Difficulty

Easy

Steps

3

Time Required

                          5 minutes            

Sections

2

  • Outer Base Plate
  • 2 steps
  • RAM DIMM
  • 1 step

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Outer Base Plate               
  • Place the computer monitor face down on a safe, harmless surface.
  • Using a Phillips #00 screw driver, remove the four 6.86 mm screws from the metal plate.

Place the computer monitor face down on a safe, harmless surface.

Using a Phillips #00 screw driver, remove the four 6.86 mm screws from the metal plate.

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Step 2

  • Remove the metal plate from bottom of the iMac G4.
  • The four screws do not completely separate from the metal plate.

Remove the metal plate from bottom of the iMac G4.

The four screws do not completely separate from the metal plate.

Step 3

              RAM DIMM               
  • Release the tabs on each side of the module by simultaneously pushing each tab away from the RAM.
  • These tabs lock the module in place and releasing them will cause the module to “pop” up.
  • Remove the RAM module from the iMac.

Release the tabs on each side of the module by simultaneously pushing each tab away from the RAM.

These tabs lock the module in place and releasing them will cause the module to “pop” up.

Remove the RAM module from the iMac.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Canadaram - Dec 17, 2015

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Please correct the title, this is a 144 pin SODIMM, it is not a DIMM

The 168 pin DIMM is used in the internal socket.

Ben Capehart - Sep 12, 2022

Thanks For catching this Typo! :-)