Billmister (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

just take your time and use the magnetic screwdriver.. you'll be fine.. REMEMBER take your TIME. and stay calm. you'll be fine

ZeroOut7 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Yikes! I dropped a screw into from the lower right of the back side. Any tips on how to find it? I just removed my failed disk to run DiskWarrior from an enclosure to salvage my files. It was the ONLY tool that could look into the unit and do anything. I am geting ready to button this thing up and take it in for disk replacement with 3 Months remaining on my extended warranty.

Billmister (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Hello. Yes i am using a Magnetic screw driver. The brand name is Craftsman. I purchased it at my local sears hardware store. It is not a set size. I can change the tip to be flat head or start, etc... The sizes come in a little black box with torx, star, flathead, etc.... But it is magnetic. Good luck and TAKE YOUR TIME. No rush. Get things done the right way the first time around.

bakwaasvideos (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Hello, How did you remove the monitor screws. I have no problem unscrewing them but having trouble getting them out inspite of using a screwdriver with a magnetic tip. If you are just using a screwdriver with a magnetic tip can you please mail me the brand of the screw driver you are using Thanks

bros555 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

nice..i just change the screen of my imac for the 2nd time koz it had got vertical lines appearing on it..

Billmister (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

if it's out of warrenty the genius bar will not replace hard drives. Or at least from what i know.

mark4life92 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

the hard drive on my 20 inch intel imac is starting to break, and its out of warrenty, can someone give me a basic idea of how much it would cost to take to a mac genius bar and for them to replace it? Thanks

demac209 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

i'm a long time pc/network tech. This is such a pain. I wouldn't do this unless my internal drive was dead, other then that I'd use an external drive this is such a pain in the rear.

Mode1Bravo (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I upgraded my 17in iMac myself and replaced it with a WD 1 Terabyte drive. It works just fine and the Mac recognizes the entire drive. The only thing you have to be sure of when replacing your drive is to make sure there is a fan temperature connector on it. If not, your iMac will run the cooling fan continously which will make the machine very noisy.

gemsroadwarrior (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Apple sure made it a lot more difficult to change the hard drive in this version vs. the previous non-iSite version.