Nah, you'll be fine as long as you don't hit it with a brick.
To get it open, for starters you'll need a long shaft Torx-15 screwdriver. I found mine at Sears, they're fairly common.
No worries, I have 4 compacts, all of which I've opened at least twice, during which times I've swapped out and replaced RAM, floppy drives, hard drives, and heck, I've unplugged the CRT's high voltage anode cap. So really, you'll be fine, I promise.
Torx-15 screwdriver, two screws on the bottom, both sides, and two more down in the handle. When opening it, position it screen down on a towel. After you loosen the screws the case will still cling on tightly. Grab it by either side and shake it, pry it open with your hands, after a bit of effort it will come loose. Then, lift the case off vertically. As long as you do it perfectly vertically, you won't risk snapping the CRT's neck.
The logic board is a bit trickier. With the computer open, the board along the side with all the big, shiny components is the analog board; stay away from there for now. The logic board goes across the bottom of the computer; since it's screen down, it should be facing you. First, you'll have to remove the aluminum insulation sheet covering it, then unplug it from all the drives, and then work it upwards through the metal tabs, little by little. Pics would help you out there...I really need to find that pdf, it would help you a lot.
-Apostrophe
To get it open, for starters you'll need a long shaft Torx-15 screwdriver. I found mine at Sears, they're fairly common.
No worries, I have 4 compacts, all of which I've opened at least twice, during which times I've swapped out and replaced RAM, floppy drives, hard drives, and heck, I've unplugged the CRT's high voltage anode cap. So really, you'll be fine, I promise.
Torx-15 screwdriver, two screws on the bottom, both sides, and two more down in the handle. When opening it, position it screen down on a towel. After you loosen the screws the case will still cling on tightly. Grab it by either side and shake it, pry it open with your hands, after a bit of effort it will come loose. Then, lift the case off vertically. As long as you do it perfectly vertically, you won't risk snapping the CRT's neck.
The logic board is a bit trickier. With the computer open, the board along the side with all the big, shiny components is the analog board; stay away from there for now. The logic board goes across the bottom of the computer; since it's screen down, it should be facing you. First, you'll have to remove the aluminum insulation sheet covering it, then unplug it from all the drives, and then work it upwards through the metal tabs, little by little. Pics would help you out there...I really need to find that pdf, it would help you a lot.
-Apostrophe