Power Mac G4 M5183 Teardown STEM Project

ID: 72729

Description: This guide is for my engineering class. My goal...

Steps:

1. Pull the tab to open the case.

2. Pull the white tabs down
3. Lift up the RAM
4. Repeat x4

5. Use a flat head screwdriver or spudger to lift up the tabs that hold down the heat-sink.
6. Repeat x2
7. The heat-sink should just lift right off.

8. Remove highlighted screw.
9. The GPU should lift right out.

10. Remove highlighted cables.
11. Remove highlighted screws.
12. Lift out the motherboard. (Note: pull to the left to clear the ports from the case)

13. Remove highlighted screws.
14. After removing the screws, simply lift off the CPU from the connector. Use only a minimal amount of pressure when pulling the CPU from the connector.
15. This is the connector after removal of the CPU.

16. Remove the face plate. You are supposed to press down the highlighted tabs from the inside.
17. Remove highlighted screws.
18. Slide out the drive. (MAKE SURE TO UNHOOK THE CABLES)

19. Remove the highlighted cables.
20. Remove highlighted screw.
21. Lift out the hard drive.

22. Remove highlighted screw. ( SAME SCREW ON OPPOSITE SIDE, REMOVE THAT AS WELL.)
23. Disconnect the connector.
24. After that, just pull it out.

25. Use a 2.5 mm hex key to remove these screws.
26. Remove highlighted screw.
27. Feed the wires through the highlighted hole, then pull out the power supply.

28. You will be left with an empty case.