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Mac G5 Specs
Introduction
Phillips #1 Screwdriver
T10 Torx Screwdriver
T15 Torx Screwdriver
No parts specified.
Place your g5 on a suitable surface
Take out the power lead
Prepare two screw drivers; T10 and Phillips (T15 may be used in some instances)
Open the case by pulling the lock
Take out the plastic cover
Remove the major fan located on the left side of the processor
Locate a small fan containing a speaker on the upper left corner of the motherboard.
Pull it carefully
There are two connections, which are needed to be disconnected (second image)
Remove the graphics card
Remove RAM
Step 5 is about removing the cover which protects the processor from any outside damage
The cover is attached to four pins. In order to remove the cover, it has to be pulled towards the left.
: There may be a plastic (rubber) pin (see Image 2), which was put in place for guarantee purposes, therefore before sliding the panel, you should locate and remove this pin
It can also be pushed from the inside (by lifting the bottom of the cover first) (see image 3)
The next two steps will demonstrate how to remove the processor
It should look like this (image 1) when the cover has been removed.
Remove 8 screws shown on Image 2 and 3 (use T10 and T15 screw drivers)
The processor should now come out
Disconnect the cable connected to the processor
Locate the side fan (right wall), push the pins and pull the fan
Disconnect the fan cable (red square) and the rest of yellows if possible
Unscrew two phillips screws located on the bottom power supply cover
Remove the bottom screws which held the processor in place (four in total). This will help to take the cover out without damaging the motherboard
The cover should now come out. It will require some bending and pay attention to the motherboard while performing this task.
Remove the connectors (as shown on image 2 and 3)
Locate four phillips screws on the bottom of the g5
Remove them and pull the Power Supply.
Disconnect the connector from the power supply (image 3, hdd lead)
Remove Red and Yellow marked screws
The Red are small black screws shown on the second image
The processor holding screws are marked as yellow and have to be removed
Green- pins which hold the motherboard in place
In order to remove the motherboard, pull it (as shown on the third image) It should now slide on the pins which are marked as green.
The motherboard should now come out freely
Hope you enjoyed it, Michal Scrumpymacs
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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