Apple power mac g4 mirrored drive doors User Manual
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Power Mac G4 (Mirror/FW 800) Take Apart - 89 HeatsinkPower Mac G4 (FW 800): • four 11-mm long #2 Phillips screws at heatsink Power Mac G4 (FW 800), Best Configuration: • four 11-mm long #2 Phillips screws at heatsink
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90 - Power Mac G4 (Mirror/FW 800) Take Apart Heatsink 2. Lift the heatsink straight up and remove it from the computer. Power Mac G4 (FW 800), Best Configuration: Warning: Handle the heatsink with care. Do not touch the underside of the heatsink. The solder joints at the heatsink coils are delicate and might be warm.
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Power Mac G4 (Mirror/FW 800) Take Apart - 91 HeatsinkNote: Whenever you remove the heatsink, you must clean the heatsink base and add new thermal grease to the chips on the processor, as follows: • Use a clean pad to carefully remove the existing thermal grease from both chips. • Apply a 3-mm round dot of thermal grease on the center of both chips. • Use an alcohol pad to gently clean and dry the underside of the heatsink. • Ensure the heatsink is level as you CAREFULLY place it on the processor. •...
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92 - Power Mac G4 (Mirror/FW 800) Take Apart Heatsink Power Mac G4 (FW 800): Replacement Note: If you are replacing the heatsink in the Power Mac G4 (FW 800) model, remove the two #2 Phillips screws at the heatsink bracket, and transfer the bracket to the replacement heatsink.
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Power Mac G4 (Mirror/FW 800) Take Apart - 93 HeatsinkPower Mac G4 (FW 800), Best Configuration: Replacement Note: If you are replacing the heatsink in the Best configuration of the Power Mac G4 (FW 800) model, remove the two #2 Phillips screws at the heatsink bracket, and transfer the bracket to the replacement heatsink. (Refer to previous page.)
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94 - Power Mac G4 (Mirror/FW 800) Take Apart Processor Processor Tools No tools are required for this procedure. Part Location Preliminary Steps Before you begin, do the following: • Open the side access panel. • Remove the heatsink. • Remove the thermal grease (refer to Heatsink procedure).
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Power Mac G4 (Mirror/FW 800) Take Apart - 95 Processor Procedure 1. Grasp the processor by the edges and lift slightly to disconnect it from the logic board. 2. Slide the processor toward the back panel and then lift the processor up and out of the computer, being careful to clear the two mounting pegs. Before Replacing the Processor Important: Apple has determined a compatibility issue between the processor and certain fabrication levels of the logic board on some Power Mac Server G4 (Mirrored Drive...
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96 - Power Mac G4 (Mirror/FW 800) Take Apart Processor Stiffener Processor Stiffener Tools No tools are required for this procedure. Part Location Preliminary Steps Before you begin, do the following: • Open the side access panel. • Remove the heatsink. • Remove the processor.
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Power Mac G4 (Mirror/FW 800) Take Apart - 97 Processor Stiffener Procedure 1. Lift the processor stiffener straight up off the two mounting pegs. 2. Remove the stiffener from the computer.
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98 - Power Mac G4 (Mirror/FW 800) Take Apart Logic Board Logic Board Note: This procedure pictures the Power Mac G4 (MIrrored Drive Doors) computer. Although the logic board in the Power Mac G4 (FW 800) model has a somewhat different shape, the steps are the same. Tools The only tool required for this procedure is a Phillips screwdriver. Part Location Preliminary Steps Before you begin, open the computer and remove the following. • DIMMs • Video card