Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice

From	dyera@not.freeshell.org.invalid
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.system
Subject	Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice
Date	2017-05-30 18:42 +0000
Organization	SDF Public Access UNIX System, Est. 1987
Message-ID	<ogkee1$ol4$1@odin.sdf-eu.org> (permalink)
References	<ogju23$4v5$1@odin.sdf-eu.org> <DcidnbCq6ZSfDLDEnZ2dnUU7-fnNnZ2d@giganews.com> <ogk62h$1j6$2@odin.sdf-eu.org> <ArudnUluCoxJNrDEnZ2dnUU7-bnNnZ2d@giganews.com>

Show all headers | View raw

On 2017-05-30, Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote in <ArudnUluCoxJNrDEnZ2dnUU7-bnNnZ2d@giganews.com>:
> On 2017-05-30 12:19, dyera@not.freeshell.org.invalid wrote:
<snip>
>> My upgrade parts were a Christmas gift, so I am not sure if I got any
>> memory or just the SSD swapping kit.
>>
>> I've been nervous about taking an iMac apart ever since I apparently
>> killed my Cube with an excess of modifications.
>
> It's not a hard change, but it takes time and care.  Assuming you have 
> all the small torx screwdrivers that you'll need, allocate 1 hour for 
> the job.  (Can be done in less than 30 minutes if you've done it before.
>
> If not sure, then order a screwdriver kit from iFixIt.
>
> Be very careful of the small wires around the camera/microphone.
>
> The screws are of different sizes, so get a few cups to hold them.  Use 
> a piece of paper to record where the different ones go.
>
> Do look at the teardown sequence for your model at iFixIt.
>

I like the idea of having a few different containers to segregate screws. 
Getting smudges and fuzz into the display has made me nervous but I'm sure 
I can do this.

Hopefully an adequate amount of memory was included in my Christmas gift.

Back to comp.sys.mac.system | Previous | Next — Previous in thread | Next in thread | Find similar

Thread

old iMac OS upgrade advice dyera@not.freeshell.org.invalid - 2017-05-30 14:02 +0000
  Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice nj_kruse@me.com (Niels Jørgen Kruse) - 2017-05-30 16:29 +0200
    Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice dyera@not.freeshell.org.invalid - 2017-05-30 16:14 +0000
      Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-30 12:26 -0400
      Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2017-05-30 15:56 -0400
        Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2017-05-30 16:08 -0400
  Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-05-30 11:34 -0400
    Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice christian170401@ghanart.org (Christian) - 2017-05-30 18:20 +0200
      Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-05-30 13:30 -0400
    Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice dyera@not.freeshell.org.invalid - 2017-05-30 16:19 +0000
      Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-30 12:26 -0400
        Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-06-03 05:49 +0000
      Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-30 17:14 +0000
        Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-30 10:17 -0700
          Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-30 17:27 +0000
            Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-30 10:32 -0700
              Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice dyera@not.freeshell.org.invalid - 2017-05-31 13:41 +0000
                Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-31 10:08 -0400
                Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2017-05-31 11:32 -0400
                Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-31 11:41 -0400
                Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2017-06-02 11:38 -0400
                Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-06-02 12:34 -0400
                Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice Andreas Rutishauser <andreas@macandreas.ch> - 2017-06-01 07:01 +0200
                Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2017-06-01 09:49 +1200
                Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2017-06-02 01:17 +0000
                Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-06-03 05:47 +0000
        Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-05-30 13:37 -0400
      Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-05-30 13:28 -0400
        Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice dyera@not.freeshell.org.invalid - 2017-05-30 18:42 +0000
        Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice Andreas Rutishauser <andreas@macandreas.ch> - 2017-05-31 06:44 +0200
          Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-05-31 08:47 -0400
    Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-30 17:13 +0000
    Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-06-03 05:45 +0000
      Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-06-03 09:21 -0400
      Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2017-06-03 12:55 -0400
        Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-06-03 16:02 -0400
  Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2017-06-02 01:15 +0000
  Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-06-03 05:42 +0000

csiph-web