Yeah, it really gripes me when manufacturers deliberately make stuff hard to work on. GM does the same damn thing with their cars.
Ironically, Compaq, which isn't known for good service or anything, made Jen's little Small Form Factor PC, and it's a total dream to work on. Two buttons on either side, and the case pops off, and the componentage just folds out; the drives then just slide out; there are special screws that enable this, but the heads are a standard #2 Phillips... just transfer the screws to the new drive, slide in, connect power and data, and presto! you're done. Haven't tried changing the PSU, but if it's as easy as the rest, it should be a no-brainer.
But, yeah, you'd think that Apple would have a better way of doing that... *sigh* I assume it *worked* after all those gyrations?
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Ironically, Compaq, which isn't known for good service or anything, made Jen's little Small Form Factor PC, and it's a total dream to work on. Two buttons on either side, and the case pops off, and the componentage just folds out; the drives then just slide out; there are special screws that enable this, but the heads are a standard #2 Phillips... just transfer the screws to the new drive, slide in, connect power and data, and presto! you're done. Haven't tried changing the PSU, but if it's as easy as the rest, it should be a no-brainer.
But, yeah, you'd think that Apple would have a better way of doing that... *sigh* I assume it *worked* after all those gyrations?