Apple 17-INCH MID 2006 manual

 Service Source © 2006 Apple C omputer , Inc. All rights r eserved. iMac iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006) and iMac (1 7-inch Late 2006 CD) 24 April 2 007[...]

ii iMac Contents General Information 5 Pr oduct View 5 Note About Images in This Manual 5 T ools Required 6 Serial Number Location 7 Safety 8 Opening the Computer 9 Access T ool Mo dication 9 EMI Shielding 1 2 Low er EMI Shield 1 3 What’ s New 1 6 23 A pril 2007 1 6 1 2 January 2007 1 6 3 1 Oc tober 2006 1 6 3 October 2006 1 6 2 October 2006 1[...]

iii L VDS Display Cable 5 6 Inverter 61 Speakers 6 4 Optical Drive 6 7 Hard Drive 7 4 Power Supply 7 9 Logic Board 8 7 CPU Fan 92 Optical Drive Fan 9 4 Hard Drive Fan 9 6 AC Power Inlet 9 8 Ambient Light Sensor Board 102 Clutch Mechanism 10 6 AirPort Antenna 110 Camera Cable 1 13 Chassis 1 1 7 Rear Housing 120 T roubleshooting General Information 1[...]

iv AirP or t 1 44 IR Remote 1 45 IR Sensor/Receiver 1 4 6 Built-in iSight Camera 1 47 Speakers 1 49 Mouse 1 50 Keyboard 1 5 1 Error Beep(s) 1 5 2 USB 1 5 3 V iews Upper Exploded V iew 1 56 Low er Exploded V iew 1 57 Screw Chart 15 8 Screw Chart Page 1 1 5 8 Screw Chart Page 2 1 5 9[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — General Information 5 General Information Pr oduct V iew Note About Images in This Manual Because a pre-production model was used for most of the image s shown in this manual, you may notice small di erences in appearanc e between the image pictured and the computer you are ser vicing. Howev[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — General Information 6 T ools Requir ed The following t o ols are required to service the computer . Not e that a special access car d (par t 9 22-7 1 72) is required to open the fron t bezel. ESD-safe workstation and mat Soft, clean towel or cloth (to protect the display and r emoved parts from[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — General Information 7 Serial Number Location iMac ser ial numbers are located on the bottom of the comput er stand. Note : iM ac computers using Intel proce ssors will not have the G5 list ed in the conguration (as shown below).[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — General Information 8 Safety W arning: W hen the iMac is under power , be aware that the power supply contains high v oltages that pose a potential hazard t o your personal safety . Never work on or near the power supply with the unit powered on, and as a further precaution always make sure the[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — General Information 9 Opening the Computer Apple authorized , desktop certied technicians only should ever remov e the front bezel on the iMac. When the front bezel is remov ed, be sure to alwa ys ground yourself and follow ESD-safe repair practices Removing the front bez el requires using a[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — General Information 1 0 Cut the EMI gasket to the edge of the access car d. Using packing tape, or something equivalent, fold the tape ov er the EMI gasket to attach the gasket to the card. 2. 3.[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — General Information 1 1 Bend the card at a slight angle at the top to make sure the car d makes contact with each latch. Refer to Remo ving the Fr ont Bezel for the complet e procedure . 4. 5.[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — General Information 1 2 EMI Shielding The iMac enclosure is wrapped in EMI shielding that is easily torn and damaged. T o maintain a properly shielded unit, you must repair all accidental tears and cracks t o the shielding by covering them with EMI tape . Order EMI tape, par t number 9 22-4 786[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — General Information 1 3 Lower EMI Shield EMI tape covers the t op and sides of the display panel, and the lower EMI shield c overs the logic board along the bottom of the unit. The EMI tape and lower EMI shield are easily damaged when removed , and removal is necessary in order to access most c[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — General Information 1 4 P ay par ticular attention to the EMI shielding inside the rear housing , shown below . T he EMI shield is easily damaged when replacing modules Lower EMI Shield EMI tape covers the t op and sides of the display panel, and the lower EMI shield c overs the logic board alo[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — General Information 1 5 When properly repaired , all edge s shown below will be wrapped by EMI tape, and the tape securely adhered to all edges . Use a black stick t o atten the EMI tape tightly and rub out air pockets and wrink les.[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — General Information 1 6 What’ s New 23 April 2007 The optical drive r emoval pr o cedure has been updated . Using a screwdriver t o release the optical drive tabs is causing damage to the logic boar d. The updated procedure show s how to remov e the optical drive using a needlenose pliers. Ad[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — General Information 1 7 Logic board (66 1-4 1 1 6) Hard Drive (66 1-4 1 7 5) Stand (9 22-783 2) Screw , T1 0, Flat head (9 22-77 49) 1 1 July 2006 Updated the screw chart with photos of 92 2-7654 and 92 2-765 5 5 July 2006 Introduction: i Mac (1 7-inch M id 2006) T roubleshooting LEDs on the lo[...]

