Hi Severin, I have recently done this with no problems my iMac is slightly older 11,1 and I just followed the OWC video.
I don¹t remember exactly which screwdriver/bit I used but I do have quite an assortment. Since then I actually bought a 61 piece bit set (Bunnings special) that includes several different phillips and other cross-head bits in a small plastic case (not much bigger than the old audio cassette tapes). You are very welcome to pop round and borrow these I¹m sure one will be the right fit. Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: [email protected] on 25/6/14 14:08, Severin Crisp at [email protected] wrote: > I have a Late 2011 iMac 12,1 and have purchased modules to go from 8GB to 24GB > ( thanks Daniel). Today I duly shut down, unplugged everything from the back > (including a struggle as always with the ethernet plug) and laid the Mac out > flat on a towel. Various of the online ³how tos² list the simple procedure > starting with a Phillips screwdriver to undo the three small screws that > secure the cover. But not so easy. I have several Phillips screwdrivers > which look as if they are correct but do not catch. Closer inspection shows > that the screwheads have only a shallow indent so a normal Phillips, which has > a bit of an extended point, does not apparently go in far enough to engage. > Not wishing to damage screwheads I put it all back again and still have 2 x > 8GB sitting on the desk looking at me expectantly. Has anyone else tried to > follow this seemingly straightforward operation and had, or not had, similar > problems? Are they really Phillips screws or something that just looks like > them? I have had similar situations in the past. > Advice please! > Severin Crisp > > ____________________________________________________ > > Assoc Prof R Severin Crisp, FAIP, FIP, CPhys > 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia > ph (08) 9842 1950 ( Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) > mail to: [email protected] > ____________________________________________________ > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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