Swapping PRAM batt. in iMac G3 - easy?
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Martin Sammtleben - 01 December 2005
Hi eveyone,
I need to replace the PRAM battery in above Mac and was wondering whether I should be able to do this on my own or better have the local Apple techs do it for me.
I googled for instructions regarding take-apart but to no avail so far. I'm comfortable opening the 7000-9000 models and the later tower G3s and -G4s but don't know anything about the original colourful iMacs.
Any advice would be very much appreciated.
Cheers Martin
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JohnB - 01 December 2005
Dunno Martin - but the repair manual will be here...
http://www.whoopis.com/computer_repair/
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Martin Sammtleben - 01 December 2005
Previously, Martin Sammtleben wrote:
I need to replace the PRAM battery in above Mac
Sorry, forgot to mention it's a G3, 400MHz, 10GB HD.
I think it was the generation just before the iMac DV appeared.Cheers Martin
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Martin Sammtleben - 01 December 2005
Previously, JohnB wrote:
Dunno Martin - but the repair manual will be here...
Thanks muchly - excellent resource!
Cheers Martin
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Jon B - 01 December 2005
It is justabout possible via the ram slot. Personally it only takes a few minutes longer to whip off the bottom cover and bottom shield to get at the battery so I do it that way so as not having to worry where the battery may fall if I get it wrong.
Jon B
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Hugh Chaloner - 01 December 2005
Martin Sammtleben wrote:
Any advice would be very much appreciated.
I've done it for an iMac Rev C lime - I have the instructions somewhere. Not too hard. If it's relevant, I'll dig 'em out..
hc
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Martin Sammtleben - 01 December 2005
Thanks for the kind offer! Meanwhile I got hold of them already: <http://www.whoopis.com/computer_repair/#imac>
Looks straightforward, especially after following that thread on the iBook take-apart and reviewing those instructions!
Cheers Martin
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Bella Jones - 01 December 2005
Good point. I rember using someone on here's patented Blue Tack And A Chopstick technique, probably because it was early days and I was chicken, but taking the next layer off as you suggest will make it much easier.
bellajonez at yahoo dot co dot uk
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Roger Merriman - 02 December 2005
no its the imacdv i have the very same imac there where two imacdv's in at least two differnt ranges.
but the one you have is the first one. lime green here.
roger
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