So I recently acquired a sunflower iMac G4 1Ghz model. I noticed that I wasn’t getting any audio out from the internal speaker.
I looked at the back of the Mac and saw that the 2.5mm jack for the powered speakers was severely damaged. When I got this iMac it didn’t come with the powered speakers.
Also in OSX the sound settings kept crashing. I can hook up to the head phone jack and the audio plays just fine though the headphones.
I disassembled the iMac and desoldered the 2.5 mini jack off the logic board. Now OSX sound settings doesn’t crash but prompts me that the powered speakers aren’t plugged in correctly. I’m guessing there is an internal switch within the jack to let OSX if the speakers are plugged in or not.
Does anyone know if I could buy this jack separately or would I have to find a donor logic board and have it desoldered off?
or could someone provide me with a schematic of the jack so I can just ground the points in the logic board to let OSX know there is nothing plugged in.
I greatly appreciate any help.
I looked at the back of the Mac and saw that the 2.5mm jack for the powered speakers was severely damaged. When I got this iMac it didn’t come with the powered speakers.
Also in OSX the sound settings kept crashing. I can hook up to the head phone jack and the audio plays just fine though the headphones.
I disassembled the iMac and desoldered the 2.5 mini jack off the logic board. Now OSX sound settings doesn’t crash but prompts me that the powered speakers aren’t plugged in correctly. I’m guessing there is an internal switch within the jack to let OSX if the speakers are plugged in or not.
Does anyone know if I could buy this jack separately or would I have to find a donor logic board and have it desoldered off?
or could someone provide me with a schematic of the jack so I can just ground the points in the logic board to let OSX know there is nothing plugged in.
I greatly appreciate any help.