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iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Access Door 1 9 Access Door T ools Phillips #2 screwdriver . ESD-safe workstation and mat Soft, clean towel or cloth Pr eliminary Steps Before you begin, lay the comput er down so the panel is face down and the bottom is facing you. Part Location • • •[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Access Door 20 Removing the Access Door Raise the stand and use a Phillips #2 screwdriver to loosen the two captiv e screws that secure the memory access door . Remove the access door . Replacing the Access Door Make sure the memor y ejector tabs are in the closed position before attaching the [...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Memor y 2 1 Memory T ools Phillips #2 screwdriver . ESD-safe workstation and mat Soft, clean towel or cloth Pr eliminary Steps Before you begin, lay the comput er down so the panel is face down and the bottom is facing you. Part Location • • •[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Memor y 22 Removing the Memory Important: Always discharge static bef ore you touch an y par ts such as the memor y b oard. T o avoid genera ting static electricit y , do not walk around the room until you hav e nished replacing the memor y . Pull the two lev ers in the memor y compartment t[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Memor y 23 Replacing the Memory Make sure the DIMM levers are all the way open. With the computer face down, orient the DIMM with the notch on the left. With your ngers, press the DIMM fully in to the slot until you hear a click. After inserting the memor y , fold the DIMM levers closed . T [...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Fron t B ezel 24 Front Bezel T ools Access car d tool 9 22-7 1 72 T orx T8 screwdriver Pr eliminary Steps Before you begin, follow st eps for remo ving the access doo r and the memory . Part Location • •[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Fron t B ezel 25 Removing the Fr ont Bezel With the bottom facing towar d you use a T8 torx screwdriver to remove the f our bezel mounting screws. Note : The screw to the right of the door is longer . Stand the computer upright. Located the acc ess card tool. Bend the upper quar ter of the acce[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Fron t B ezel 26 This picture is intended to sho w how the access t ool disengages the latch . Pushing the tool up the vent on the r ear cover r eleases the latch on the inside of the fron t bezel. Refer to the next step for the procedure . Start on the lef t side (looking from the back of the [...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Fron t B ezel 27 Repeat step 5 to release the locking latch in the right corner . Again, pull the bezel away as the card releases the lat ch. If the bezel won ’t release, pull the b ottom of the bezel out a bit and insert the access card again. 6. 7.[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Fron t B ezel 28 Repeat step 7 for the left side. Once the access card has been r emoved , it is saf e to open the bezel. Position the unit on an ESD mat, with the bottom facing toward y ou. Caution : Make sure the memor y levers are closed and not protruding from the bezel when r emoving the b[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Fron t B ezel 29 Lift the bottom of the front bezel straight up t o remove it, and swing the bezel over ont o its top edge so you can disconnect two cables attached t o the top of the bezel. 10.[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Fron t B ezel 30 Swing the bezel up so you can disc onnect the two camera board cables Remove the an y kapton tape and disconnect the camera and microphone cables from the camera board .. If replacing a damaged front bezel, remov e the camera board . 11. 12.[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Fron t B ezel 3 1 Replacing the Fr ont Bezel P osition the front bezel near the top edge of the unit and connect the two camera board connectors. Make sure the black EMI shielding along the top of the L CD panel is not in the way of the locking mechanisms when you lower the front bez el onto th[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Fron t B ezel 3 2 Make sure the memor y ejector levers are in the closed position (as shown) before lo wering the front bezel o ver the ejec tors. Continue t o lower the fon t bezel down and press the top corners of the front be zel to connect the latches. Note : Check that the latches are c on[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Camera Board 3 3 Camera Board T ools The only tool required f or this procedure is a T6 screwdriver . Pr eliminary Steps Before you begin, follow st eps for remo ving the access door and fron t bezel. Part Location[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Camera Board 34 Removing the Camera Board The camera board and cables ar e visible as you lift the front bezel o the computer . Disconnect the camera and microphone cables. 1. 2.[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Camera Board 3 5 Using a T6 screwdriver , peel back the m ylar and kapton tape as necessar y and remove the two camera board mounting scr ews. Pull the camera board straight out of the lens aperture in the bezel to remo ve it. 3. 9 22-7 7 1 3[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Camera Board 36 Replacing the Camera Board Carefully align and insert the camera lens until it is snug in the bezel aperture. Install the camera board to the bezel with tw o mounting screws. Replace the front bez el. Replace the access door . 1. 2. 3. 4. 9 22-7 7 1 3[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006) T ake Apar t — Lower EMI S hield — 3 7 Lower EMI Shield T ools The only tool required f or this procedure is a “black stick ” (or other nonconductive nylon or plastic at-blade tool). Pr eliminary Steps Before you begin, follow st eps for remo ving the following: Acce ss door Fr ont bezel Part Location ?[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006) T ake Apar t — Lower EMI S hield — 38 Removing the Lower EMI Shield Carefully peel the low er EMI shield o the bottom edge and side of the rear housing . Use a black stick to help peel back the shield. If replacing a torn or damaged lower EMI shield , peel the lo wer EMI shield o the bottom edge of the d[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — IR Board 39 IR Board T ools T orx T8 screwdriver (magnetiz ed) Pr eliminary Steps Before you begin, follow st eps for remo ving the following: Acce ss door Fr ont bezel Low er EMI shield Part Location • • • •[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — IR Board 40 Removing the IR Board Using a T orx T8 scr ewdriver , remo ve the two IR screws and disconnect the IR cable from the IR board connector . Remove the IR board from its mounting bracket. Replacing the IR Board Install the IR board and two mounting screws . Connect the IR cable to the [...]

