How to open an Intel iMac "aluminum" MB324LL/A

This video summarizes how to open an iMac MB324LL/A. We try to point out wire locations that need to be unplugged and other things we ran into. Do at your own risk :)

http://abbyandwin.net/blog/2009/02/23/upgrading-my-imac-mb324lla/

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• iMac
• intel
• MB324LL/A
• open
• upgrade

[theangelswithwings]

deos it still work

[w1n78]

@theangelswithwings lol ya it still works as song as i put it back together.

[theangelswithwings]

@w1n78 so its not together ?Lol i have a mac pro atm i dont dare touch to open even do its my job (building repairing pc's)

[w1n78]

@theangelswithwings oops i was typing fast and didn't realize what i typed until now. i meant it's working since i put it put together. working as if i never opened it lol that's what i meant

[w1n78]

@iamgrady: i don't think it can be upgraded. i don't remember from opening it whether it is soldered or removable but based on forum posts it isn't upgradeable. someone did mention you can upgrade the gpu but finding one compatible with apple hardware/software is another story

[sshowani]

what kind of screw driver did u use for the last two screws in the video( the ones that you refer to as being the biggest pain). I have no freaking idea were to even begin looking for what ever the hell it is thanks man your vid rocks! and it was a great help. thank you.

-sean

[w1n78]

i believe it's a phillip screwdriver. don't remember the size but it's fairly small. a good tool to buy is from home depot. here's the sku # 163149

[nzoomed]

what is it with macs?

They make it like a sealed device and you go to get your screwdriver out of the toolkit, them say to yourself: "where are the screws?" lol

[lockoutpmp]

i was thinking about opening up an imac good thing i didn't Apple doesnt make it easy :/

[Perumexican]

Static city!

[qmega3737]

@w1n78 It's not Phillips, it's Torx (hexalobular socket). T6 for the small annoying ones, T9 for the others. You can force them with flat heads, if you have the right sizes, but it's really easy to strip them that way.

[vorkev1]

its 1 resin i dount buy one that and the price it so stupit thay make it so hart and delicate to upgrade. and for the price of a mac you can bilt a hackintosh that will run the mac os faster and better then the reail thing app her them selfs going to intel.the g5 was the most stable cpu ever invented. next to the z80

[blu3sh4dow4u]

another dumbass....