Could it be that your ram is not the lower profile kind? If you use the standard height ram it hits the cage under the cooling fan which might explain why it was hard to close. Bud On Thursday, December 19, 2002, at 08:31 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > In a message dated 12/19/02 8:21:07 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > << > ... The pwr supply is loose and the screw that ties it down is > stripped ... >>> > > Probably some Bozo replaced that screw with a 6-32 UNC machine screw. > > That screw should be an M3.5-0.6 (metric) machine screw. > > In order to restore the threads, you're going to need a M3.5-0.6 tap, > which > is about as scarce as hen's teeth, but is available from the larger > machine > tool supply houses (Enco, MSC, J&L, etcetera). > > Might as well get an M3.5-0.6 die at the same time, so you can restore > the > threads on any M3.5-0.6 fasteners which were mistakenly driven into > 6-32 UNC > holes, such as found on disk drives. > > Many a G3 case has been ruined by using 6-32 UNC screws to retain PCI > cards. > Those retention screws are indeed 6-32 UNC on PCs, but on all Macs > with PCI > card retention screws, those are also M3.5-0.6, in an interesting > deviation > of the PCI spec. > > Bottom line, the Mac is now, and has always been all "all Metric" > product. > > -- > G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives > | > -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! > | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > > -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
