Apple imac 17 inch late 2006 User Manual
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iMac (17-inch Late 2006) Take Apart — Logic Board 91 Removing the Logic Board Disconnect the ten cables from their connectors on the logic board. 1. Using a T10 torx screwdriver, remove the screws from the logic board. The locations of the 2. three self-tapping screws are marked by and “S” in the photo. The remaining three screws, are machine screws; they are marked with an “M”. Note: Transfer the small metal grounding (located two screws below the battery) clip to the replacement logic board.
iMac (17-inch Late 2006) Take Apart — Logic Board 92 Rotate the unit so the top of the rear housing is facing you. With a black stick, disconnect the 3. power supply cable on the underside of the logic board. Pull the board toward you and gently lift the board up. 4. Note: The I/O ports fit tightly into the port hole openings on the rear cover. You may have to wiggle with the board to free the ports from the rear cover.
iMac (17-inch Late 2006) Take Apart — Logic Board 93 Replacing the Logic Board Note: iMac Firmware Update 1.2 (or later) Required For proper performance and reliability of the Intel Core 2 Duo processors, apply the iMac firmware update after replacing the logic board. The firmware update also allows Apple service to consolidate two logic boards. The 661-4105 logic board will replaced by 661-4290 and the 661-4106 will be replaced by the 661-4291.See the following section on compatibility to order the replacement part by EEE code. 1. Route all the cables so they are off to the side and out of the way of the logic board. Lower 2. the logic board into the rear housing. Connect the DC power cable on the underside of the board.
iMac (17-inch Late 2006) Take Apart — Logic Board 94 Check that the screw holes are aligned with the screw mounts in the chassis. 3. Replacement Note: The logic board should rest on the screw mounts without any binding or bowing—if it doesn’t, adjust any cables that are interfering with the logic board. Reconnect the ten logic board cables. Secure the logic board by installing the machine screws first and then the self-tapping 4. screws, marked with an “S”.
iMac (17-inch Late 2006) Take Apart — Logic Board 95 Install the optical drive. 5. Replace the hard drive. 6. Replace the speakers. 7. Connect the AirPort antennas to the AirPort Extreme card. 8. Replacement Note: Add new info here Replace the Bluetooth board. 9. Connect the Bluetooth antenna to the Bluetooth board. 10. Replace the display panel. 11 . Replace the lower EMI shield. 12. Replace the front bezel. 13 . Replace the memory. 14. Replace the memory access door. 15 .
iMac (17-inch Late 2006) Take Apart — Logic Board 96 Checking Compatibility between AirPort Card and Logic Board The iMac (Late 2006) computers were built with a number of logic boards and AirPort Extreme cards. To avoid confusion identifying the correct logic board and AirPort Extreme card for the system, refer to the table in this section which lists the corresponding EEE codes. Locating the EEE Code To locate the EEE code on the AirPort Extreme card, remove the card from the logic board. Turn the card over, and look for the representative EEE code within the card’s serial number. Locate the last four digits in the serial number. Drop the last digit (in this case, the letter “A”). The EEE code is the next three digits. In this case it’s “VZL”, shown below.
iMac (17-inch Late 2006) Take Apart — Logic Board 97 To locate the EEE code on the logic board, locate the memory slot inside the computer. Locate the last four digits in the serial number. Drop the last digit, in this case, the letter “A.” The EEE code is the next three digits. In this case the EEE code is “WZH.”
iMac (17-inch Late 2006) Take Apart — Logic Board 98 EEE Code Table Use the table below to identify the logic board and AirPort Extreme card EEE codes for the iMac system. Order the correct service part based upon the corresponding EEE code. The table is available in Knowledge Base article 305112 - iMac (Late 2006): AirPort Card Differences. iMac Model Logic Board Part #Logic Board EEE CodeAirPort Extreme Card Part #AirPort Extreme Card EEE Code iMac (17-inch Late 2006) 661-4290, Board , Logic, 2.0 GHzXYA XYB XYC661-4289, B661-4289, J661-4289, KH661-4289, PA661-4289, Z661-4289WQX WQY WQZ WR2 WR0 WR1 iMac (17-inch Late 2006) 661-4105, Board , Logic, 2.0 GHzVX6 VX7 VX8661-4060, B661-4060, J661-4060, KH661-4060, PA661-4060, Z661-4060VZL VZM VZN VZR VZP VZQ iMac (17-inch Late 2006) 661-4106, Board , Logic, 2.16 GHzW4Y W4Z W50661-4060, B661-4060, J661-4060, KH661-4060, PA661-4060, Z661-4060VZL VZM VZN VZR VZP VZQ iMac (17-inch Late 2006) 661-4291, Board , Logic, 2.16 GHzXDH XHE XHF661-4289, B661-4289, J661-4289, KH661-4289, PA661-4289, Z661-4289WQX WQY WQZ WR2 WR0 WR1
iMac (17-inch Late 2006) Take Apart — CPU Fan 99 CPU Fan Tools No tools are required to remove the CPU 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 Memor • y Logic Board • Part Location
iMac (17-inch Late 2006) Take Apart — CPU Fan 100 Removing the CPU Fan Lift the CPU fan off the white mounting posts. 1. Replacing the CPU Fan Align the CPU fan with the two mounting posts in the rear housing, and push it straight 1. down onto the posts. Note: Route the antenna cable under the fan (as shown above), but pull it aside (to the left side) when installing the logic board. Replace the logic board. 2. Connect the CPU fan cable and the rest of the cables to the logic board. 3. Replace the speakers. 4. Replace the display panel. 5. Replace the lower EMI shield. 6. Replace the front bezel. 7. Replace the memory. 8. Replace the access door. 9.