Installation of

G4 CPU Upgrade
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Before You Begin/Preparation

Thank you for choosing FastMac. Please

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feel free to contact us at any time with
any questions or comments you may
have while installing your upgrade.

! IMPORTANT!
Before doing any work on your iMac,
BACK UP ALL IMPORTANT DATA
from your hard drive! FastMac is not
responsible for any loss of data during
the upgrade process!

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+ Small magnetic Flathead screwdriver

Medium magnetic Philips screwdriver
Towel or soft cloth

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Part I: iMac Processor Removal Procedure:

Estimated time: 20 min

1 2

1. Shut down the computer. Unplug all
cables, including the power cable. Wait
five (5) minutes for components to
cool.
2. Set the computer, screen down, on a
soft, clean cloth so that the bottom of
the computer is facing you. Do this,
preferably, in a clean, dry, well-lit area.
Remove I/O cover.

3 4

3. Loosen captive screw on access cover 4. Using the handle, quickly jerk the
inside the handle. lower access cover up and towards
you.

NOTE: The cover is difficult to remove.

An abrupt tug upward is required to
remove the cover.

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5 6

5. Remove the two (2) screws at the top of 6. Disconnect the screw clamp and irDA cable.
the logic board/mass storage chassis.
Put the screws in a safe place.

7 8

7. Disconnect the RGB cable. 8. Disconnect the audio and main power cables.

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9 10

9. Using the handle, pull up on the chassis 10. Place Mass Storage Chassis on table as
and slide the logic board/mass storage shown.
chassis out of the unit.
IMPORTANT: To avoid electrostatic discharge, always
ground yourself by touching bare metal before you touch
any parts or install any components inside the computer.

11 12

11. Remove the top shield from the 12. Pry the heatsink clip off the processor
processor card. shield frame.

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13. Remove the heatsink clip. 14. Lift the heatsink off the processor card.
Caution: Heatsink may be hot.

CAUTION: Heatsink May Be Hot.

15 16

15. Pry the processor card from the logic 16. Remove the processor card.
board connectors.

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17 18

17. Pull the metal snap on either side of the 18. Pull the RAM DIMM out. If there is
RAM DIMM outward. another RAM DIMM on the backside of
the processor, repeat steps 17 & 18.

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19. Place processor in Anti-Static bag. Send

to FastMac.

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Part II: Upgraded Processor Card Reinstallation Procedure:

Estimated time: 20 min

+ Small magnetic Flathead screwdriver

Medium magnetic Philips screwdriver
Towel or soft cloth

1 2

1. Remove upgraded Processor Card from 2. Reinsert the RAM DIMM(s). Snap into
Anti-Static bag. place. Make sure the metal snaps are
secure. Repeat on backside if installing
more than one RAM DIMM.

IMPORTANT: To avoid electrostatic discharge, always

ground yourself by touching bare metal before you touch
any parts or install any components inside the computer.

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3 4

3. Reseat the Upgraded Processor Card. 4. Snap into place.

5 6

5. Place the heatsink on the processor card. 6. Reattach the heatsink clip. Make sure
that the heatsink is firmly held in place
by the clip.

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7 8

7. Reattach the top shield to the shield 8. Holding by the handle, slide the logic
frame. board/mass storage chassis back into the
unit.

9 10

9. Reconnect the main power cable. 10. Reconnect the audio cable.

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11 12

11. Reconnect the RGB cable. 12. Reconnect the screw clamp and irDA
cable..

13 14

13. Replace the two (2) screws at the top of 14. Reattach the lower access cover by
the logic board/mass storage chassis. sliding it back into place. Press on the
cover to secure it.

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15 16

15. Tighten captive screw on access cover 16. Reattach I/O cover.
inside the handle.

17 18

17. Place your iMac in the upright position. 18. Reconnect all the cables to your iMac,
including power

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19. You may now restart your computer.
Your G4 Upgrade is now complete and
your computer is ready to use.
However, if you are running OS X, read
the note to the right.
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OS X Users
If you are running OS X, we recommend
reinstalling your OS.
During the installation process certain
files and libraries specifically made to take
advantage of the G4 chip are installed upon
detection of a G4 processor. If OS X was
installed before being upgraded, these files
were not included. To get the full benefit of
the G4 chip, reinstallation of OS X is needed.
We hope you enjoy your G4 iMac Upgrade
and thank you again for choosing FastMac.
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