Power Mac G4 M5183 Teardown STEM Project

Written By: Harrison Case
Published: 06/11/16
  • Comments: 4

Power Mac G4 M5183 Teardown STEM Project

Published: 06/11/16

Teardown

Introduction

This guide is for my engineering class. My goal is to show you how to fully gut a Power Mac G4.

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    • Pull the tab to open the case.

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    • Pull the white tabs down

    • Lift up the RAM

    • Repeat x4

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    • Use a flat head screwdriver or spudger to lift up the tabs that hold down the heat-sink.

    • Repeat x2

    • The heat-sink should just lift right off.

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    • Remove highlighted screw.

    • The GPU should lift right out.

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    • Remove highlighted cables.

    • Remove highlighted screws.

    • Lift out the motherboard. (Note: pull to the left to clear the ports from the case)

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    • Remove highlighted screws.

    • After removing the screws, simply lift off the CPU from the connector. Use only a minimal amount of pressure when pulling the CPU from the connector.

    • This is the connector after removal of the CPU.

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    • Remove the face plate. You are supposed to press down the highlighted tabs from the inside.

    • Remove highlighted screws.

    • Slide out the drive. (MAKE SURE TO UNHOOK THE CABLES)

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    • Remove the highlighted cables.

    • Remove highlighted screw.

    • Lift out the hard drive.

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    • Remove highlighted screw. ( SAME SCREW ON OPPOSITE SIDE, REMOVE THAT AS WELL.)

    • Disconnect the connector.

    • After that, just pull it out.

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    • Use a 2.5 mm hex key to remove these screws.

    • Remove highlighted screw.

    • Feed the wires through the highlighted hole, then pull out the power supply.

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    • You will be left with an empty case.

Author

Harrison Case

Member since: 06/11/16

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4 comments

Just a little tip.

APPLE tend to use screw connections as a means of ground continuity.

That is - if the CPU card is not screwed down - it might not power on.

Mal -

The is a kit from thelaserhive.com to allow an mATX board to be used inside the G4 cases.

Pete Karnowski -

como retiro las tapas de los lados para hacerlelimpieza

martin alonso moncada gonzalez -

Sieh hier nach

https://www.macuser.de/threads/powermac-...

Toni Makkaroni -