Re: Can't get it off! CAN'T GET THE BLOODY THING OFF!

[finnanhaddie@sympatico.ca.spamstopper (Douglas Taylor)]

I think you're right, Paul.  The motherboard of the Performa 5200
(all-in-one Road Apple) slides out in the way you describe, and I
believe the 6200 and the 5200 share the same motherboard (and crippled
architecture -- anyone who is curious about this should check out
lowendmac.com)

Doug


Paul Grammens <grammens@svn.net> wrote:

> attrax <attrax@my-deja.com> wrote in message
> news:8l78k7$rkh$1@nnrp1.deja.com...
> >
> > > I feel like such a mOron. I found a perfectly good Macintosh Performa
> > > 6200CD in the dumpster (can you believe it?) the other day and I want
> > > to add RAM from my old Quadra 610  to boost memory BUT I CAN'T GET THE
> > > FRIGGIN COVER OFF  of the Performa. It's like a friggin Rubik's cube.
> > > Am I missing a trick somewhere? Any help would be appreciated
> >
> > Don't feel so bad, Apple have run a long campaign to make us all feel
> > like a goose trying to get their various covers off.  They started
> > early with the Mac ... the first Macs required tutorials on 'cracking
> > open the case' with torx screwdrivers etc.
> 
> There are too many Performa models to keep track of, buy I'd guess from the
> Rubic's Cube description that it's one I've run into. After a lot of work I
> solved the Rubic's Cube, only to discover that all I had to do was remove a
> plastic cover and 2 or 4 screws on the rear, then use the handy fold-down
> pull-ring... to slide the motherbd out the back!  So... look at the rear of
> the unit.
> -Paul


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