Removing Bottom Of Imac G4 15 700 Mhz Emc 1873 Repair Guide

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

8

Time Required

                          10 - 20 minutes            

Sections

4

• Outer Base Plate
• 2 steps
• RAM DIMM
• 1 step
• AirPort Card
• 1 step
• Removing the Lower Case
• 4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Outer Base Plate               

• Place the computer monitor face down on a safe, harmless surface.
• Using a Phillips #00 screw driver, remove the four 6.86 mm screws from the metal plate.

Place the computer monitor face down on a safe, harmless surface.

Using a Phillips #00 screw driver, remove the four 6.86 mm screws from the metal plate.

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Step 2

• Remove the metal plate from bottom of the iMac G4.
• The four screws do not completely separate from the metal plate.

Remove the metal plate from bottom of the iMac G4.

The four screws do not completely separate from the metal plate.

Step 3

              RAM DIMM               

• Release the tabs on each side of the module by simultaneously pushing each tab away from the RAM.
• These tabs lock the module in place and releasing them will cause the module to “pop” up.
• Remove the RAM module from the iMac.

Release the tabs on each side of the module by simultaneously pushing each tab away from the RAM.

These tabs lock the module in place and releasing them will cause the module to “pop” up.

Remove the RAM module from the iMac.

Step 4

              AirPort Card               

• Use a spudger to lift and remove the AirPort’s antenna connector.
• This step is only applicable to iMacs that came with an AirPort card installed.

Use a spudger to lift and remove the AirPort’s antenna connector.

This step is only applicable to iMacs that came with an AirPort card installed.

Step 5

              Removing the Lower Case               

• Remove the four 28.07mm Torx #15 screws from the lower case.

Remove the four 28.07mm Torx #15 screws from the lower case.

Step 6

• Open the base by carefully pulling straight off, do not rotate the cover.
• Open slowly to ensure that no cables are damaged or disconnected.

Open the base by carefully pulling straight off, do not rotate the cover.

Open slowly to ensure that no cables are damaged or disconnected.

Step 7

• Squeeze the small black tab and wiggle gently to remove the colored power cable.
• Do not pull directly on the colored wires.
• Do not remove black grounding wire.

Squeeze the small black tab and wiggle gently to remove the colored power cable.

Do not pull directly on the colored wires.

Do not remove black grounding wire.

Step 8

• Grab both sides of the blue connector and firmly pull to remove it from the mother board.
• Do not pull directly on the ribbon cable.

Grab both sides of the blue connector and firmly pull to remove it from the mother board.

Do not pull directly on the ribbon cable.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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willynanita - Nov 12, 2018

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Do I need to apply thermal paste? Or it is not necessary?