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iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — AirP or t Card 42 AirPort Extreme Card T ools The only tool required f or this procedure is a T or x T6 screwdriver (magnetized). Pr eliminary Steps Before you begin, follow st eps for remo ving the following: Acce ss door Fr ont bezel Low er EMI shield Part Location • • •[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — AirP or t Card 43 Removing the AirPort Extreme Card Disconnect the antenna cable from the AirP or t Extreme card connector and remove the two T6 screws securing the card to the logic board . The card will spring up when the scr ews are removed . Grab the card from the connector end , pull the c[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — AirP or t Card 44 Replacing the AirPort Extreme Card Install the AirP or t Ex treme card into the socket. Install the two mounting screws securing the card t o the logic board. Connect the AirP or t antenna cable to the connector closest to the memory slot. Replace the lower EMI shield . Replac[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006) T ake Apar t — Battery 45 Battery T ools The only tool required f or this procedure is a black stick. Pr eliminary Steps Before you begin, follow st eps for remo ving the following: Acce ss door Fr ont bezel Low er EMI shield Part Location • • •[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006) T ake Apar t — Battery 46 Removing the Battery Pry the battery from the batter y slot. Replacing the Battery Slide the battery (with voltage information face up) into the ba ttery holder . Replace the lower EMI shield . Replace the front bez el. Replace the access door . 1. 1. 2. 3. 4.[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006) T ake Apar t — Battery 47[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Display P anel 48 LCD Display T ools T orx T1 0 screwdriver T orx T6 screwdriver Black stick (or other nonconductive nylon or plastic at-blade tool) Pr eliminary Steps Before you begin, follow st eps for remo ving the following: Acce ss door Fr ont bezel Low er EMI shield Part Location • ?[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Display P anel 49 Removing the LCD Display Using the black stick, or access tool, carefully peel back the EMI shielding from the left, right, and bottom edges of the computer Using a T orx T6 scr ewdriver , remo ve the two L VDS cable connector screws. Disconnect the L VDS display cable from th[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Display P anel 50 P eel the EMI tape away from each side of the panel. Using a T or x T1 0 screwdriver , remove the four panel mounting scr ews. Pivot the panel up , as sho wn, then carefully peel the t op edge of the panel away from the EMI shield. 3. 4. 9 22-702 3[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Display P anel 5 1 Note: If replacing a bad L CD display , you will also need t o remov e the lower EMI shield (if still attached), the display panel mounting br ackets, and the L VDS cable as follows. If attached, peel the lower EMI shield o the bottom edge of the display panel. Using a tor[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Display P anel 52 T o access the L VDS cable connector , peel back the black mylar tape that partially covers the L VDS connec tor . Remove the tape securing the L VDS connector to the panel connector . 8. 9.[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Display P anel 53 Pinch together the connector locking levers, and disconnect the L VDS cable connector . Return the panel to Apple. 10. 11.[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Display P anel 54 Replacing the LCD Display Replace the L VDS cable on the rear of the display panel. Secure the L VDS cable with tape. If you are replacing the displa y , a piec e of black mylar is enclosed in the box with the dis play module. The dotted lines below show the correct placement [...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Display P anel 55 Replace the right panel mounting bracket on the displa y panel with two screws. Replace the left bracket on the display panel with two screws . Connect the two inv er ter-to-display cable connectors and tape them to the back of the display panel. T ape the middle inverter cabl[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — L VDS Cable 56 L VDS Display Cable T ools No tools are required t o remove the L VDS (Lo w Voltage Di erential Signaling) cable. Pr eliminary Steps Before you begin, follow st eps for remo ving the following: Acce ss door Fr ont bezel Low er EMI shield L CD Display Part Location • • • [...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — L VDS Cable 5 7 Remove the L VDS Cable Locate the L VDS cable on the back side of the display panel. Remove the piece of tape (circled) that secure the cable to the panel. T o access the connector , peel back the black mylar tape that partially covers the L VDS connector . Remove the tape secur[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — L VDS Cable 58 Pinch together the connector locking levers, and disconnect the L VDS cable connector . 