Apple imac 17 inch flat panel User Manual
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iMac (17-inch Flat Panel) Take Apart - 89 Display, Flat Panel7. Remove four screws that connect the LCD display panel to the display bezel. Peel back the tape on the EMI shield to remove the LED (A) and microphone (B) cables from the display. 8. Remove the display from the bezel. Replacement Note: If you are replacing the display, be sure to install the new display shield and EMI gaskets that come with the new LCD panel. Installation instructions are included with the new display panel. 9.Note: Remove the inverter (refer to the next procedure) from the display if you are returning the flat panel display to Apple.
90 - iMac (17-inch Flat Panel) Take Apart Display, Flat Panel Replacing the Display 1. After connecting the display cables, position the display into the display’s rear housing. Press the display into the housing in the direction of the arrow. Note: The display mates with tabs/slots in the rear housing. If the display doesn’t fit properly and you can’t install the three screws along the bottom of the housing, check that the display is properly seated in the rear housing. 2. Holding the display, turn it over and lay the display face down on a soft cloth. Push the rear housing in the direction of the arrow. This will mate the housing and display tabs.
iMac (17-inch Flat Panel) Take Apart - 91 Display, Flat Panel3. Check the alignment of the rear housing and the flat panel display. If the display doesn’t slide into the tabs/slots on the rear housing, a white line shows around the top of the rear housing (see below). 4. A properly installed display will have no white line showing across the back of the rear housing (see below), and the three display-to-housing screw holes align perfectly.
92 - iMac (17-inch Flat Panel) Take Apart Inverter Inverter Tools This procedure requires no tools. Part Location Preliminary Steps Before you begin, do the following: • Position the computer in the service stand. • Remove the flat panel display.
iMac (17-inch Flat Panel) Take Apart - 93 Inverter Procedure 1. Remove the tape (circled below) and disconnect the cables. Peel back the edge of the EMI shield to access the foil on the inverter. 2. Peel the foil off the inverter (A). Pull the inverter off the edge of the display panel (B).
94 - iMac (17-inch Flat Panel) Take Apart LED LED Note: Do not remove the LED from the bezel. The LED is part of the display bezel (922- 5297); it cannot be ordered separately. Important: The LED does not light up when the power is on; however, the LED should pulse when the computer is in Sleep mode. Part Location Preliminary Steps Before you begin, do the following: • Remove the flat panel display.
iMac (17-inch Flat Panel) Take Apart - 95 Microphone Microphone Note: Do not remove the microphone from the bezel. The microphone is part of the display bezel (922-5297); it cannot be ordered separately. Part Location Preliminary Steps Before you begin, do the following: • Remove the flat panel display.
96 - iMac (17-inch Flat Panel) Take Apart Back Cover, Display Back Cover, Display 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 flat panel display.
iMac (17-inch Flat Panel) Take Apart - 97 Back Cover, Display Procedure 1. Note the position of the inverter (A), TMDS (B), microphone (C), and LED (D) cables. Remove four screws that secure the metal wire deflector and the base assembly to the back cover. Remove the wire deflector. 2. Remove tape from the neck cables and pull them through the hole in the back cover. Note: The hole in the back cover is notched; align the wide TMDS connector with these notices to pull it through the back cover.
98 - iMac (17-inch Flat Panel) Take Apart Neck Assembly Neck Assembly 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 power supply insulators. • Remove the fan.