I am trying to replace my internal hd in a early model 17" G5 and can not open the cover. It appears to be jammed or stuck. Anyone know any tricks?
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Removing cover on early design G5-17inch
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The three captive phillips head fasteners on the bottom edge can get jammed easily. I'd say about 50% of the non-isight G5 iMacs I've opened have had at least one of them over torqued.
One technique that has worked is to apply gentle pressure to the lower corner or center, just above the frozen fastener and turn the head to the left (undo) with enough torque to move the fastener back into position. The danger is in stripping the head, so be careful.
One technique that has worked is to apply gentle pressure to the lower corner or center, just above the frozen fastener and turn the head to the left (undo) with enough torque to move the fastener back into position. The danger is in stripping the head, so be careful.
I found a video on youtube.com showing how to open it up. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfLmsrMafXs
But it looks pretty risky I mean what if something goes wrong I don't think I personally would have the guts to do this to my new Aluminium iMac.....
But it looks pretty risky I mean what if something goes wrong I don't think I personally would have the guts to do this to my new Aluminium iMac.....
The video in the post above mine is a different machine. The G5s were easy to get into; the back cover normally comes straight off.
Well unfortunately for us iMac 9,1 owners its a lot more complicated
Well I guess apple was wrong about them saying that 'The imac has a single sheet of aluminium with no screws' Trust me all computers have screws, and as shown if my previous post the screws are simply hidden away from users.
Well I guess apple was wrong about them saying that 'The imac has a single sheet of aluminium with no screws' Trust me all computers have screws, and as shown if my previous post the screws are simply hidden away from users.