Greetings Jedi Knights, Wizards & Faeries,

Because time is of the essence, surgery on the laptop (in a remote location in the Mid West) has been scheduled after 6:30PM PDT today July 24. 2006 because the Moon in Cancer is presently void from 2:08AM PDT to 5:26PM PDT (when Leo Moon begins in the next hour).

Others who are in need and I are both humbled and honored to know that you exist.

Thank you for being you.

Love, light, understanding and peace to all points on the compass of Mother Earth.

Respectfully yours,
Bob 69

SURGERY PROCEDURES FOR MAC LAPTOP REPAIR

1. Please be advised to have the impersonal demeanor of a surgeon for the next ten minutes and all will be fine.

2. Wear a bandanna around your forehead to avoid dispersion of sweat.

3. Wash and dry hands completely.

4. Refer to the diagrams in the PDF file located at: www.info.apple.com/usen/cip...n-mem.pdf

5. Make sure that the laptop is not in sleep mode and that it is completely turned off.

6. Do not attach any cables including the power source cable to the laptop.

7. Place laptop upside down on a level HARD surface i.e. table, desk, etc. covered by a clean cloth.

8. Lift the battery out of the battery bay.

9. Please refer to the diagrams in the PDF document from the URL attached to this e-mail above.

10. Open the little back door by removing the 3 screws with a size 00 Philips screwdriver

11. DISCHARGE any static electrical energy in yourself, by touching a metallic surface outside of the opened compartment.

12. Lift the memory door up slightly and slide it straight back to remove.

13. Check for lost screws that might be caught by magnets inside the front edge of the battery well.

14. Look inside the opened compartment to locate the two metal tabs that hold the RAM memory chips/sticks on the left side and right side, then push them back slowly and the memory should pop out.

PLEASE be mindful of:

14A. ~ It's the RAM modules that end up at an approximate 30 degree angle to go in and out, NOT the 'black plastic clippie things' that hold them in. If you try to pull the 'black plastic clippie things' out to 30 degree angle, they'll break and you will be buying a new logic board.

14B. ~ When inserting the RAM modules, you have to make sure you get the contacts in all the way. it usually requires a bit of force. Pushing the chip back down to lock into the clips requires only a fingertip.

14C. ~ Check that the notches in the RAM modules/card clear the tabs as you press down on the sides of the card to lock it into place.

14D. ~ If re-seating the RAM modules doesn't work, the RAM itself might be bad. Try another stick, even if you have to buy one. Under $50 for 512MB, usually. See http;//coastmemory.com .

15. The contact points DO NOT need to be cleaned.

16. As previously mentioned in section 14B (above) the RAM memory chips will then be reinserted into the slot/holders.

17. As previously mentioned in section 14B (above) using just your fingertip depressed the RAM memory chips gently until flush with the laptop.

18. To reinstall the memory door, hold it at a low angle to the battery bay and slide it in under the back edge, then lay it flat. If the door springs up and does not lay flat without tension, remove it and reinstall at a lower angle.

19. The 3 screws will be inserted and then screwed back into place.

20. Replace the battery.

21. Power UP!

22. Use Apple System Profiler to verify that the memory is recognized. (Choose the menu bar Apple logo ( the first icon on the top left corner ) > About This Mac, click More Info..., select the System Profile tab, open the Memory Overview.)

23. Smile.

Hopefully success will be achieved and if not, we'll either find the original RAM chips (that were taken out to put in the Gigabyte RAM chips which were) shipped with the laptop that are inside a Mylar/plastic pouch or we'll buy new RAM chips.

"That's about it, aside from a dodgy logic board".