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From: Ian Piper on 28 Mar 2010 19:29
On 2010-03-28 22:44:37 +0100, Jaimie Vandenbergh
<jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> said:

> On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 22:36:52 +0100, Ian Piper <ianpiper(a)mac.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I should have mentioned that this is one of the newer aluminium and
>> black-bezel jobs. I've seen some instructions on the web that look
>> quite hair-raising. Central to these seems to be the use of a rubber
>> sucker thingie for removing the glass from the front. Are these things
>> in common circulation, and if so what are they called?
>
> http://www.google.co.uk/products?q=dent+puller
>
> If you post your exact iMac model (ask System Profiler from the
> install DVD, or the model number on the back) that'd be helpful.
>
> Otherwise, I find Western Digitals very quiet. Samsungs are sometimes
> vibration prone, Maxtors run hot, and Seagates are clicky.
>
> Cheers - Jaimie

From System Profiler, it's an iMac 7,1Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz.

Thanks for the advice and for naming the thing - I will look out for a
dent puller on my travels!


Ian.
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From: David Baxter on 29 Mar 2010 04:17
Jaimie Vandenbergh wrote:

> Otherwise, I find Western Digitals very quiet. Samsungs are sometimes
> vibration prone, Maxtors run hot, and Seagates are clicky.

WD can be a real pig to recover when they fail, worse than other
manufacturers (excepting Seagate/Maxtor!). Samsungs are ok (HD501LJ was
an excellent drive). Hitachi are getting my vote at the moment.

Avoid Seagate/Maxtor, bloody awful drives. And I remember old Maxtors
running hot! (DiamondMax 8-10 anyone?)

Dave
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From: Sara on 29 Mar 2010 04:35
In article <81a0fkF83iU1(a)mid.individual.net>,
Ian Piper <ianpiper(a)mac.com> wrote:

> On 2010-03-28 20:55:01 +0100, Ian Piper <ianpiper(a)mac.com> said:
>
> > My wife's iMac died a couple of hours ago. At least, the hard disk
> > died. I'm pretty sure it's irretrievable: Disk Utility, Disk Warrior,
> > Drive Genius and Techtool Pro are unanimous that it's as dead as some
> > doo-doos. Between the network and Time Machine we should be OK for
> > backups. However, I now need to change the dead 'un for a live 'un.
> >
> > The disk in my slightly older iMac is a 250 GB Seagate Barracuda. Apart
> > from being 320GB IIRC I don't know what the dead disk is. So, two
> > questions:
> >
> > 1. Is replacing the internal hard disk the kind of thing a reasonably
> > tech-savvy Mac bod (well, me) can take on?
> > 2. Can you recommend a make/model/size of disk suitable for an iMac?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >
> > Ian.
>
> I should have mentioned that this is one of the newer aluminium and
> black-bezel jobs. I've seen some instructions on the web that look
> quite hair-raising. Central to these seems to be the use of a rubber
> sucker thingie for removing the glass from the front. Are these things
> in common circulation, and if so what are they called?
>
I'm having problems with one of those iMacs at the moment, getting in is
not as scary as it looks. The sucker thing I"m using at the moment is
the soap dish from home, it doesn't need strong suction.

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Hurrah - the weather has cheered up
From: Martin S Taylor on 29 Mar 2010 04:47
Sara wrote
>> I should have mentioned that this is one of the newer aluminium and
>> black-bezel jobs. I've seen some instructions on the web that look
>> quite hair-raising. Central to these seems to be the use of a rubber
>> sucker thingie for removing the glass from the front. Are these things
>> in common circulation, and if so what are they called?
>>
> I'm having problems with one of those iMacs at the moment, getting in is
> not as scary as it looks. The sucker thing I"m using at the moment is
> the soap dish from home, it doesn't need strong suction.

Seconded.

I had just this problem with my 24" iMac (well, I thought it was the problem)
and took it to a friend who used to repair Macs for a living. Tim had never
had to get inside an aluminium iMac, and was caught by surprise that he had
to lift off the glass. He used a little toy dolphin which suckered itself to
his bathroom tiles.

The glass is held on with a few magnets, and requires very little force to
remove it. It's amazing and elegant.

FWIW, when disconnecting the bezel, we found it easiest to disconnect only
the wires at the bottom, and leave the wire at the top alone (so the bezel
hinged upwards). When disconnecting the screen, we left the wires on the left
alone, so the screen hinged to the left.

Also note Sara's comments in another thread about connecting the thermistors
to the hard disk casing.

Good luck!

(I now have to find the *real* reason the Mac keeps losing the connection to
the internal hard disk, and why it won't boot at all if I use the Option key
to select the drive.)

MST

From: Graeme on 29 Mar 2010 04:50
In message <saramerriman-33E82A.09353329032010(a)news.individual.net>
Sara <saramerriman(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

[snip]
> The sucker thing I"m using at the moment is
> the soap dish from home, it doesn't need strong suction.
>

Fnaar?

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