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Page 131

iMac (20-inch, Early/Mid 2009) Take Apart — Hard Drive 131 2010-11-24
5 Slide 2 pins on the 
side of hard drive out 
of 2 rubber grommets 
in chassis, and remove 
hard drive assembly 
from computer.
6 If installing a new 
hard drive, transfer 
the following to the 
replacement drive:
•  temp sensor cable
•  (2) T10 screws  
922-8580
•  (2) T10 pins 922-7001
The screw pins go on 
the side closest to the 
power & data cable 
connectors.  

Page 132

iMac (20-inch, Early/Mid 2009) Take Apart — Hard Drive Sensor Cable 132 2010-11-24
First Steps
Remove:
• Access Door
•  Glass Panel
•  Front Bezel
•  LCD Panel
Tools
• ESD wrist strap
Hard Drive Sensor Cable  

Page 133

iMac (20-inch, Early/Mid 2009) Take Apart — Hard Drive Sensor Cable 133 2010-11-24
Removal
1 
Disconnect temp 
sensor cable from its 
connector on top of 
logic board.
2 Peel back foam gasket 
on top of hard drive 
and disconnect 
sensor cable from 
retaining clip (922-
8183).
Note:  Image at right 
shows a map of 
connectors on top of 
logic board.  Hard drive 
sensor cable connects to 
the furthest left of the 3 
connectors.
Hard drive sensor has a 
3-pin connector.  Optical 
drive sensor has a 2-pin...

Page 134

iMac (20-inch, Early/Mid 2009) Take Apart — Optical Drive 134 2010-11-24
First Steps
Remove:
• Access Door
•  Glass Panel
•  Front Bezel
•  LCD Panel
Important:  When 
servicing optical drive, 
handle it by edges only.  
Pressing elsewhere on 
drive could damage 
internal mechanism.
Tools
•  ESD wrist strap
•  Torx T10 screwdriver
•  Black stick
Optical Drive  

Page 135

iMac (20-inch, Early/Mid 2009) Take Apart — Optical Drive 135 2010-11-24
Removal
1 
Remove T10 machine 
screws: 
(2) 922-6842 
2 Carefully peel back 
strip of EMI mesh tape 
from rear housing.
Reassembly Notes:  
Make sure EMI mesh 
does not cover any of the 
slot-load opening on rear 
housing.  Also, make sure 
4 inverter cables do not 
get trapped under optical 
drive.
3 Wiggle optical drive 
data cable connector 
away from optical 
drive.  A black stick 
may be helpful.  

Page 136

iMac (20-inch, Early/Mid 2009) Take Apart — Optical Drive 136 2010-11-24
4 Disconnect temp 
sensor cable from 
connector on top 
edge of logic board.
5 Lift optical drive out 
of rear housing.
Warning: Handle optical 
drive by the edges only!  
Pressing or squeezing 
elsewhere could damage 
its internal mechanism.
Replacement Note:  
If installing a new optical 
drive, peel back foam 
gasket and disconnect 
temp sensor cable from 
retaining clip on reverse 
side of drive.  
Transfer the following to 
the...

Page 137

iMac (20-inch, Early/Mid 2009) Take Apart — Optical Drive Sensor Cable 137 2010-11-24
First Steps
Remove:
• Access Door
•  Glass Panel
•  Front Bezel
•  LCD Panel
•  Optical Drive
Tools
• ESD wrist strap
Optical Drive Sensor Cable  

Page 138

iMac (20-inch, Early/Mid 2009) Take Apart — Optical Drive Sensor Cable 138 2010-11-24
Removal
1 
On reverse side of 
optical drive, peel 
back foam gasket and 
remove temp sensor 
cable (922-8827) from 
retaining clip (922-
8183).
Note:  Image at right 
shows a map of 
connectors on top of 
logic board.  Optical drive 
sensor cable connects to 
the middle one of the 3 
connectors.
Hard drive sensor has a 
3-pin connector.  Optical 
drive sensor has a 2-pin 
connector.  Hard drive fan 
has a 4-pin...

Page 139

iMac (20-inch, Early/Mid 2009) Take Apart — Optical Drive Fan 139 2010-11-24
First Steps
Remove:
• Access Door
•  Glass Panel
•  Front Bezel
•  LCD Panel
Tools
• ESD wrist strap
Optical Drive Fan  

Page 140

iMac (20-inch, Early/Mid 2009) Take Apart — Optical Drive Fan 140 2010-11-24
Removal
1 
Disconnect cable 
from logic board.
2 Lift fan off 3 guide 
posts in the rear 
housing.  
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