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Opening a Core 2 iMac
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Senior User
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Nowhere
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My first generation G5 iMac is fairly easy to open. A few screws on the bottom, and the back pops off.
I can't find instructions on opening the new 24" iMac. I'm about to buy one, and I'm wondering if it will be easy enough for me to open it up and replace the hard drive, or if I should just do BTO and buy the bigger drive from Apple. Anybody know where to find instructions on opening the new iMac, and is the hard drive easy to replace?
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Apr 2003
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The new iMac's (iSight) are not nearly as user friendly for upgrades where the whole back panel comes off and you can get to all the various parts. It's now a mess to take apart. It doesn't take much skill just a lot of time, but I think it may void apples warranty. Your best bet is to BTO.
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Cambridge, UK
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I don't think any iMacs after the first generation G5 can be opened. I don't know why Apple stopped this, but they did.
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Manchester,UK
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Did the G5 iMac's have that little panel to upgrade the RAM, or did you take the back off?
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Senior User
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: UK
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The original G5 iMacs you could take the back off, when they went to the iSight G5 iMacs it was a little panel.
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Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: BFE
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It can be opened. Just wait until one actually ships.
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