Apple imac 17 inch late 2006 cd User Manual

iMac (17-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) Take Apart — AirPort Antenna 111
Removing the AirPort Extreme Antenna
Carefully peel back the tape (circled) and the EMI backing from the top left inside corner of 
the rear housing as shown below. Peel back just enough EMI backing to access the antenna 
board. Using a flat-blade screwdriver, pry the antenna board off the rear housing. 
Remove any tape that secures the antenna cable to the rear housing. 
Pull the antenna cable through the access hole in the EMI...

iMac (17-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) Take Apart — AirPort Antenna 112
Replacing the AirPort Extreme Antenna
Locate the antenna mounting channel inside the left corner of the rear housing, and position 
the antenna board in the channel. Compress the sticky side of the antenna board to the 
housing until securely fastened.
Route the antenna cable through the EMI shield and on top of the EMI. 
Secure the antenna cable to the housing with two pieces of tape.
Replace the CPU fan. 
Replace the logic board....

iMac (17-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) Take Apart — Camera Cable 113
Camera Cable
Tools
No tools are required to remove the camera cable.
Preliminary Steps
Before you begin, follow steps for removing the following:
Access door
Front bezel
Lower EMI shield
LCD display
Hard Drive (if you feel it necessary)
Optical drive
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iMac (17-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) Take Apart — Camera Cable 114
Removing the Camera Cable
Disconnect the two camera board cables from the logic board. 
Disconnect the camera cables and pull the cable through the access hole at the top of the 
EMI shield. Remove the camera cable from the rear housing. 
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iMac (17-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) Take Apart — Camera Cable 11
Replacing the Camera Cable
Insert the camera cables through the access hole in the upper EMI shield. Replace any 
Kapton tape or EMI grounding tape. The EMI tape should secure the cable to the metal 
chassis. 
Route the camera cable around the hard drive and under the chassis (as shown). Connect 
the two cables to the connectors on the logic board. 
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iMac (17-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) Take Apart — Camera Cable 11
Replace the hard drive (if removed).
Replace the optical drive.
Replace the display panel.
Replace the lower EMI shield.
Replace the front bezel.
Replace the memory access door.
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iMac (17-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) Take Apart — Chassis 11
Chassis
Tools
Removing the chassis requires using the following tools:
Torx T10 screwdriver (magnetized)
Preliminary Steps
Before you begin, follow steps for removing the following:
Access door
Front bezel
Lower EMI shield
LCD display
Hard Drive
Optical drive
Speakers
Memory
Logic board
CPU fan
Hard drive fan
Optical fan
AC Power Inlet
Clutch mechanism
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iMac (17-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) Take Apart — Chassis 11
Part Location
Removing the Chassis
With all the other parts removed, use a T10 torx screwdriver to remove the self-tapping 
screws circled below.  Lift the chassis from the rear housing. 
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iMac (17-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) Take Apart — Chassis 11
Replacing the Chassis
Position the chassis on the rear housing and install the self-tapping mounting screws.
Replace the clutch mechanism.
Replace the AC power inlet.
Replace the three fan fans.
Replace the power supply. 
Replace the hard drive.
Replace the optical drive.
Replace the logic board.
Replace the speakers.
Replace the display panel.
Replace the lower EMI shield.
Replace the front bezel.
Replace the memory access door.
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iMac (17-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD ) Take Apart — Rear Housing 120
Rear Housing
Tools
No tools are required to remove the rear housing in addition to those referenced below.)
Remove and Replace the Rear Housing
To remove the rear housing, follow steps for removing the parts below.  Reverse these steps to 
replace the rear housing.
Access door
Front bezel
Lower EMI shield
LCD display
Hard Drive
Optical drive
Speakers
Memory
Logic board
CPU fan
Hard drive fan
Optical fan
AC Power Inlet
Clutch mechanism...