HT1423 the memory-access door won't come off, HELP!

Hi,
I have a mid-2007 iMac with 1 GB of ram and i'm trying to replace it, but the memory-access door won't come off. i loosen the screw with a screw driver but it won't open and i don't know why. i want to upgrade to 4 GB.
is there some trick to opening it thats not stated in this article? please help me, i don't know what to do :-( i really need to get lion on this thing and can't do that without a RAM update.

Some times there's a bit of prying in order with a thin blade.
http://eshop.macsales.com/installvideos/imac_mid_2007_mem/

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