Apple imac 17 inch flat panel User Manual

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 Power Supply Insulators
Power Supply Insulators
Tools
No tools are required for this procedure.
Part Location
Note: Insulator color and transparency may vary from those shown above.
Preliminary Steps
Before you begin, do the following:
• Position the computer in the service stand.
• Remove the user access plate.
• Remove the bottom housing.
• Remove the drive carrier assembly.
• Remove the power supply. 

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 Power Supply Insulators
Procedure
1. Carefully pull the insulators from the chassis (Faraday cage). These are attached to 
the chassis with double-sided tape.
Warning: Whenever the bottom housing is opened for service, you must do two things:
1.You must clean the original thermal film from all thermal interface mating surfaces, 
and reapply thermal paste to the mating surfaces on the thermal pipe.
2. You must tighten the four torx screws on the bottom housing to...

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 Fan Bracket (under fan)
Fan Bracket (under fan)
Tools
This procedure requires the following tools:
• Torx-10 screwdriver
Part Location
Preliminary Steps
Before you begin, do the following:
• Position the computer in the service stand.
• Remove the user access plate.
• Remove the bottom housing.
• Remove the drive carrier assembly.
• Remove the power supply.
• Remove the fan. 

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 Fan Bracket (under fan)
Procedure
1. Remove the four screws connecting the fan bracket to the chassis (Faraday cage).
2. Lift the fan bracket from the chassis. Note: The fan gasket is stuck to the back side of 
the fan bracket. 

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 Fan Bracket (under fan)Replacement Note: For reassembly, note the orientation of the neck cables (see below) 
in the fan bracket:
•Blue Blind Mate Connector cable
• Green Blind Mate Connector cable
•Red TMDS video cable 
Warning: Whenever the bottom housing is opened for service, you must do two things:
1.You must clean the original thermal film from all thermal interface mating surfaces, 
and reapply thermal paste to the mating surfaces on the thermal pipe....

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 Fan Gasket
Fan Gasket
Tools
No tools are required for this procedure.
Part Location
Preliminary Steps
Before you begin, do the following:
• Position the computer in the service stand.
• Remove the user access plate.
• Remove the bottom housing.
• Remove the drive carrier assembly.
• Remove the power supply.
• Remove the fan.
• Remove the fan bracket. 

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 Fan Gasket
Procedure
1. Remove the fan bracket retainer and turn it over. Gently peel the fan gasket off the 
back of the fan bracket.
Warning: Whenever the bottom housing is opened for service, you must do two things:
1.You must clean the original thermal film from all thermal interface mating surfaces, 
and reapply thermal paste to the mating surfaces on the thermal pipe.
2. You must tighten the four torx screws on the bottom housing to a minimum of 17...

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 Cap, Neck Spoke Retainer
 Cap, Neck Spoke Retainer
Tools
This procedure requires the following tools:
• Torx-10 screwdriver
Part Location
Preliminary Steps
Before you begin, do the following:
• Position the computer in the service stand.
• Remove the user access plate.
• Remove the bottom housing.
• Remove the drive carrier assembly.
• Remove the power supply.
• Remove the fan. 

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 Cap, Neck Spoke Retainer
Procedure
1. The neck cables are highlighted below. Note the cable routing, including the blind 
mate connector orientation before removing the cap screws and neck cap. 
2. There are five screws on the neck cap; however, only the three silver screws need to 
be removed. The remaining two black screws keep the neck attached to the base.  

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 Cap, Neck Spoke Retainer 3. Lift the neck cap off the cables. The two remaining black screws hold the neck to the 
base. Note the orientation for neck reassembly.
Warning: Whenever the bottom housing is opened for service, you must do two things:
1.You must clean the original thermal film from all thermal interface mating surfaces, 
and reapply thermal paste to the mating surfaces on the thermal pipe.
2. You must tighten the four torx screws on the bottom...