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| | Power Macintosh G3 Minitower Nameplate Replacement |
| Device | Power Macintosh G3 Minitower |
| Difficulty | Easy |
| Time | 1 minute |
| Steps | 5 |
This guide is by LeoI07 on iFixit and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0. ByteRot mirrors it for non-commercial preservation: formatting changed and photos resized for old browsers; full-size photos and the text are on the FTP in /DOCS/REPAIR. Original guide >> |
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| Step 1 :: Side Access Panel | Press the green release button on top of the side access panel. Pull off the side access panel to get inside the computer. NOTE: When putting the side access panel back on, make sure that the bottom of the panel lines up with the rail on the bottom, and that the chassis is locked with the green latches.
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| Step 2 :: Opening the Chassis | Lay the computer on its side, ensuring that where the side access panel was is facing up.
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| Step 3 | Unlock the top chassis by moving the two green locking latches upward and outward. Using the handle, gently swing the top chassis up and out until it rests firmly on the work surface.
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| Step 4 :: Speaker Bezel | Gently pry up the four tabs on the top side of the speaker bezel. Swing the speaker bezel open. Release the eight tabs on the bottom side of the speaker bezel and remove the bezel from the computer.
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| Step 5 :: Nameplate | On the inside of the speaker bezel, press the two tabs inwards (left tab right, right tab left) holding the nameplate in the bezel. Press the tabs from behind to pop out the nameplate.
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| Conclusion | | To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order. |
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