On Dec 1, 2010, at 4:09 PM, Tom wrote: > My sister-in-law has a G4 eMac that came with a 40-gig drive, which > has filled up. The computer is perfectly functional, though, and > serves all her needs; she just needs more storage room. > > I bought a 500-gig drive for her from OWC and intended to replace the > old one with the new. Then on searching for instructions to swap out > the drive online, I find numerous warnings that this is not a Mac > intended for owners to open up. Certain interior parts that have to be > removed are fragile and easily broken, and the electrical charge in > the CRT is very dangerous. So says websites such as EveryMac. (Why, > then, does OWC sell drives that are advertised as upgrades for an > eMac? Just who is supposed to replace the drives, if the owner can't?) > > So, I called the local Apple store (in Albuquerque) to see if they'd > put the drive in for me, and was told that "we don't service older > Macs. And that one is even dangerous to open up." > > Well, thanks for nothing, Apple. Just how new does a Mac have to be > before an Apple technician will service it? Brand new, or nearly so? > And do you really build computers so dangerous that even an Apple tech > is afraid to open it up? > > What kind of a crummy company is this, anyway? Methinks they really > need some competition. As it is, they obviously feel free to jettison > owners of their products once those products have passed a certain > age. > > Believe me, if i didn't have so much money invested in Apple products > and software, my next computer would not be an Apple, after treatment > like this. >
Not that hard to do Tom if you take care. I think the reason for the warnings is because some people can't even hold a screwdriver by the correct end.:-) http://lancej.blogspot.com/search/label/eMac John Carmonne Yorba Linda USA Sent from my MBP -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