3.[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — L VDS Cable 59 Replacing the L VDS Cable P osition the L VDS cable on the back of the display panel as shown. Connect the L VDS cable connector . When connected correctly the locking levers will secure the connector and it cannot be disconnected without depressing the levers . Secure the L VDS [...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — L VDS Cable 60 Replace the display panel. Note : If you are replacing the displa y , a piece of black m ylar is enclosed in the box with the displa y mo dule. The dotted lines below show the correct placement of the m ylar . T he L VDS lock ing lever (on one side) will be covered b y the mylar [...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Inverter 6 1 Inverter T ools Removing the inv er ter requires using a at-blade screwdriver Pr eliminary Steps Before you begin, follow st eps for remo ving the following: Acce ss door Fr ont bezel Low er EMI shield L CD Display Part Location • • • •[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Inverter 62 Removing the Inverter Remove three piec es of tape that secure the in verter cables to the back of the display panel, and disconnect the two white inv erter connec tors shown. Using a at-blade screwdriv er as shown, pr y up the inverter to remove it fr om inside the display panel[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Inverter 63 Replacing the Inverter Insert the long, black inverter cable through a hole at the back center of the right mounting bracket, and press the sticky side of the replacement inverter onto the back edge of the bracket. Connect the inv er ter-to-displa y cables and tape them to the back [...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Speaker 64 Speakers T ools T orx T1 0 screwdriver (magnetized) T orx T6 screwdriver (magnetiz ed) Pr eliminary Steps Before you begin, follow st eps for remo ving the following: Acce ss door Fr ont bezel Low er EMI shield L CD Display Part Location • • • • • •[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Speaker 65 Removing the Speakers Using a T1 0 torx screwdriver , remove the screws from the left and right speakers. Replacement Note: The longer of the two speaker mounting screws is used to secure the left speaker; the shor ter screw secures the right speaker . Lift the speakers straight up a[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Speaker 66 Replacing the Speakers Connect the speaker cable connector to the logic board . Install the speakers and route the speaker wire abo ve the heatsink and around the fan. Secure the right speaker with the shor ter of the two mounting scr ews. Secure the left speaker with the longer of t[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Optical Drive 67 Optical Drive T ools T orx T1 0 screwdriver (magnetized) T orx T6 screwdriver (magnetiz ed) Needlenose pliers (with teeth) Pr eliminary Step Before you begin, follow st eps for remo ving the following: Acce ss door Fr ont bezel Low er EMI shield L CD Display Part Location • ?[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Optical Drive 68 Removing the Optical Drive Disconnect the sensor cable from the temperature sensor on top of the optical driv e and remove the tw o T1 0 screws from the optical drive clip on the logic board. Note : Make sure to use a needlenose pliers with teeth to remove the optical driv e. T[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Optical Drive 69 Locate the black tabs a t each side of the plastic optical drive mounting bracket. Star ting at the release tab that is furthest from the logic board , grasp the tab with needlenose pliers, and ex the tab toward the optical driv e exible cable. ( Note : This graphic shows[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Optical Drive 70 W arning : iMac main logic boards returned with physical damage such as scratches , fr actures, or broken or missing components caused b y improper servicing may be classied as customer abuse. When using a tool to release the latches , be car eful not to apply pressure t o t[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Optical Drive 7 1 Lift the rear of the drive and pull the front bezel of the driv e straight back and out of the disc opening in the rear housing. If replacing a bad optical drive, use a T6 torx screwdriver to remov e two optical drive board mounting screws. D isconnect and keep the board for i[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Optical Drive 72 Replacing the Optical Drive If removed , install the optical driv e board to the optical drive with two T6 screws. Insert the optical dr ive “bezel-end-rst ” into the opening in the housing. Be sure to align the two guide holes in the fron t bezel with guide posts at eac[...]

