This is the last in our series of pictures of
the new G4 iMac. It is doubtful that most iMac owners will
look at the bottom of their iMac more than a handful of times
during the life cycle of their machines. Apple doesn't care.
Apple has brought the same attention to design detail to the
bottom of the iMac, as they have brought to the rest of the
machine. The bottom faceplate is made of brushed stainless
steel. It is connected by four screws. The screw heads of
the screws are very small and will not accommodate a standard
Phillips screwdriver. You will need to get a jeweler's type
screwdriver to undo them. Once they are loosened all the way,
they remain connected to the face plate. So there is no way
to lose one of them .... unless of course you misplace the
faceplate itself.
Once the faceplate is removed one of the RAM
slots and the slot for the Airport card are revealed. There
are actually two RAM slots on the G4 iMac. To get to the other
one, more disassembly of the iMac is required. This slot will
be filled with the RAM that Apple installed originally into
the machine. The G4 iMac can take up to 1 GB of Memory.
Over the coming weeks we hope to bring you a
series of reports on the new iMac. Links to them will be posted
on the Performance
Edge index.
Even the bottom of the iMac is a study in industrial
design. Who else but Apple would think of putting their
logo on the bottom of the machine ... where it is unlikely
to be seen more than a handful of times during the machine's
life span.
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The bottom face plate is made of brushed Stainless
Steel. Again you can see the air intake holes ringing
the bottom of the iMac. These holes take in air, which
is then vented out the holes on the top of the base
unit.
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The bottom face plate is connected by four screws to
the body of the iMac. These screws are very small. You
will need something like a jeweler's screwdriver to
loosen them
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Getting ready for a RAM upgrade
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Once the faceplate is removed one of the
RAM slots is revealed, as is the slot for the Airport
card
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A close-up on the RAM and Airport slots
-RAM installed
Here the RAM has been removed. In between
the RAM slot (right) and the Airport slot (left) you
can see the Airport antenna lead. Etched into the body
of base unit is an outline that shows you where to plug
the antenna in
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