Hi,
Is there more than two screws on bottom memory door? I loosened the two screws
on either side but find it still is being hindered by something in the middle.
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Just to be sure we are on the same page…
On my MacBook where there is a coin slot to unlock the battery, there
is a ram/HD area behind a alumium panel. This panel is attached with
three philips screws according to Apple documentation.
Jonathan Cohn
On 10/06/2011, Vince Mistretta
I'm referring to the iMac as in the subject not a MBP.
Thanks
On Jun 10, 2011, at 12:47 PM, Jonathan Cohn wrote:
Just to be sure we are on the same page…
On my MacBook where there is a coin slot to unlock the battery, there
is a ram/HD area behind a alumium panel. This panel is attached
Hi Vince,
I don't know the iMac layout, but Apple's support pages gives full information
on how to perform memory upgrades and disk installations (on computer and
laptop models where this is relatively easy to access). Go to the Knowledge
Base Article on iMac: How to remove or install memory:
Thanks, but I did that and it says to remove screws - not how many for my
model. Most 27 inch seem to have two screws which Idid loosen, but there seems
to be something else there which is not described. It might be in a diagram,
but not described in words. That's why I'm asking here in case
Hi Vince,
Just after the step about removing the screws, the instructions on the Apple
Knowledge Base article page say:
Untuck the tab in the memory compartment. If you are replacing a memory
module, gently pull the tab to eject any installed memory module.
Did you try to feel around for any
Ester,
I'm not even at that step. It's the compartment door I'm referring to. It is
sticking in the center and I can't seem to get it loosened up.
In the center there seems to be a very small item loosely moving in and out
when I move my fingers over the area, but can't figure if it's
Hi Vince,
According to the iFixit site for the 27 iMac 2009 model, there are 3 screws to
the compartment door, and you use a Phillips #1 size screwdriver to open it.
I'll paste in the text of their instructions and then give you the link to the
page:
begin quote
Step 1 — Access Door
Figures, it takes another site to explain there's three screws nottwo.
Thanks Ester..
On Jun 10, 2011, at 4:19 PM, Esther wrote:
Hi Vince,
According to the iFixit site for the 27 iMac 2009 model, there are 3 screws
to the compartment door, and you use a Phillips #1 size screwdriver to
