If it's anything like the IIcx, there's a plastic latch just behind the disk & hard drive that you have to pry to release the power supply. I don't remember exactly what it looks like, but I do remember it took some wiggling to get the PSU out. Be careful with the latch, as it's probably pretty brittle after all these years.
On 5/30/05, J.S. Garrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- Manuel Marques <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'm going to get the PSU. But as I never mixed up > > with real and heavy > > hardware (except for some LCs I've opened), please > > tell me: how hard is to > > replace the PSU on the IIci? I saw something which > > looked like a screw, but > > I can't be sure. And how is the power connected? I > > saw a AT-like connector > > feeding the hard drive, but how is the connection to > > the motherboard? > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`` > > If it already hasn't been answered, the screw holds > the > PSU to the rear of the plastic box. There's a casing > inside that holds the floppy drive and hard drive. > It's got it's own screw at the left-rear, looking from > the front. > > The left rear of the floppy/hard drive casing has a > "finger" that latches to a slot in the PSU. Pry away > from the PSU and lift the PSU straight out. It presses > lightly into a 4-pin socket on the motherboard, but > always seems to act "wedged" into the case. A wiggle > while you lift helps. > > Then if you want it out for any reason, remove the > screw on the floppy/hard drives casing and wiggle it > backward. It retains to the right side of the case, so > you have to pry on THAT latch, too, > > Not heavy work. But some trickiness. > > Jeff G > > > > Facere Compositio Ex Congeries > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new Resources site > http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ > > -- > Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | > -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
