wanted: tutorial for hd exchange (iMac G3)

vox barbaravox barbara
Posted:
in Genius Bar edited January 2014
folks



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, -



- thanx in advance



best

yours

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 8
    cosmocosmo Posts: 662member
    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?
  • Reply 2 of 8
    vox barbaravox barbara Posts: 2,021member
    Quote:

    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?
  • Reply 3 of 8
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    Because the innards are very different between the two...
  • Reply 4 of 8
    cosmocosmo Posts: 662member
    Quote:

    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
  • Reply 5 of 8
    russsrusss Posts: 115member
    Is this what you're looking for?



    Visual Installation Guide
  • Reply 6 of 8
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    Here's an excellent guide to upgrading the CRT iMacs, both tray and slot loading:



    MacWorld: Upgrade an iMac



    Hope this helps.
  • Reply 7 of 8
    torifiletorifile Posts: 4,024member
    Quote:

    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.
  • Reply 8 of 8
    vox barbaravox barbara Posts: 2,021member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by torifile

    I ...



    thank you all very much indeed
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