Thanks, Ronni. All my reading came up with Phillips but unspecified size. I suspected they might have been torx but definitely not. I will go back to my selection and try again. Best wishes and thanks Severin
On 25 Jun 2014, at 3:45 pm, Ronda Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Severin, > > If your iMac is 21.5" Model A1311 or 27" A1312 you can use a Phillips #2 > screwdriver to loosen the three captive screws on the memory access door. > TURN them COUNTERCLOCKWISE > Then remove the memory access door and set it aside. > > Cheers, > Ronni > > Sent from Ronni's iPad4 > > > On 25 Jun 2014, at 2:08 pm, Severin Crisp <[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 “how tos” 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> > -- 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> ____________________________________________________ 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] ____________________________________________________
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