Apple imac 17 inch late 2006 User Manual

iMac (17-inch Late 2006) Take Apart — Optical Drive Fan 101
Optical Drive Fan
Tools
No tools are required to remove the optical drive fan.
Preliminary Steps
Before you begin, follow steps for the following:Access doo
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Front beze
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Lower EMI shiel
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LCD Displa
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Hard Driv
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•  ptical drive
Speaker
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Disconnect the IR board cable
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Disconnect the 
•  AirPort card antennas
Disconnect the Bluetooth antenna
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Memor
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Logic Board
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Part Location
Remove the Optical Drive Fan
Lift the optical drive fan straight up and off three mounting posts. 
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Replace the Optical Drive Fan
Align and install the optical drive fan on three mounting posts. Push it down snug onto the 
1.  
posts.
Replace the logic board.
2.  
Replace the optical drive.
3. 
Replace the speakers.
4.  
Replace the display panel.
5. 
Reconnect the AirPort and Bluetooth antennas.
6.  
Replace the lower EMI shield.
7.  
Replace the front bezel.
8.  
Replace the memory.
9. 
Replace the memory access door.
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Hard Drive Fan
Tools
No tools are required to remove the optical drive fan.
Preliminary Steps
Before you begin, follow steps for removing the following:Access doo
•  r
Front beze
•  l
Lower EMI shiel
•  d
LCD Displa
•  y
Hard Driv
•  e
O
•  ptical drive
Speaker
•  s
Disconnect the IR board cable
• 
Disconnect the AirPort card antennas
• 
Disconnect the Bluetooth antenna
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Memor
•  y
Logic Board
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Part Location
Note: This hard drive fan photo is of the iMac (17-inch Mid 2006), however the hard drive fan is in 
the same location on the iMac (17-inch Late 2006). The hard drive fan cable is routed differently 
on the iMac (17-inch Late 2006) model. Refer to the next page for a photograph. 

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Remove the Hard Drive Fan
Lift the hard drive fan straight up and off three mounting posts. 
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Replacing the Hard Drive Fan
Route the hard drive fan cable around the bottom of the fan and up toward the optical drive. 
1.  
Look at the cable routing in the photo above.
Align and install the hard drive fan on the mounting posts. Push it down snug onto the 
2.  
posts.
Replace the logic board.
3. 
Replace the optical drive.
4.  
Replace the...

iMac (17-inch Late 2006) Take Apart — AC Power Inlet 107
AC Power Inlet
Tools
Torx T10 screwdriver (magnetized)
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Preliminary Steps
Before you begin, follow steps for removing the following:
Access doo
•  r
Front beze
•  l
Lower EMI shiel
•  d
LCD Displa
•  y
Hard Driv
•  e
O
•  ptical drive
Speaker
•  s
Disconnect the IR board cable
• 
Disconnect the AirPort card antennas
• 
Disconnect the Bluetooth antenna
• 
Memor
•  y
Logic Board
• 
Part Location 

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Removing the AC Power Inlet
1.  Using a Torx T10 screwdriver, remove the three self-tapping screws from the power inlet.
Using a T
2.   orx T10 screwdriver, remove the machine screw from the power inlet ground cable. 
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Peel the EMI tape off the power inlet.
3. 
Disconnect the AC power inlet cable from the power supply and unlace the power inlet 
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cable from beneath the chassis.. 
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Replacing the AC Power Inlet
Install the AC power inlet on the rear housing screw mounts with three self tapping screws.
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Install the power inlet ground cable to the chassis with a machine screw.
2.  
Route the power inlet cable beneath the chassis as shown and connect it to the power 
3. 
supply.
Using EMI tape, securely tape the top and bottom edges of the AC power inlet to the rear 
4.  
housing.
Replace the hard drive fan.
5. 
Replace the...

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