**)

08-09-2009, 05:01 PM

I've just been given an imac g5 20 inch (you know the all in one display desktops). The former owner says it's got a bad processor. Now it will boot up and looks like it works fine but I would rather not risk using it as a computer so I was thinking I could use it as a second monitor either by hooking it up to my macbook pro or using it at my office (a windows only environment.. boo hiss) Any ideas am I asking the impossible. It has a number of ports on the back USB, RJ45, Optical type of S video maybe and a bunch I don't recognize at all.

pigoo3 · pigoo3 #2 (**permalink**)

08-09-2009, 05:23 PM

I'm 99% sure you cannot use an iMac as a second monitor.

Two question's for you:

1. Why would you "rather" not risk using this iMac G5 "as a computer"?
2. What does your posting title "Trying to be Green er" have to do with your posting?

Thanks,

- Nick

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rjroy #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 09, 2009 Posts: 1	08-09-2009, 05:01 PM I've just been given an imac g5 20 inch (you know the all in one display desktops). The former owner says it's got a bad processor. Now it will boot up and looks like it works fine but I would rather not risk using it as a computer so I was thinking I could use it as a second monitor either by hooking it up to my macbook pro or using it at my office (a windows only environment.. boo hiss) Any ideas am I asking the impossible. It has a number of ports on the back USB, RJ45, Optical type of S video maybe and a bunch I don't recognize at all.
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pigoo3 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: May 20, 2008 Location: U.S. Posts: 20,674 Mac Specs: 13" MB 2.4ghz, 2gig ram, OS 10.7.4	08-09-2009, 05:23 PM I'm 99% sure you cannot use an iMac as a second monitor. Two question's for you: 1. Why would you "rather" not risk using this iMac G5 "as a computer"? 2. What does your posting title "Trying to be Green er" have to do with your posting? Thanks, - Nick
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