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Separating the iMac
Emous Pratt writes: "There is a neat article up on iMacLinux.net which talks you through separating the monitor and computer parts of the iMac. It is very detailed, with lots of cool screenshots including this one of the completed machine, and this one showing the machine is still working. This is useful if you want to run Linux and not run the monitor, or if your monitor is broken." Update: 02/03 19:37 GMT by T : Note for the curious: this is about the old iMac (CRT equipped), not the new lampish G4 variety.
Apple's tower design is OK, but I think that they could have done the external drive bays more conveniently. I think there's one too many screws or not enough room for getting at the power/audio/IDE connectors because of the PSU, or something.
The big name PCs at work seem to be able to pop the drive without screws (the attached rails have them, natch, but don't have to be screwed in the case) and there's loads of room in the case behnd the drives for getting at cables.
The mainboards are often obfuscated, but the DRAM slots aren't and that's all you normally tweak on a mainboard unless you're an overclocker and then you got it mounted on plywood...