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C H A P T E R 2
Architecture
The components at the heart of the iMac computer reside on two
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Modem module
Modem Datapump
DAA controller
Telephone connector
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SGRAM
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Burgundy sound I/O
Cuda
power
manager
IC
ST10040
Ethernet IC
Internal microphone
Sound in
Sound out
Speakers
Headphone jack board
Internal
Internal IDE disk drive
IrDA board
Power switch and LED
Ethernet connector
SGRAM
USB IC
USB port 1
USB port 2
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