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Page 171

iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009) Take Apart — SD Card Reader 171 2010-11-18
Removal
1 
Remove T8 screw: 
(1) 922-9241
2 Using a black stick, 
gently pry SD card 
reader up and out of 
rear housing.
3 Disconnect cable.  

Page 172

iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009) Take Apart — SD Cable 172 2010-11-18
First Steps
Remove:
• Glass Panel
•  LCD Panel
•  Optical Drive
•  Optical Drive Fan
Tools
• ESD wrist strap
SD Cable  

Page 173

iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009) Take Apart — SD Cable 173 2010-11-18
Removal
1 
Disconnect cable 
from SD card reader 
and logic board.
2 Peel up foil holding 
cable to rear housing.  

Page 174

iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009) Take Apart — Audio Cable 174 2010-11-18
First Steps
Remove:
• Glass Panel
•  LCD Panel
Tools
• ESD wrist strap
•  Torx T10 screwdriver
Audio Cable  

Page 175

iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009) Take Apart — Audio Cable 175 2010-11-18
Removal
1 
Remove T10 screws: 
(2) 922-9245
2 Disconnect cable 
from logic board.
Reassembly Note: 
A black stick can be 
helpful for guiding and 
aligning audio ports with 
rear housing.
Reassembly Note: 
Plugging in earbuds or 
headphones can also help 
keep audio cable aligned 
while tightening screws.  

Page 176

iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009) Take Apart — IR Board & Cable 176 2010-11-18
First Steps
Remove:
• Glass Panel
•  LCD Panel
Note: A new IR board 
includes a new cable. The 
cable is not available as a 
separate part.
Tools
•  ESD wrist strap
IR Board & Cable  

Page 177

iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009) Take Apart — IR Board & Cable 177 2010-11-18
Removal
1 
Disconnect IR cable 
from logic board.
2 With 2 fingers, wiggle 
IR mounting bracket 
up and off mounting 
post.
Reassembly Note:  
Pull the front housing out 
slightly to make room for 
IR mounting bracket to 
slide onto IR mounting 
post.  

Page 178

iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009) Take Apart — Logic Board 178 2010-11-18
First Steps
Remove:
• Access Door
•  Memory 
Tip: The logic board is 
much easier to reinstall 
if memory is removed.
•  Glass Panel
•  LCD Panel
•  Power Supply
•  Backlight Pressure Wall
•  Power Supply Pressure 
Wall
•  Optical Drive
•  Optical Drive Fan
•  IR Board
Note: Configurations with 
integrated graphics (IG) do 
not have bracket at upper 
right which holds video 
card and heatsink.
Tools
•  ESD wrist strap
•  Torx T10...

Page 179

iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009) Take Apart — Logic Board 179 2010-11-18
Removal
1 
Remove T10 screws:
•  (2) 922-6800, short (S) 
(only 1 if unit has no 
video card bracket)
• (2) 922-9237, 
medium 20mm (M)
• (3) 922-9243, 
long 24mm (L)
2 Disconnect cables 
from left side of logic 
board:
•  power button (1)
•  CPU fan (2)
Note: IR cable (3)
should have already 
been disconnected.  

Page 180

iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009) Take Apart — Logic Board 180 2010-11-18
3 Disconnect cables 
from top center of 
logic board:
•  ambient temp (4)
•  Bluetooth (5)
•  camera (6)
•  hard drive sensor (7)
•  hard drive fan (8)
•  microphone (9)
•  AirPort (10)
•  audio cable (13)
•  right speaker (14)
•  left speaker (15)
Note: LCD temp 
sensor (11) and LVDS 
(12) cables should 
have already been 
disconnected.
4 Disconnect SD cable 
(16) from right side of 
logic board:
Note: Optical drive 
temp (17) and...
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