I recently acquired 2 eMacs from a friend. The first one I received is a 1ghz machine with 512MB RAM ...it's COMPLETELY dead. I hit the button and it does jack schitt. I'm guessing it's the power supply. <br><br>Enter eMac #2. I get it home last night thinking it's the same as the first one. Nope. It's 700mhz with 384MB RAM ...but it does work. <br><br>My question is if I can either snag the power supply from the 700mhz eMac and slap it into 1ghz machine ...or transplant the logic board into the 700mhz shell. Are they similar enough to transplant parts?<br><br>The 700mhz eMac has big holes in it's speaker grate ...the 1ghz has small holes. If that helps any.<br><br>I have taken the 1ghz machine almost completely apart, so I know somewhat how they are put together.<br><br>zweisoft<br>

Check this out...<br><br><br>M i c h a e l (OFI)

After a little more research on the welovemacs site I see that the power supplies of the 700 and 1GHz have different part numbers. Whether that means they are power-rated differently or have different plugs is any body's guess.<br><br><br>M i c h a e l (OFI)

As you have taken one of them completely apart. How accessible is the optical drive? Would it be easy enough to replace the CD-RW drive with a superdrive?<br><br>A friend of mine has a 7 or 800 and I have a spare pioneer 105 superdrive I would like to put in its place.<br><br>TIA<br><br><br>M i c h a e l (OFI)

The power rating on both of my eMacs is 170watt according to MacTracker and Apple-History.com. Now if they will fit in the same hole! <br><br>As far as replacing the CD drive ...that's easy. Just remove all the outer screws with an allen wrench and remove the outer shell. The CD drive is on the very outside attached with a couple screws. Just tell him to be careful when removing the outer shell because there is a wire that connects to the power button on the outside. That wire can be tricky to reconnect too. <br><br>zweisoft<br>

The capacitors on the logic board may be leaking and swollen. Check the serial number to see if it qualifies for the repair extension.<br><br>http://www.apple.com/support/emac/repairextensionprogram/<br><br>

I had an old iMac once that died like that. After trying different power cords with no luck, I used an emory board (nail file) on the connectors on the back, where the power cord plugged in, to clean them up a bit, like I used to do to electrical connections on cars, and it fired right up. Sandpaper works, too. <br><br>

"like I used to do to electrical connections on cars"<br><br>Spoken like a true beach resident....<br><br>As far as the power supplies - I'd just try it. If they fit, they'll probably work. In fact, I'd scavenge all the stuff that fits to make the best possible combination eMac. <br><br><br><br>Don't be too circumspective - you'll end up traveling slower than the speed of life.

Close but no cigar. Not on the list.<br><br>It also looks like the power supplies are not compatible. Two different styles. <br><br>Not only that but something happened and now the eMac that worked now doesn't power on at all. maybe it has to do with the connector to the power button!?!? <br><br>Is there a way to turn the machine on without using the button? Some other button inside the case used for techs?<br><br>zweisoft<br>

I think Donna is on to the most probable cause for failures in your eMacs; corrosion, or some pollutant build-up on electrical contact points. You really can get a lot of stuff to come back to life by just checking connections. Worrying a connection will clean the contacts. Making sure stuff is tight will do the same. <br><br><br><br>Don't be too circumspective - you'll end up traveling slower than the speed of life.