How di i remove my e-mac hard drive?
My e-mac is inoperable: I can transfer files to my i-mac by putting the e-mac hard drive into a USB case. How do I remove the e-mac hard drive?
dave the bookman,
Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
Taner Sezer has a valid warning about the power switch when disassembling eMacs; there are also warnings not to come anywhere near the CRT assembly (especially the CRT yoke) without using a static discharge tool to disperse the dangerous voltage retained by the eMac even after extended time turned off. Bearing that in mind, you can Google "Apple eMac Upgrade Guide" and look for www.lbodnar.dsl.pipex.com in the results.
One suggestion/warning: external USB hard drives (at least on PPC Macs) are known to be flakey and generally require third-party drivers with less-than-steller track records. A Firewire enclosure is more reliable; a dual Fireire/USB 2.0 enclosure, while costing more, will let you use the hard drive on multiple platforms (including Windows with the addition of software like MacDrive.
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