I think he already got it apart, guys...
-Cyrus
On Mar 15, 2009, at 2:54 PM, Abel Ortiz Monasterio wrote:
>
> These are some spring clamps that could help
>
> http://www.gizmosindustrial.com/Product_Detail_1.html?sku=018-3201
>
> (you put the tip in the seam and squeze and it should help pull it
> apart with out damage).
>
> I got mine at home depot for about $5, I got them based on some
> one's suggestion.
>
> I have and SE and an SE30 so it might be different, All I did was to
> take the screws out, put the monitor over a quilt and pull the back
> out, never had to use the clamp, but it might help you.
>
> Abel
>
> On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 4:46 PM, Doug <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I believe you need a Mac cracker which looked to me to be a little
> device to
> force apart the Mac at several different places. It was something to
> go in
> the crack where the comp opens and to twist it to get the case to
> pop open.
> That's all that I saw a tech do.
>
> Doug
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]
> ]
> On Behalf Of Dion Briggs
> Sent: March 15, 2009 12:52 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: CRACKING OPEN A MAC 128
>
>
>
>
> I finally tracked down the correct Torx screwdriver, and now have all
> five exterior Torx screws removed.
>
> I'm following the directions below, but not getting anywhere (pushing
> the connectors in, I get resistance),
> and I don't want to break or damage the case.
>
> any suggestions?
>
> it's a Mac 128k.
>
> thanks
>
> dion
>
>
>
>
> directions:
>
> When you get all the screws out, go to the back of the Mac. Go to the
> bottom edge of the back, where the connectors are. wrap your index
> fingers around the back two feet on the bottom. Put your thumbs on the
> connectors. Now, use your thumbs to PUSH the connectors into the Mac.
> This will push the CPU board and thus the front of the Mac from the
> back.
>
> On the back where the battery door is, remove the door. Of course note
> the SCREW INSIDE TEH BATTERY DOOR which must be removed. Us your right
> thumb to push the battery holder "into" the Mac. Again, this will put
> pressure on the front of the Mac to seperate it from teh back.
>
> Keep in mind, the back of the mac is a shell. All the parts are in the
> "front' half of the Mac. Pushing the front "out" really means the back
> will be pushed towards you, as you are presumably holding the Mac from
> the BACK.
>
> Otherwise, you may have to grasp the Mac and seperate it, in ways I
> simply can't describe. It's a process that takes time and some
> experience, and I can't write enough words and descriptions. Again,
> other sites have had these descriptions over the years.
>
>
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