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Apple created this machine much differently than its predecessors, both 17" and 20". There were 2 hurdles that I could see initially with rebuilding an A1145 model. I've not seen a completed A1145 project done anywhere so far.
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As usual, like with any mod, there's no guarantee and with this model there's no instruction manual to follow. There are a couple of hurdles to jump over with this project, but I'm hopeful to find success at the end. My rationale will be explained and open to comments as always.
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I'm part way into the work already so will also outline my progress to date. I will detail a complete build log as with my other projects. I simply cannot believe the way the prices have come down on this apparently unloved non-ethernet version of the i3 NUC. These are dirt cheap now, I offered 150.00 dollars on a brand new retail boxed version on eBay and the vendor sold it to me. I've already ordered the many parts that are required, the system will be based on the same Intel NUC DC3217BY as the previous one. This build will include much of the same feature set as that one, with the exception of a larger LCD display and the power requirements it imposes.
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I finished a 17" G5 mod only a few weeks ago. A quick visit to my air compressor in the garage fixed that in a hurry. I'm assuming the issue was heat related, because the iMac was jam packed with dust clumps when I disassembled it. It had been used since brand new in a local art studio, but was being sold off because it was continually shutting itself down. Scratches, stickers, spots of glue and paint splashes were all over the exterior the original white keyboard was even worse. The system itself (with exception of the LCD) was pretty beat up. There isn't a single mark on the LCD, and the pixels are perfect, not a bad deal for only thirty bucks. It was first intended to be used only as an LCD replacement for my 20" iMac G4, in case the LCD panel ever failed in that machine. This project is an A1145 20" 2.1GHz G5 iSight model that I acquired off Craigslist in working condition for only 30 dollars. I'm currently in a 6-week recovery from minor abdominal surgery, so in my off-time decided to embark upon yet another iMac mod to fill in my time of physical immobility. Building a CustoMac Hackintosh: Buyer's Guide