AmesMUG: surgery on imac

[Brandon Newendorp]

I've replaced many hard drives in those iMacs in the past.  It is  
fairly involved, especially since you have to separate the processor  
from the heat sink, meaning you have to remove the old thermal paste  
and put on new paste before closing it back up.  It is very important  
to have this done correctly, or the processor won't be cooled  
effectively.

You want to look for any IDE (aka PATA) drive that is 3.5".  That is a  
very common drive style.  I personally would buy a Seagate or Hitachi  
drive.  Take a look at newegg.com for good deals.
--
Brandon Newendorp

On Sep 3, 2007, at 2:30 PM, "Karl M. Broer" <kbroer at iastate.edu> wrote:

> Dear MUG,
>
> I currently use an imac G4 computer that has an 80GB hard drive that  
> is nearly
> full. I want to keep the computer for yet another year or two if I  
> can, so I'm
> toying with the idea of putting a 160GB drive into it instead. I  
> realize that
> these computers were normally not designed for upgrades like this,  
> but I've seen
> some instructions on the internet about how you can do it. Have any  
> of you ever
> attempted this stunt? Is it feasible to do it? I think it might be a  
> welcome
> challenge, but I don't have any experience with upgrading a  
> computer, and
> obviously I don't want to break my computer.
>
> If I can upgrade this thing, how much attention do I need to give  
> toward what
> type of hard drive I'm buying? What type is appropriate for the G4?
>
> Karl Broer
>
>
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