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iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD ) T ake Apar t — Hard Drive 7 4 Hard Drive T ools : T orx T1 0 screwdriver (magnetized) T8 Flat-blade scr ewdriver Pr eliminary Steps Before you r emove: Acce ss door Fr ont bezel Low er EMI shield L CD display Part Location • • • • • • •[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD ) T ake Apar t — Hard Drive 7 5 Remove the Hard Drive P osition yourself at the base of the computer closest to the stand . Pull in on the edge of the mounting br acket until you feel it release fr om the chassis. Pull HARD! The hard drive bracket will release on the end near your hands. Disconnect the hard dr[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD ) T ake Apar t — Hard Drive 76 Note : If you are replacing a bad hard drive , remo ve the mounting bracket and the mounting pins shown in the following st eps before returning the bad drive t o Apple. Using a T1 0 torx screwdriver , remove two screws and the mounting br acket from the drive. Using a T8 torx sc[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD ) T ake Apar t — Hard Drive 77 Replacing the Hard Drive If necessary , install two moun ting pins on side of the hard drive mounting bracket. If necessary , install the moun ting bracket to the top of the hard drive with two scr ews. Connect the hard drive pow er and data cables. Insert the hard drive mounting[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD ) T ake Apar t — Hard Drive 78[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — P ower Supply 79 Power Supply The iMac (1 7-inch MId 2006/Late 2006 CD) comput er was built with two versions of the pow er supply : V ersion 1: iM ac (Mid 2006) power supply V ersion 2: iM ac (Early 2006) pow er supply This procedure pr ovides instructions for replacing both v ersions. Note: T[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — P ower Supply 80 Part Location V ersion 1 P ower Supply (66 1-40 1 8) ( V ersion 2 P ower Supply (66 1-3 780)[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — P ower Supply 8 1 About the Power Supply W arning: W hen the iMac is under power , be aware that the power supply contains high v oltages that pose a potential hazard t o your personal safety . Never work on or near the power supply with the unit powered on, and as a further precaution always m[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — P ower Supply 82 Removing the Power Supply V ersion 1 Power Supply (661-4018) W ARNING: HIGH VOL T AGE Disconnect the AC power inlet connector on the left and the power supply-t o-logic board connector on the right. Note : The power supply connector is on the underside of the logic board. S ee [...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — P ower Supply 83 Using a T8 screwdriver , remo ve the two self-tapping screws on the left side of the power supply board and the two machine screws on the right side of the board . Note: Self-tapping screw labeled S1 is longer than self-tapping screw S2. Remove the pow er supply from the enclos[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — P ower Supply 84 V ersion 2 Power Supply (661-3780) W ARNING: HIGH VOL T AGE Disconnect the shor t AC power inlet connector on the right side of the pow er supply b oard , and the power supply-to-logic board c onnector at the top of the board . Using a T1 0 screwdriver , Remov e the T1 0 AC pow[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — P ower Supply 85 Using a T1 0 screwdriver , remo ve the three self-tapping screws on the top and left sides of the power supply board and the one machine scr ew on the lower right corner of the board . Remove the pow er supply from the enclosure. If you are replacing the pow er supply-to-logic [...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — P ower Supply 86 Replacing the Power Supply Power Supply (661-4018) W ARNING: HIGH VOL T AGE P osition the power supply loosely in its mounting location. Connect the power supply-to-A C power inlet cable. Tuck the cable beneath the chassis and away fr om the hard drive bay . Connect the power s[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Logic Board 87 Logic Board T ools Removing the optical drive require s using the following tools: T orx T1 0 screwdriver (magnetized) Pr eliminary Steps Before you begin, follow st eps for remo ving the following: Acce ss door Fr ont bezel Low er EMI shield L CD display Hard Drive Optical drive[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Logic Board 88 Removing the Logic Board Disconnect the ten cables from the connectors on the logic board . Note : T he speakers would already be remov ed. Using a T1 0 torx screwdriver , remove the screws from the logic board . Note the locations of the three self-tapping screws (marked by and [...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Logic Board 89 Rotate the unit so the power supply is in the bott om right corner and the optical drive is on your left. With a black stick, disconnect the power supply cable on the underside of the logic board. Pull the board t oward you and slightly lift the board up . Note : The I/O por ts ?[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Logic Board 90 Replacing the Logic Board Pull all cables up and a way from the logic board ba y and gently place down the logic board so that all screw holes are aligned with scr ew mounts in the chassis. Replacement Note: The logic board should rest on the screw mounts without an y binding or [...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Logic Board 9 1 Replace the hard drive. Replace the speakers. Replace the display panel. Replace the lower EMI shield . Replace the front bez el. Replace the memory . Replace the memory access door . 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — CPU F an 92 CPU Fan T ools No tools are required t o remove the CPU fan. Pr eliminary Steps Before you begin, follow st eps for remo ving the following: Acce ss door Fr ont bezel Low er EMI shield L CD display Hard Drive Optical drive Speakers Memory Logic board Part Location • • • • ?[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — CPU F an 93 Removing the CPU Fan Lift the CPU fan o the white mounting posts. Replacing the CPU Fan Align the CPU fan with the two mounting posts in the rear housing , and push it straight down onto the posts . Note : Route the antenna cable under the fan (as sho wn above), but pull it aside[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Optical Drive F an 94 Optical Drive Fan T ools No tools are required t o remove the optical driv e fan. Pr eliminary Steps Before you begin, follow st eps for remo ving the following: Acce ss door Fr ont bezel Low er EMI shield L CD display Hard Drive Optical drive Speakers Memory Logic board P[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Optical Drive F an 95 Remove the Optical Drive Fan Lift the optical drive fan straight up and o three mounting posts . Replace the Optical Drive Fan Align and install the optical drive fan on three mounting posts . Push it down snug onto the posts. Replace the logic board. Replace the optica[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t —Hard Drive F an 96 Hard Drive Fan T ools No tools are required t o remove the optical driv e fan. Pr eliminary Steps Before you begin, follow st eps for remo ving the following: Acce ss door Fr ont bezel Low er EMI shield L CD display Hard Drive Optical drive Speakers Memory Logic board Part Loc[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t —Hard Drive F an 97 Remove the Hard Drive Fan Carefully pull the hard drive fan cable fr om under the chassis. Lift the hard drive fan straight up and o three mounting posts. Replacing the Hard Drive Fan Route the hard drive fan cable under the metal chassis and abov e the I/O por ts. Align an[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006) T ake Apar t — AC P ower Inlet 98 AC Power Inlet T ools Removing the AC pow er inlet requires using the following tools: T orx T1 0 screwdriver (magnetized) Pr eliminary Steps Before you begin, follow st eps for remo ving the following: Acce ss door Fr ont bezel Low er EMI shield L CD display Hard Drive Optical [...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006) T ake Apar t — AC P ower Inlet 99 Removing the AC Line Filter Using a torx T1 0 screwdriver , remove the three self-tapping screws from the po wer inlet. Using a torx T1 0 screwdriver , remove the machine screw from the pow er inlet ground cable. P eel the EMI tape o the power inlet. Disconnect the power inle[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006) T ake Apar t — AC P ower Inlet 1 00 Replacing the AC Line Filter Install the AC pow er inlet on the rear housing screw mounts with three self tapping scr ews. Install the power inlet ground cable t o the chassis with a machine screw . Route the power inlet cable beneath the chassis as sho wn in the photo above ,[...]

