On Tuesday, January 28, 2003, at 01:47 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello all, > > > I recently purchased a S900. I would like to upgrade the system drive > and ram, but can not remove the side panel. I am new to Umax, so am > looking for any secrets that may help me out. I noticed the two tabs on > the panel, but they do not seem to do much of anything. I have tried > everything short of prying it off with a crow bar with no luck. Can > some one send me a link to any photos or any other info that may help > me get this lid off? I would hate to have to send it back, it is in > perfect condition, at least on the surface. > >
There are 3 methods. Easy: with S900 on side (as you face S900, top is on your right). Loosen knob screw on top middle of panel in the rear (can leave in or take out of panel). Depress tab on bottom with left hand and with fingers of right hand under the bottom edge of the panel, give a short pull. Switch to top tab with right hand depress tab and at the same time put fingers of left hand under the edge of the panel, give another short pull. Repeat these pulls alternating top and bottom tabs and you will see the panel loosen from front panel. You should get more finger space as the panel loosens. It's the little tugs that work here. Old way: With S900 on side as above, loosen screw, depress tab and with other hand palm down in the panel middle, push the panel away with a sliding motion. Alternate hands with top and bottom tabs until the panel starts to separate from the front panel. This method tends to bring out the gorilla in us and too much force could....I don't want to go there. Impressive: do the Easy method above with the S900 in the normal position. Takes practice and very fast (useful for for saving time in OSX installs). 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:[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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
