Imac G5 20 Model A1076 Ram Replacement Repair Guide

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• Rear Panel
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• RAM
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Introduction

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Step 1

              Rear Panel               

• Lay the iMac display-side down on a flat surface.
• Loosen the three Phillips screws securing the rear panel to the iMac.
• These screws are captive in the iMac. The center screw will stop turning after about 3.5 turns and the outer screws will stop turning after about 5.5 turns. Do not try to remove these screws from your iMac.

Lay the iMac display-side down on a flat surface.

Loosen the three Phillips screws securing the rear panel to the iMac.

These screws are captive in the iMac. The center screw will stop turning after about 3.5 turns and the outer screws will stop turning after about 5.5 turns. Do not try to remove these screws from your iMac.

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Step 2

• Lift the rear panel slightly near the bottom of the iMac.
• Pull the rear panel toward yourself and remove it from the iMac.

Lift the rear panel slightly near the bottom of the iMac.

Pull the rear panel toward yourself and remove it from the iMac.

Step 3

              RAM               

• Rotate each of the two RAM retaining arms away from the RAM chip.
• Pull the RAM chip straight away from its socket.
• Repeat this process for the other RAM chip.
• Be sure the RAM arms are rotated fully outward before installing new RAM chips.

Rotate each of the two RAM retaining arms away from the RAM chip.

Pull the RAM chip straight away from its socket.

Repeat this process for the other RAM chip.

Be sure the RAM arms are rotated fully outward before installing new RAM chips.

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

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max sanchez - Mar 3, 2019

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como se llama la cajita blanca que esta debajo de las memorias y que funcion tiene?

Hemi Andersen - Mar 20, 2020

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Easy as pie, instructions were right to the point, thank you.