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62 - iMac (USB 2.0)  Take Apart
 Power Supply Insulators
Power Supply Insulators
Tools
No tools are required for this procedure.
Part Location
Note: Insulator color and transparency may vary from those shown above.
Preliminary Steps
Before you begin, do the following:
• Position the computer in the service stand.
• Remove the user access plate.
• Remove the bottom housing.
• Remove the drive carrier assembly.
• Remove the power supply. 

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 iMac (USB 2.0)  Take Apart - 63
 Power Supply Insulators
Procedure
1. Carefully pull the insulators from the chassis (Faraday cage). These are attached to 
the chassis with double-sided tape.
2. Note:  The insulators on the 20-inch iMac (USB 2.0), 922-6217 and 922-6214, \
are 
different from the insulators used on the 15-inch and the 17-inch iMac (USB\
 2.0) 
computers. 
Warning:  Whenever the bottom housing is opened for service, you must do two things:
1.You must clean the original thermal film from...

Page 73

64 - iMac (USB 2.0)  Take Apart
 Fan Retainer Bracket (under fan)
Fan Retainer Bracket (under fan)
Tools
This procedure requires the following tools:
• Torx-10 screwdriver
Part Location
Preliminary Steps
Before you begin, do the following:
• Position the computer in the service stand.
• Remove the user access plate.
• Remove the bottom housing.
• Remove the drive carrier assembly.
• Remove the power supply.
• Remove the fan. 

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 iMac (USB 2.0)  Take Apart - 65
 Fan Retainer Bracket (under fan)
Procedure
1. Remove the four screws connecting the fan bracket to the chassis (Faraday cage).
2. Lift the fan bracket out of the chassis. Note the orientation of the neck cables (see 
below) in the fan bracket before removing the cables. For orientation purposes, the 
drive door would be on the right.  

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66 - iMac (USB 2.0)  Take Apart
 Fan Retainer Bracket (under fan)
Warning:
 Whenever the bottom housing is opened for service, you must do two things:
1.You must clean the original thermal film from all thermal interface ma\
ting surfaces, 
and reapply thermal paste to the mating surfaces on the thermal pipe.
2. You must tighten the four torx screws on the bottom housing to a mini\
mum of 17 
in.-lbs. Use a torque driver (service tool 076-0899) to ensure that th\
e thermal pipe is 
firmly mated with the...

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 iMac (USB 2.0)  Take Apart - 67
 Fan Gasket
Fan Gasket
Tools
No tools are required for this procedure.
Part Location
Preliminary Steps
Before you begin, do the following:
• Position the computer in the service stand.
• Remove the user access plate.
• Remove the bottom housing.
• Remove the drive carrier assembly.
• Remove the power supply.
• Remove the fan.
• Remove the fan retainer bracket. 

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68 - iMac (USB 2.0)  Take Apart
 Fan Gasket
Procedure
1. Remove the fan retainer bracket and turn it over. Gently peel the fan gasket off the 
back of the fan bracket.
Warning:  Whenever the bottom housing is opened for service, you must do two things:
1.You must clean the original thermal film from all thermal interface ma\
ting surfaces, 
and reapply thermal paste to the mating surfaces on the thermal pipe.
2. You must tighten the four torx screws on the bottom housing to a mini\
mum of 17 
in.-lbs....

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 iMac (USB 2.0)  Take Apart - 69
 Cap, Neck Spoke Retainer
 Cap, Neck Spoke Retainer
Tools
This procedure requires the following tools:
• Torx-10 screwdriver
Part Location
Preliminary Steps
Before you begin, do the following:
• Position the computer in the service stand.
• Remove the user access plate.
• Remove the bottom housing.
• Remove the drive carrier assembly.
• Remove the power supply.
• Remove the fan. 

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70 - iMac (USB 2.0)  Take Apart
 Cap, Neck Spoke Retainer
Procedure
1. Before removing the neck cap screws, note the cable routing, including the location of 
the empty spoke. 
2. Note:  There are five screws on the neck cap. For this step, remove only the three 
silver screws and the neck cap. (The two black screws secure the neck to the base.) 

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 iMac (USB 2.0)  Take Apart - 71
 Cap, Neck Spoke Retainer Warning:
 Whenever the bottom housing is opened for service, you must do two things:
1.You must clean the original thermal film from all thermal interface ma\
ting surfaces, 
and reapply thermal paste to the mating surfaces on the thermal pipe.
2. You must tighten the four torx screws on the bottom housing to a mini\
mum of 17 
in.-lbs. Use a torque driver (service tool 076-0899) to ensure that th\
e thermal pipe is 
firmly mated with the top...
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