Great video, I was struggling to get it back on and your hint worked great - I actually used a cardboard business card, put the bend in it and it worked first time
I know this was 7 years ago but thanks for the guide, bought one of these monitors used and it came with the stand popped down with the screws visible and I had no idea how to pop it back up. Rest in peace to the pcie slot shield I used to pop it back up though lol.
Thank you so much for this video! If anyone is struggling to find the right piece of plastic that will do the trick here, what worked for me was cutting a flat piece off the plastic container of Costco Eggs I had in my recycling bin. Cheers!
Still relevant after 5 years. Was struggling to fit stand back to 27 inch Apple Thunderbolt display after it had been mounted on a Vesa. Your video was just the hint I needed and found that an expired laminated Japanese driving license with bent edge was just the right thickness and strength. Apple could provide much better instructions about this.
End of 2023 and this video is still relevant and has made my upgrade day a whole lot easier !!!. Thank you very much for the detail. Steve. Dublin, Ireland.
I have late 2009 21 inch iMac and spent over an hour trying what worked in seconds for you but no joy. I did manage to dislodge 14 year of dirt in the slot which I suspect is causing the latch inside to jam and not function.
I come across that kind of plastic in a lot of things, to be honest. Do a quick Google image search for "hard plastic packaging" or "High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE)" and you'll see what I mean.
@@malcomk I went the whole hog, and dismantled the Mac. Maybe not everyone's bag as everything has to come out to get at the two springs. I put a small metal plate between the two clips, sorted! When I was in there also fitted an SSD drive, and A SSD drive on the PCI- express on the board. New machine now!
The most important thing for me was to bend it down, before you put the plastic thing into it, when you reassemble it. Otherwise the mechanic seems to be stuck...
It works PERFECTLY! Thank you very much. I know, that I've done it at least once, but that was a long, long time ago. I was about to rip the remainder of my hair out, when I came across your video. Thank you, Thank you!
Honestly I was struggling doing this for the first time didn't know what I was really feeling for. The reason for the thinner card is to reduce binding so you can feel the mechanism. I ended up using one of those thin metal disassembly tools. It hits the internal lever about 1/4inch in then you will feel the spring resistance another 1/2inch in and the lock is released. Obviously you cannot jam Metallic objects into the back of a computer so if you don't hit the latch after 1/4inch back it out and try again going on the upper edge aiming for the apple logo.
Nice video! An off topic question. If I plug a DVI-D (Single Link) male connector into a DVI-I (Dual link) female connector, does the connection go smoothly, or do I need a converter? I'm talking about a _Cinema Display_ screen that fits into a _Mac Pro_ (2010).
It works just fine with a credit card. The trick is to push it at an angle toward the top of the monitor, not perpendicular to the back of it. Pushing it as I described does exactly what your folded tool does. The lock is perpendicular to the inside of the monitor case, so you have to push it from the side so it pivots out of the way of the foot and snaps back after you press the foot in.
@@MrCazzie14 exactly. As the lock is perpendicular to the inside of the monitor case, pressing the card like in an ATM machine simply puts the card paralell with the lock. But you want to touch and press the lock.
@@MrCazzie14 oi let me ask u. which model yr do you have? i have a 2019 I'm gearing to do this but its a lot of hardware purchase needed don't want to waste money and find it doesn't work. thank u in advance .
