Robyn wrote, >As for getting the S900 open (all left-right references assume you are >looking at the front of the machine), lay the computer on its side with >the left panel on top. Unscrew the thumb wheel on the back left side. >It is half way up the case. The screw does not come all the way out, >when you feel it go slack, push in on the tabs on the top and bottom >corners of the side panel (you can see the thump impressions on the top >and bottom). You need to use plenty of elbow grease and probably a few >bad words for this part. Slide the panel towards the rear of the >machine, it will move an inch or two. Lift the panel off. > >To get to the battery you will need to remove the front bezel as well. >To do this, look for t push tabs, one of the top-top, middle-side, and >bottom-side. They are slightly sunk into the metal and have engraved >arrows pointing to them, they would be about a half-inch from the front >bezel. This panel will swing to the right and pull out. > >You will now need to pull the drive bay bracket (the big metal square >hole that the CD-ROM is in) an inch or two forward, it will start to >come out of the 'front' of the case, when it stops moving, pull the >bracket out of the left side of the case. The battery will be on the >motherboard right behind where the lowest drive bay would be. The >battery will snap out. There may be a black cover over the battery, pry >up the edge of the cover to snap it off, if you break that cover, don't >worry, it is really only used in shipping to prevent the battery from >falling out, you won't need it in normal use. > >Anyone else have anything to add? > >-Robyn
Here's my method for getting the side panel off of an S900. Lay the machine on its right side, loosen the screw (it will come out) and depress the back tab while with the other hand, place fingers under the edge of panel near the tab and pull. Then repeat with the other edge. Do small tugs on each side. This way prevents damage from a heavy palm. You can also remove the side panel while the S900 is standing with a little more practice using this method. I remember Umax salespeople at the 1995 Macworld show removing panels from standing S900's with complete ease. HTH. Eric -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:supermacs@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:supermacs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:supermacs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
