the line above tells it all. i bought a brand new 80gig hd and i want to put it into my aged blue iMac G3. I know there is an online "how to tutorial", but i can't find it for now. Who knows the link, well, -
I was just going to suggest that guide. It's the one I used when I upgraded my family's iMac (slot loading) a couple months ago. It was all very clear except for finding out how to open the grill in part B. It's actually BENEATH the door you just swung open. Very confusing picture. Outside of that, it was a breeze. With CCC, my powerbook, and a firewire cable, I had a new drive with everything working 100% within 45 minutes and about 20 of that was just waiting for the files to be copies over. It was so stinking easy. I love being a mac user.
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It was a bit of a production, but doable.
Is it a slot loading or tray loading optical drive?
Originally posted by Cosmo
I replaced the HDD on my rev D iMac
It was a bit of a production, but doable.
Is it a slot loading or tray loading optical drive?
slot loading. why?
Originally posted by \\/\\/ickes
Because the innards are very different between the two...
thats correct, so i can't help you from experience...
but i did find this
http://z1.micro.umn.edu/ucs/imac_sl.pdf
it is very detailed and has a section on how to replace the HDD
i got it from this site: http://home.earthlink.net/~strahm_s/manuals.html
its a great site for apple manuals
good luck
Visual Installation Guide
MacWorld: Upgrade an iMac
Hope this helps.
Originally posted by Brad
Here's an excellent guide to upgrading the CRT iMacs, both tray and slot loading:
MacWorld: Upgrade an iMac
Hope this helps.
I was just going to suggest that guide. It's the one I used when I upgraded my family's iMac (slot loading) a couple months ago. It was all very clear except for finding out how to open the grill in part B. It's actually BENEATH the door you just swung open. Very confusing picture. Outside of that, it was a breeze. With CCC, my powerbook, and a firewire cable, I had a new drive with everything working 100% within 45 minutes and about 20 of that was just waiting for the files to be copies over. It was so stinking easy. I love being a mac user.
Originally posted by torifile
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thank you all very much indeed