iMac Intel 20" EMC 2266 RAM Replacement

Written By: Walter Galan

Comments: 3

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

Time Required

1 - 10 minutes

Introduction

Use this guide to replace or upgrade your RAM chips.

Tools

Parts

Step 1

Lay your iMac front side down on a table with the lower edge facing yourself.
Loosen the single Phillips screw in the center of the access door.
This screw is captive in the access door.
Remove the access door from your iMac.

The grid won't fall off by itself. You'll have to help it. Use the smallest screwdriver you have; the Torx 6 worked fine for me. It should enter in one of the many holes composing the grid. Use it as a lever to ploy the grid a little bit. You may catch it with your fingers and that's it.

Be carefull not to damage the hole by a too strong leverage.

Laurent -

much more safer to use duct tape, instead of torx 6. (glue it along the length of the grid and pull). it will loose instantly and smooth;)

Hofmann78rus - 28/11/15

Anyone know a guide to replace the plastic piece this screw connects to? I accidentally forgot this step - went to remove the front bezel and bent the plastic piece the access door connects to.

Jason Augustin - 31/01/17

Step 2

Use the sharp end of a spudger to pull the black plastic RAM tabs out of the memory bay.
Pull the black plastic RAM tab away from your iMac to eject the RAM chip.