[ale] [OT] Mac hardware maintenance

[J o n K e t t e n h o f e n]

  The emac is a special Mac and to tear it down, a manual
is a must.  Too many screws of different sizes and totally unique guts which
vary somewhat among the different versions of emacs.  Get a maintenance
manual or a collection that is current from a reliable vendor on ebay.  Should
be less than $20.  I'm speaking from experience, having disassembled one
to replace a power supply board.  I really like the design, though. 
Very elegant
all-in-one.

But before you tear it down, try two things:
1. remove and replace the memory stick(s). (Don't add memory until
you are sure the emac is repairable.)
2. Either re-install the OS or upgrade to OS X (Tiger).
The objective here is to clean up the OS.  OS X is very stable and has a much
better (journaling) file system.

BTW, i if there was a lightning strike nearby, the emac could be not 
worth fixing.




>Hi everyone,
>
>A couple of years ago I bought an eMac for my stepson.
>It's one of the all-in-one units. Recently, is has started
>to freeze up at random, and the warranty period has
>long ago expired.
>
>There's an Apple service center nearby (at CompUSA),
>but it would cost $120 just for them to look at the
>machine and tell us what it would take to fix it. My
>question is, would it be reasonable for me to open
>this machine up and do the "swap out the RAM, HD,
>etc. until things start working" dance? Or should I
>leave it to the "professionals" at CompUSA? Web
>resources on Mac hardware maintenance seem to be
>pretty thin.
>
>Thanks,
>
>-- JK
>
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