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From: houch@cs.albany.edu (Joseph Houghtaling)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: opening Mac SE case (how?)
Message-ID: <267@karp.albany.edu>
Date: 6 Dec 90 23:13:21 GMT
References: <1990Dec6.170046.14344@julius.cs.uiuc.edu>
Reply-To: houch@karp.albany.edu.UUCP (Joseph Houghtaling)
Organization: SUNY Albany, Comp. Sci. Dept.
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Oh for heaven's sake don't shake your Mac over a bed!!!!!!
You remove the Torx screws and the programmer's switch.  Now the tool mentioned
is simply a flat jawed clamp which you can probaby buy at a woodworking supply
place.  I've seen them around.  If you can't find one out and about, fer 
Crisake _buy_one_ from MacConnection.  They sell a Torx key, a static wrist
strap and the case opener for 8 bucks.  Buy one before you go shaking your mac
all over the place.  Anyway....let me catch my breath... Anyway you take the
case spreader tool and insert it in the break between the system case and the
bezel (front) and gently spread it apart.  You work your way around the case
don't try to get it all apart in one try.  It works best if you lay your Mac
face down on a soft surface (maybe your bed ;)  ) and lift the back off the 
tube etc.

So go out and get yourself a case spreader and save your Mac!!!

regards

j.

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| joe houghtaling        | "In my opinion television | computer science dept.|
| jh0576@leah.albany.edu |  validates existence."    | suny at albany        |
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