Apple imac 20 inch late 2006 User Manual

iMac (20-inch Late 2006) Take Apart —Camera and IR Cable 121
Removing the Camera and IR Cable 
Remove the two-headed end of the cable from the access hole in the upper EMI shield. 
1.  
Remove the tape (under the optical drive) that secures the cable to the rear housing and 
2.  
disconnect the cable from the logic board. Remove the camera cable.    

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Replacing the Camera and IR Cable
Insert the two-headed end of the camera cable through the access hole in the upper EMI 
1.  
shield.
Route the camera cable as shown below. Tape the camera cable to the rear housing.  
2.  
Connect the camera cable to the logic board connector.
3. 
Replace the optical drive, flex drive cable and screws, and optical drive sensor cable.
4.  
Replace the logic board.
5. 
Replace the speakers.
6.  
Replace the...

iMac (20-inch Late 2006) Take Apart — Bluetooth Antenna 12 3
Bluetooth Antenna
Tools
Black stick (or other nonconductive nylon or plastic flat-blade tool)
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Preliminary Steps
Before you begin, follow steps for removing the following:
A
•  ccess door
F
•  ront bezel
Lower EMI shield
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Display Pane
•  l
Disconn
•  ect the IR board 
Disco
•  nnect the AirPort antennas
Disconnect the Bluetooth antenn
•  a
Logic board
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Part Location 

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Removing the Bluetooth Antenna
Carefully peel back the EMI shield and the EMI tape from the rear housing to access the 
1.  
antenna.   
Using a black stick, pry the antenna board off the rear housing.   
2.   

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Replacing the Bluetooth Antenna
Position the antenna board into the rear housing, with the antenna wire on the right side. 
1.  
Compress the sticky side of the antenna board to the housing until securely fastened.
Adhere the exposed section of antenna wire to the inside (side wall) of the rear cover with a 
2.  
piece of EMI tape (see below). Make sure the antenna wire is positioned correctly so it 
reaches the antenna connector on the...

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iMac (20-inch Late 2006) Take Apart — AirPort Antenna 12 7
AirPort Antennas
Tools
Removing the wireless antenna requires using the following tools:Flat-blade screwdriver
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Black stick (or other nonconductive nylon or plastic flat-blade tool)
• 
Preliminary Steps
Before you begin, follow steps for removing the following:
A
•  ccess door
F
•  ront bezel
Lower EMI shield
• 
Display Pane
•  l
Disconn
•  ect the IR board 
Disco
•  nnect the AirPort antennas
Disconnect the Bluetooth antenn
•  a
Logic board
•...

iMac (20-inch Late 2006) Take Apart — AirPort Antenna 12 8
Removing the AirPort Extreme Antennas
To remove the left antenna, carefully peel back the EMI tape from the rear housing as shown 
1.  
below. Peel back just enough EMI shield to access the antenna board. Using a flat-blade 
screwdriver or black stick, pry the antenna board off the rear housing.  
Repeat step 1 to remove the right antenna.  
2.   

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Remove any other tape that secures the antenna cables to the rear housing. Pull the antenna 
3. 
cable(s) through the access hole at the top of the EMI shield, near the antenna board.   

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Replacing the AirPort Extreme Antennas
Locate the antenna mounting channel inside the left and/or right corner of the rear housing, 
1.  
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 cables through the EMI shield. 
2.  
Secure the antenna cables to the rear housing with tape.
3. 
Replace the CPU fan. 
4.  
Replace the logic board.
5. 
Replace...