On Sat, 2009-08-22 at 08:38 -0700, Cyrus Griffin wrote: > Wow that seems like quite the dilemma... You can get it apart fairly > easy, you just have to pop out the video port cover (whether it has > video or not, just slip a flathead screwdriver into the slot of the > panel near the back) then undo two screws under that panel, and two > near the sockets of the folding bar. The bottom part should lift off,
When it feels like you are going to break something lifting off the plastic bottom case - keep going. It sounds like somethings breaking. > giving you access to the metal shield. There are I believe, about 6 > screws holding this down, two near the front, around the HD and > optical drive, two near the middle, and two at the back. Be careful > with these, they are VERY easy to drop down inside the computer. The > best way to take these out is with a slightly magnetized screwdriver. > Next, unplug the HD and CD drive cables, then unscrew the 4 screws > holding down the bracket that has the HD and CD drive in it. Next, > unscrew the screws in the sides, that hold the HD and CD in the bracket. > You now have the HD and CD drive out. > I had this problem once with an iBook; the one sure way to get the CD > out is to pop the top off the CD drive itself. Just get a small > screwdriver, and unscrew the screws in the top of the drive. Just look > at how it's put together, since every CD drive is different. It may > have clips holding it down on one side, or something like that. Once > you have the top off, just take the CD off the spindle. There you go. > Also, you can install OSX with the HD in another Mac, then put it back > in the iMac. Just make sure it's a compatible system; most slot- > loading iMacs will run anything from OS 9.1 to 10.4. However there > were a couple that could only run 10.3. Before trying that, look at the front of the optical drive, you should be able to see the little tab on the right that is the manual eject. Try pressing it in. This sounds like the optical drive has problems. Sometimes it's something bent slightly and you might be able to fix it. Other times it's something broken and you'll need a new drive. > > I've seen that happen before with older macs that have OS9 and OSX on > the same HD, sometimes it can be a pain to start in OS9 because it > restarts and boots into OSX. Try holding down the option key when you boot, you should be able to select the OS it boots. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