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iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006) T ake Apar t — ALS Board 1 02 Ambient Light Sensor Board T ools No tools are required t o remove the ambien t light sensor board. Pr eliminary Steps Before you begin, follow st eps for remo ving the following: Acce ss door Fr ont bezel Low er EMI shield L CD display Hard Drive Optical drive Speakers Memory Logic[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006) T ake Apar t — ALS Board 1 03 Removing the Ambient Light Sensor Board Remove the rubber bumper from between the chassis and the boar d. With a black stick, pr y the ambient light sensor board from the frame. 1. 2.[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006) T ake Apar t — ALS Board 1 04 Replacing the Ambient Light Sensor Board Pr ess the sticky side of the ambient light sensor board to the bottom inside edge of the rear housing. Install the rubber bumper between the back of the ambient light sensor board and the chassis. Replace the logic board. Replace the optical[...]

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iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Clutch 1 06 Clutch Mechanism T ools Removing the clutch require s using the following tools: T orx T1 0 screwdriver (magnetized) Pr eliminary Steps Before you begin, follow st eps for remo ving the following: Acce ss door Fr ont bezel Low er EMI shield L CD display Hard Drive Optical drive Spea[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Clutch 1 07 Removing the Clutch Carefully peel the three piece s of EMI tape up and o the metal clutch cov er . Remove the metal clutch c over . 1. 2.[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Clutch 1 08 Using a T1 0 torx screwdriver , remove the four clutch moun ting screws. Stand up the unit and remov e the four T1 0 clutch-to-stand mounting screws . Separate the clutch from the rear housing and the stand . 3. 4. 9 22-702 0 9 22-70 1 2[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Clutch 1 09 Replace the Clutch Make sure the stand is erect and the end of the stand is inser ted through the mounting hole in the rear housing . P osition the clutch on the stand with the spring at bottom right. Install the four long, clutch- to-stand mounting screws . Adjust the clutch so tha[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — AirP or t Antenna 1 1 0 AirPort Antenna T ools Removing the wireless ant enna requires using the following tools: Flat-blade scr ewdriver Black stick (or other nonconductive nylon or plastic at-blade tool) Pr eliminary Steps Before you begin, follow st eps for remo ving the following: Acce s[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — AirP or t Antenna 1 1 1 Removing the AirPort Extreme Antenna Carefully peel back the tape (circled) and the EMI backing from the top left inside corner of the rear housing as shown below . Peel back just enough EMI backing to access the an tenna board. Using a at-blade screwdriver , pry the [...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — AirP or t Antenna 1 1 2 Replacing the AirPort Extreme Antenna Locate the an tenna mounting channel inside the left corner of the rear housing, and position the antenna board in the channel. Compre ss the stick y side of the antenna board to the housing until securely fastened . Route the antenn[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Camera Cable 1 1 3 Camera Cable T ools No tools are required t o remove the camer a cable. Pr eliminary Steps Before you begin, follow st eps for remo ving the following: Acce ss door Fr ont bezel Low er EMI shield L CD display Hard Drive (if y ou feel it necessary) Optical drive Part Location [...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Camera Cable 1 1 4 Removing the Camera Cable Disconnect the two camera board cables from the logic board . Disconnect the camera cables and pull the cable through the access hole at the t op of the EMI shield. Remove the camera cable fr om the rear housing. 1. 2.[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Camera Cable 1 1 5 Replacing the Camera Cable Insert the camera cables through the access hole in the upper EMI shield. Replace any Kapton tape or EMI grounding tape. The EMI tape should secure the cable to the metal chassis. Route the camera cable around the hard drive and under the chassis (a[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Camera Cable 1 1 6 Replace the hard drive (if remo ved). Replace the optical drive. Replace the display panel. Replace the lower EMI shield . Replace the front bez el. Replace the memory access door . 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Chassis 1 1 7 Chassis T ools Removing the chassis requires using the f ollowing tools: T orx T1 0 screwdriver (magnetized) Pr eliminary Steps Before you begin, follow st eps for remo ving the following: Acce ss door Fr ont bezel Low er EMI shield L CD display Hard Drive Optical drive Speakers M[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Chassis 1 1 8 Part Location Removing the Chassis With all the other par ts removed , use a T1 0 tor x screwdriver to r emove the self-tapping screws circled below . Lift the chassis from the rear housing. 1. 9 22-68 50[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T ake Apar t — Chassis 1 1 9 Replacing the Chassis P osition the chassis on the rear housing and install the self-tapping mounting screws. Replace the clutch mechanism. Replace the AC pow er inlet. Replace the three fan fans. Replace the power supply . Replace the hard drive. Replace the optical drive. Replac[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD ) T ake Apar t — Rear Housing 1 20 Rear Housing T ools No tools are required t o remove the r ear housing in addition to those refer enced below .) Remove and Replace the Rear Housing T o remov e the rear housing , follow steps for remo ving the par ts below. Reverse these st eps to replace the rear housing . [...]

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iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T roubleshooting — General Info 1 22 General Information Serial Number iMac ser ial number is located on the bottom of the computer stand . Power On Self T est (POST) Intel-based Mac computers r ely on a combination of tones and blinking LEDs to displa y P ower On Self T est (POST ) error codes. If the comput[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T roubleshooting — General Info 1 23 DDR Memory The iMac computer has two SDRAM slots in the bottom of the computer . The iMac ships from the factor y with at least 5 1 2 MB of DDR2 SDRAM, installed as a 256 MB DIMM in the top slot and a 256 MB DIMM in the bottom slot. ( The computer may come with more RAM, d[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T roubleshooting — General Info 1 24 How to Reset the System Management Controller (SMC) The System Management C ontroller (SMC) is a chip on the logic board that controls all po wer functions for your computer . If y our computer is experiencing any pow er issue, resetting the SMC may resolv e it. The SMC co[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T roubleshooting — General Info 1 25 Diagnostic LEDs The iMac has three built-in diagnostic LEDs and a front LED on the main logic board (shown below) that can help you to tr oubleshoot the computer . T o Access the LEDs: F ollow the take apar t instructions to remove the RAM acce ss door , front bez el, and [...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T roubleshooting — General Info 1 26 LED #1 Indicates that the trickle voltage from the pow er supply has been detected by the main logic board. This LED will r emain ON whenever the i Mac (Mid 2006 1 7-inch) is connec ted to a working AC power sourc e. The LED will remain on even when the computer has been s[...]

