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Power Mac G4 M5183 Teardown STEM Project

Written By: Harrison Case (and one other contributor)
Published: November 6, 2016
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Power Mac G4 M5183 Teardown STEM Project

Written By: Harrison Case (and one other contributor)
Published: November 6, 2016
  • Comments: 4
  • Favorites: 3
  • Views: 3.3k

Teardown

Introduction

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

What you need

This teardown is not a repair guide. To repair your Power Mac G4 M5183, use our service manual.

  1. Power Mac G4 M5183 Teardown STEM Project, Case: step 1, image 1 of 2 Power Mac G4 M5183 Teardown STEM Project, Case: step 1, image 2 of 2

    • Pull the tab to open the case.

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  2. Power Mac G4 M5183 Teardown STEM Project, RAM: step 2, image 1 of 2 Power Mac G4 M5183 Teardown STEM Project, RAM: step 2, image 2 of 2

    • Pull the white tabs down

    • Lift up the RAM

    • Repeat x4

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  3. Power Mac G4 M5183 Teardown STEM Project, Heat-sink: step 3, image 1 of 2 Power Mac G4 M5183 Teardown STEM Project, Heat-sink: step 3, image 2 of 2

    • 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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  4. Power Mac G4 M5183 Teardown STEM Project, GPU: step 4, image 1 of 2 Power Mac G4 M5183 Teardown STEM Project, GPU: step 4, image 2 of 2

    • Remove highlighted screw.

    • The GPU should lift right out.

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  6. Power Mac G4 M5183 Teardown STEM Project, Mother Board: step 5, image 1 of 3 Power Mac G4 M5183 Teardown STEM Project, Mother Board: step 5, image 2 of 3 Power Mac G4 M5183 Teardown STEM Project, Mother Board: step 5, image 3 of 3

    • 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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  7. Power Mac G4 M5183 Teardown STEM Project, CPU: step 6, image 1 of 2 Power Mac G4 M5183 Teardown STEM Project, CPU: step 6, image 2 of 2

    • 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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  8. Power Mac G4 M5183 Teardown STEM Project, DVD/ROM drive: step 7, image 1 of 3 Power Mac G4 M5183 Teardown STEM Project, DVD/ROM drive: step 7, image 2 of 3 Power Mac G4 M5183 Teardown STEM Project, DVD/ROM drive: step 7, image 3 of 3

    • 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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  9. Power Mac G4 M5183 Teardown STEM Project, Hard drive: step 8, image 1 of 3 Power Mac G4 M5183 Teardown STEM Project, Hard drive: step 8, image 2 of 3 Power Mac G4 M5183 Teardown STEM Project, Hard drive: step 8, image 3 of 3

    • Remove the highlighted cables.

    • Remove highlighted screw.

    • Lift out the hard drive.

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  10. Power Mac G4 M5183 Teardown STEM Project, Main Fan: step 9, image 1 of 2 Power Mac G4 M5183 Teardown STEM Project, Main Fan: step 9, image 2 of 2

    • 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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  11. Power Mac G4 M5183 Teardown STEM Project, Power Supply: step 10, image 1 of 3 Power Mac G4 M5183 Teardown STEM Project, Power Supply: step 10, image 2 of 3 Power Mac G4 M5183 Teardown STEM Project, Power Supply: step 10, image 3 of 3

    • 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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  12. Power Mac G4 M5183 Teardown STEM Project, Finished!: step 11, image 1 of 1

    • You will be left with an empty case.

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Harrison Case

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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 - Reply

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

Pete Karnowski - Reply

como retiro las tapas de los lados para hacerlelimpieza

martin alonso moncada gonzalez - Reply

Sieh hier nach

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

Toni Makkaroni -

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