I've worked on nearly every mac case style ever made, and the 8500 is the absolute worst.
You quite literally have to remove *everything* from the motherboard in order to remove it to add/remove RAM. Take off the metal cover with the 4 thumbscrews, slide back and up. Disconnect *every* cable along the top edge. Remove CPU and any PCI cards. Remove the power button and LED assembly. Remove screw at the center of the motherboard. Remove *all* external devices, power, adb, scsi, etc. Remove av card ribbon cable from motherboard (if equipped) Slide the motherboard forward about an inch, then pull straight out. Make whatever changes you need to make, then re-assemble in the opposite order. -=D=- On 7/15/02 2:45 PM, "Neal Wingate" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Actually I have a similar problem. I have 1 Mac 8500 and 1 8550 server > but the server needs RAM and a new battery. When you open the case the > motherboard and slots are all screwed tightly like a green cube. How in > the heck do I get this "cube" open to put in a new battery and RAM? I > had an owners manual in PDF form but I lost it cause my PeeCee crashed. > Strange thing is no one seems to either have the 8500 series or are they > just too new? > > Neal > ~~~~~~~~~~~ > Fat Foot Bailey > -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> 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]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
