Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

4

Time Required

                          40 minutes

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Introduction

Step 1

              cutting the rubber
  • all measures are with the rubber still on. and it stays on.
  • first you take a cutter and cut little squared or circles or what you prefer into the rubber. and then, f.e with the screwdriver tear of the rubber on the incicion you just did.
  • there are exact measures in millimetres. I recommend to turn the TimeCapsule with connections facing you and then start from the lower left corner.
  • fyi: 1 inch = 25,4 mm, 1 feet = 304,8 mm
  • Note: the green lines indicate that the screws are in alignment with each other.
  • Note: the different color circles indicate screws. I found only the 1. gen TimeCapsule sometimes be having the purple screws. with the 2.,3.,4. Generation I never found the purple ones.

all measures are with the rubber still on. and it stays on.

first you take a cutter and cut little squared or circles or what you prefer into the rubber. and then, f.e with the screwdriver tear of the rubber on the incicion you just did.

there are exact measures in millimetres. I recommend to turn the TimeCapsule with connections facing you and then start from the lower left corner.

fyi: 1 inch = 25,4 mm, 1 feet = 304,8 mm

Note: the green lines indicate that the screws are in alignment with each other.

Note: the different color circles indicate screws. I found only the 1. gen TimeCapsule sometimes be having the purple screws. with the 2.,3.,4. Generation I never found the purple ones.

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Step 2

              different generations
  • the first generation is sometimes different. I had ones where in the purple markers are screws . sometimes they are reveted from the other side, and must not be removed.
  • the 2,3,4 generation have almost the same screws. sometimes the brown ones dont exist.

the first generation is sometimes different. I had ones where in the purple markers are screws . sometimes they are reveted from the other side, and must not be removed.

the 2,3,4 generation have almost the same screws. sometimes the brown ones dont exist.

Step 3

              opening the box
  • turn the TimeCapsile 90D clockwise.
  • then get something where you can lean on the opened but still connected part. (in my case I used another time capsule for it)
  • then carefully open the lid to the left. and carefully put it aside like shown on the picture
  • after that you can do inside whatever you desire. in my case I took out the hard drive

turn the TimeCapsile 90D clockwise.

then get something where you can lean on the opened but still connected part. (in my case I used another time capsule for it)

then carefully open the lid to the left. and carefully put it aside like shown on the picture

after that you can do inside whatever you desire. in my case I took out the hard drive

Step 4

  • if you are nerdy or have too much time on your hand, you can keep the cut-out rubber pieces and after replacement you can glue the right parts back in.
  • note: nobody sees the bottom of the TimeCapsule in general.
  • so I did not.
  • ENJOY

if you are nerdy or have too much time on your hand, you can keep the cut-out rubber pieces and after replacement you can glue the right parts back in.

note: nobody sees the bottom of the TimeCapsule in general.

so I did not.

ENJOY

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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