Apple 17-INCH LATE 2006 CD, 17-INCH MID 2006

iMac (17-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD ) Take Apart — Hard Drive 78

Contents

Main iMac Contents Take Apart Troubleshooting Views Screw Chart 158 Page Tools Required Page Safety Opening the Computer Access Tool Modication Page Page EMI Shielding Lower EMI Shield Lower EMI Shield Page Whats New 23 April 2007 12 January 2007 31 October 2006 3 October 2006 11 July 2006 5 July 2006 Page Access Door Removing the Access Door Replacing the Access Door Memory Removing the Memory Replacing the Memory Front Bezel Removing the Front Bezel Page Page Page Page Page Replacing the Front Bezel Page Page Page Page Replacing the Camera Board Lower EMI Shield Removing the Lower EMI Shield Replacing the Lower EMI Shield IR Board Removing the IR Board Replacing the IR Board Page AirPort Extreme Card Removing the AirPort Extreme Card Replacing the AirPort Extreme Card Battery Removing the Battery Replacing the Battery Page LCD Display Removing the LCD Display Page Page Page Page Replacing the LCD Display Page LVDS Display Cable Page Page Replacing the LVDS Cable Page Inverter Page Replacing the Inverter Speakers Removing the Speakers Replacing the Speakers Optical Drive Preliminary Step Removing the Optical Drive Page Page Page Replacing the Optical Drive Page Hard Drive Tools Remove the Hard Drive Page Replacing the Hard Drive Page Power Supply Page About the Power Supply Removing the Power Supply Version 1 Power Supply (661-4018) Page Version 2 Power Supply (661-3780) Page Replacing the Power Supply Power Supply (661-4018) Power Supply (661-3780) Logic Board Removing the Logic Board Page Replacing the Logic Board Page CPU Fan Removing the CPU Fan Replacing the CPU Fan Optical Drive Fan Remove the Optical Drive Fan Replace the Optical Drive Fan Hard Drive Fan Remove the Hard Drive Fan Replacing the Hard Drive Fan AC Power Inlet Removing the AC Line Filter Replacing the AC Line Filter Page Ambient Light Sensor Board Page Replacing the Ambient Light Sensor Board Page Clutch Mechanism Page Page Replace the Clutch AirPort Antenna Removing the AirPort Extreme Antenna Replacing the AirPort Extreme Antenna Camera Cable Page Replacing the Camera Cable Page Chassis Page Replacing the Chassis Rear Housing Remove and Replace the Rear Housing Page General Information Serial Number Power On Self Test (POST) DDR Memory How to Reset the System Management Controller (SMC) To reset the SMC on an iMac Diagnostic LEDs To Access the LEDs: Page Symptom Charts How to Use the Symptom Charts Power Issues Page No Video No Video, No Boot Chime, White LED ON (Symptom 1) No Video, Boot Chime heard, White LED ON (Symptom 2) Page Starts Up to Black Screen or No Video (iMac 17-inch Mid 2006 only) Display is tinted another color. Display Hard Drive Flashing question mark, or an alternating question mark and Mac OS (face or a folder) Hard Drive Issues System hangs during normal startup process Page Page The computer wont burn discs. Discs wont insert. Optical disc constantly ejects Fan Sound Fans running at full speed after the computer turns on Loud fan noise coming from inside the computer Page Fans are running at a constant high speed AirPort Not able to connect wirelessly with AirPort IR Remote IR Sensor/Receiver Supported applications do not respond to input from the remote control. Built-in iSight Camera The built-in camera is not recognized. Camera recognized but no video. Camera image quality poor. Camera recognized but no audio Audio Quality Poor Speakers Cant hear sound from the speakers. I hear sound out of only one speaker. Mouse My mouse doesnt work at all. My mouse works intermittently (the cursor freezes randomly) or is slow to respond. Keyboard Certain keys or none of the keys on the keyboard function. My keys are sticky or slow to respond. When I type, strange characters appear on the screen. The USB port on my keyboard doesnt work. Error Beep(s) USB A USB device doesnt work I see a message saying not enough power to function. Page Page Upper Exploded View iMac (17-inch Mid 2006) and iMac (17-inch Late 2006 CD) Lower Exploded View Not shown: Screw Chart Screw Chart Page 1 Screw Chart Page 2