Broke ram lever!

So I am a fairly experienced computer user, in both hardware and software, but I just broke my iMac's ram lever. I am annoyed. I was simply pushing it outward like it said, but the ram wasn't coming out, and some more force... it snapped! Oh, and the ram slid out a bit.
Now the lever won't get the ram out, obviously...
Any suggestions on what I should do? I want to get the lever fixed, obviously. The machine is under warranty, and has extended AppleCare. It was just purchased at a retail store last month...
I am a bit flustered, to say the least.

perkengruven
Welcome to Apple Discussions!
It looks like an easy fix, the ejector clips mount with a screw as you can see in this photo!!! An Apple Tech should be able to replace the clip in no time.
http://s119.photobucket.com/albums/o128/denthed/?action=view&current=ejectorclip 1.jpg
Call your local Apple Store, explain that when you were upgrading your ram the clip broke tring to eject the factory ram modules!
Good Luck
Dennis
17" iMac Intel Core Duo 1.5GB Ram Mac OS X (10.4.9) Maxtor 300GB FireWire Creative Inspire 2.1 2G Nano

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