iMac (1 7-inch (Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T roubleshooting — Symptom Charts 1 27 Symptom Charts How to Use the Symptom Charts The Symptom Charts included in this chapter will help you diagnose specic sympt oms related to the product. Because cures are listed on the charts in the order of most likely solution, tr y the cures in the order pre sente[...]

iMac (1 7-inch (Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T roubleshooting — Symptom Charts 1 28 Power Issues No P ower The iMac will not turn on. The displa y remains black and there are no sounds from the fans or drives. 1 . V erify the power outlet is good . Plug a di erent device into the socket to ensure ther e is power , or plug the iMac into another outle[...]

iMac (1 7-inch (Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T roubleshooting — Symptom Charts 1 29 8. Press the pow er button. C heck to see if LED # 2 comes On, comes on momentarily , or sta ys O . LED # 2 is On: T he Pow er Supply is functioning. Go on to the next step. LED # 2 comes on momentarily or stay s O: Replace the P ower Supply . 9 . At this point in[...]

iMac (1 7-inch (Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T roubleshooting — Symptom Charts 1 30 No V ideo No V ideo, No Boot Chime, White LED ON (Symptom 1) The iMac will turn on (indicated by the front LED ON), but there is NO boot chime and No V ideo on the display . The faint sound of the fans, hard drive, and optical drive may also be heard . 1 . Follow instru[...]

iMac (1 7-inch (Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T roubleshooting — Symptom Charts 1 3 1 3. Does the computer dis play video after successfully re setting the computer’ s PRAM? Y es : Restar t the computer from the Apple menu and make sure the c omputer is now working correctly . No : Continue to next step . 4. Mak e sure the machine is powered o ; po[...]

iMac (1 7-inch (Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T roubleshooting — Symptom Charts 1 3 2 Starts Up to Black Screen or No V ideo (iMac 17-inch Mid 2006 only) Refer to Knowledge Base article 303870 or follo w the procedure below . An iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006) may start up to a black screen (with no video). I t may also occur if you hav e just changed the brig[...]

iMac (1 7-inch (Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T roubleshooting — Symptom Charts 1 3 3 Display When displaying a single color over the screen area, the LCD panel shows one or more pixels that are not properly lit Active-matrix L CD technology uses rows and columns of addr essable locations (pixels) tha t render text and images on screen. Each pixel locat[...]

iMac (1 7-inch (Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T roubleshooting — Symptom Charts 1 34 Hard Drive Flashing question mark, or an alternating question mark and Mac OS (face or a folder) Note: When troubleshooting hard driv e problems it is a good idea, if possible, to back up any impor tant data. Some troubleshooting steps may r equire erasing the cont ents[...]

iMac (1 7-inch (Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T roubleshooting — Symptom Charts 1 3 5 System hangs during normal startup process Boot from the system CD that came with the computer . Use Disk Utility to verify the hard drive. Using Disk Utility , r eformat the hard drive . Check all cable connections to and from the hard drive . Replace the hard drive d[...]

iMac (1 7-inch (Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T roubleshooting — Symptom Charts 1 36 Optical Drive CDs or DVDs don’t show up on the Desktop. Select Prefer ences from the F inder menu and mak e sure the option to show CDs , DVDs and iP ods is check ed: in the G eneral window as shown below . 1.[...]

iMac (1 7-inch (Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T roubleshooting — Symptom Charts 1 3 7 Select System Pref erences from the Apple menu and open the CDs & DVDs prefer ences window . M ake sure that audio CDs are set to la unch iT unes and movie DVDs set to launch DVD Player when those media are inserted , as shown below . Check that the drive can read [...]

iMac (1 7-inch (Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T roubleshooting — Symptom Charts 1 38 The computer won’t burn discs. Check whether the drive can read CDs and DVDs normally . Perform the steps above f or “CDs or DVDs don ’t show up on the Desktop .” T r y a test burn by creating a Burn F older , as f ollows. • In the Finder , choose “New Burn [...]

iMac (1 7-inch (Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T roubleshooting — Symptom Charts 1 3 9 No: Replace the optical drive. Does it burn correctly now? Y es: P roblem solved . No: Replace the logic board . Discs won’t insert. Is there a disc already in the drive? Y es: Eject the disc before inserting another . Ref er to K nowledge Base article 5 1 008 - “i[...]

iMac (1 7-inch (Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T roubleshooting — Symptom Charts 1 40 Optical disc constantly ejects Disconnect all peripheral devices, especially the mouse in cases wher e the disc is constantly ejecting. Retest. If the issue is resolved , reconnect peripherals one-at-a-time until faulty peripheral is identied . T r y cleaning the dis[...]

iMac (1 7-inch (Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T roubleshooting — Symptom Charts 1 4 1 Fan Sound Fans running at full speed after the computer turns on The customer may ha ve entered a diagnostic mode that cause s the fans to run at full speed .* Restarting the system will not restore normal fan operation. T o solve the problem, the user or technician sh[...]

iMac (1 7-inch (Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T roubleshooting — Symptom Charts 1 42 sound is related to one of the c omponents. Go to step 4. The sound v aries: Under normal conditions rotating blow ers will make a slight hum that varies in relationship with their r otational speed and the amount of air that they are moving . Let’ s see if this is in[...]

