Apple imac 17 inch late 2006 User Manual

iMac (17-inch Late 2006) Take Apart — Chassis 131
Chassis
Tools
Torx T10 screwdriver (magnetized)
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Preliminary Steps
Before you begin, follow steps for removing 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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•  ptical drive
Speaker
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Disconnect the AirPort card antennas
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Disconnect the Bluetooth antenna
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Memor
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Logic board
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Hard drive fan
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Power supply
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DC-DC board
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DC-DC power cable
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CPU fan
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Optical fan
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AC power inlet
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•  Clutch...

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Part Location
Removing the Chassis
With all the other parts removed, use a T10 torx screwdriver to remove the self-tapping 
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screws circled below.  Lift the chassis from the rear housing.  

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Replacing the Chassis
Position the chassis on the rear housing and install the self-tapping mounting screws.
1.  
Replace the clutch mechanism.
2.  
Replace the AC power inlet.
3. 
Replace the three fan fans.
4.  
Replace the power supply. 
5. 
Replace the hard drive.
6.  
Replace the optical drive.
7.  
Replace the logic board.
8.  
Replace the speakers.
9. 
Replace the display panel.
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Replace the lower EMI shield.
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Replace the front bezel....

iMac (17-inch Late 2006) Take Apart — Rear Housing 134
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 doo
•  r
Front beze
•  l
Lower EMI shiel
•  d
LCD displa
•  y
O
•  ptical drive
Speaker
•  s
Disconnect the AirPort card antennas
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Disconnect the Bluetooth antenna
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Memor
•  y...

iMac (17-inch Late 2006) Take Apart — DC Power Cable 13 5
DC Power Cable
Tools
No tools are required to remove the DC power cable.
Preliminary Steps
Before you begin, follow steps for removing the following:Access doo
•  r
Front beze
•  l
Lower EMI shiel
•  d
LCD displa
•  y
O
•  ptical drive
Speaker
•  s
Hard drive
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Disconnect the AirPort card antennas
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Disconnect the Bluetooth antenna
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Memor
•  y
Logic board
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Optical drive fan
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Part Location
Removing the DC Power Cable
Remove tape that secures the DC power cable to the rear housing, and remove the DC 
1.  
power cable.  

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Replace the DC Power Cable
Route the DC power cable as shown above. Tape the DC power cable and the camera cable 
1.  
to the rear housing as shown below. 
Replace the hard drive.
2.  
Replace the optical drive.
3. 
Replace the optical drive fan.
4.  
Replace the logic board.
5. 
Replace the speakers.
6.  
Connect the AirPort and Bluetooth antennas.
7.  
Replace the display panel.
8.  
Replace the lower EMI shield.
9. 
Replace the front bezel.
10....

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Troubleshooting
iMac (17-inch Late 2006) 

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General Information
Serial Number
iMac (17-inch Late 2006) serial number is located on the bottom of the computer stand.
Block Diagram
This is the block diagram for the iMac (17-inch Late 2006). 
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CPU
Merom
2.0/2.16/2.33 GHz
MCH
Calistoga 945GM
ICH
ICH7M
DMI
GPU
ATI M56
Frame Buffer
Voltage
Regulator IMVP
SODIMM 0
SODIMM 1
SATA
ParallelATA
Azalia Audio SigmaTel
STAC9221Line-In &  S/PDIF
Headphone & S/PDIF
USB
USB
USB
Ethernet
10/100/1G...

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Power On Self Test (POST) 
Intel-based Mac computers such as the iMac (17-inch Late 2006) rely on a combination of tones 
and blinking LEDs to display Power On Self Test (POST ) error codes.If the computer detects out-of-specification or no SDRAM or the RAM installed does not 
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meet the appropriate specifications, the screen will remain black but the power LED on the 
front of the computer will blink once per second to signal the error. This...