iMac (1 7-inch (Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T roubleshooting — Symptom Charts 1 43 remove the acc ess door , front bezel, and EMI shield. Stand up the computer , plug it in, and start it up by pressing the external power button. As the machine starts up, listen carefully to each of the three fans , and see if you can loca te the fan from which the obj[...]

iMac (1 7-inch (Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T roubleshooting — Symptom Charts 1 44 AirPort Not able to connect wirelessly with AirPort 1 . From the Apple menu , choose About this Mac. 2- Click on More Info . System P roler should open. 3- In System P roler , in the column on the left, look under Network for a line called “ AirP or t Card” . [...]

iMac (1 7-inch (Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T roubleshooting — Symptom Charts 1 45 IR Remote Remote won ’t communicate with system applica tions such as iT unes or iPhoto, or with the optical drive. Make sure of the following when using the Apple Remote: Y ou are within 30 feet of the fron t of the computer . Y ou have an unobstructed line-of-sight [...]

iMac (1 7-inch (Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T roubleshooting — Symptom Charts 1 46 IR Sensor/Receiver Supported applications do not respond to input from the remote control. P er form the checks above under “IR Remote” to verify that the Apple Remote is functioning correctly , and retest. Do suppor ted applications now respond to input fr om the I[...]

iMac (1 7-inch (Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T roubleshooting — Symptom Charts 1 47 Built-in iSight Camera The built-in camera is not recognized. Boot the iM ac to the desktop and la unch iChat A V . Note : Y ou do not need to be connected to a network to use iChat A V to troubleshoot. Verify that the correct versions of Mac OS X and iChat A V are inst[...]

iMac (1 7-inch (Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T roubleshooting — Symptom Charts 1 48 bandwidth limitations when using iChat ov er the internet. Instruct the customer to use the iChat A V connection doc tor feature to v er ify that there is sucient bandwidth to ha ve a video iChat session without a signicant degrada tion of image quality . No : The[...]

iMac (1 7-inch (Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T roubleshooting — Symptom Charts 1 49 Speakers Can’t hear sound from the speakers. Disconnect any external microphones, speakers, or headphones. Access S ystem P referenc es and select Sound. In the Sound pane, select Output and mak e sure the Internal s peakers are selected as the device for sound output[...]

iMac (1 7-inch (Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T roubleshooting — Symptom Charts 1 50 If the speakers did not solve the problem, replace the logic board . Mouse My mouse doesn’t work at all. T urn over the mouse and check the if the red LED on the underside of the mouse. Is the LED lit? Y es: The mouse has power . Try using the mouse on another sur fac[...]

iMac (1 7-inch (Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T roubleshooting — Symptom Charts 1 5 1 Keyboard Certain keys or none of the keys on the keyboard function. Unplug all devices from y our computer , including y our mouse and keyboard as well as printer , scanner , external hard drives, and hubs. ( Warning: Some devices may r equire you to perform steps befo[...]

iMac (1 7-inch (Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T roubleshooting — Symptom Charts 1 52 Close the System P references. T r y typing a few characters. Did is solve the problem? Y es: Pr oblem solved. No: Replace the keyboard. The USB port on my keyboard doesn’t work. Unplug all devises from your keyboard . Plug your Apple mouse in to the left USB por t on[...]

iMac (1 7-inch (Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) T roubleshooting — Symptom Charts 1 53 USB A USB device doesn’t work Please unplug all of your USB device s from your iMac except your A pple Keyboard and Apple mouse. Now plug your device dir ectly into the back of your iMac. Does it work as expected now? Y es: Y our device works when plugged directly int[...]

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iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) — Views 1 56 Upper Exploded V iew iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006) and iMac (1 7-inch Late 2006 CD) SO-DIMM SDRAM, 661-4021, 256 MB, 667 661-4035, 512 MB, 667 661-4036, 1 GB, 667 Camera Board 661-3811 F ront Bezel 922-7243 Access Door 922-7246 Lower EMI Shield 922-7653 Inv er ter 661-3841 Right Brac ket 922-7077 Opti[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) — Views 1 57 Lower Exploded V iew Stand 922-7651 (Mid 2006) 922-7832 (Late 2006/CD) A C P ower Inlet 922-7155 Rear Cov er 922-7657 Chassis 922-7247 Hard Drive F an 922-7643 HD Mounting Brac ket 922-7057 IR Board 922-7639 Wireless Antenna 922-7649 Clutch 922-7074 Hard Drive 661-3943 80 GB, 7200 661-4175 160 GB[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) Views 1 58 Screw Chart Scr ew Chart Page 1 iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) N ote: Screws are not to scale. 92 2-6800 T1 0 Logic board to r ear cover (3) AC pow er inlet to rear cov er (3) 92 2-68 42 T1 0 Logic board t o rear cover (6) 92 2-6850 T1 0 Chassis to rear co ver (1 3) 92 2-700 1 T8 Hard drive pi[...]

iMac (1 7-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) Views 1 59 92 2-7020 T1 0 Clutch mechanism to chassis((4) 92 2-7023 T1 0 L CD assembly to rear cover via left and right brackets (4) 92 2-7066 T1 0 P ower supply to rear chassis (2) 92 2-7067 T1 0 Left speaker to rear co ver (1) 92 2-7068 T1 0 Right speaker to rear cov er(1) 92 2-7069 T1 0 AC pow er inlet groun[...]

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