iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010) Take Apart — Rear Housing 267
2010-09-09
Reassembly
When replacing the rear
housing follow these
important steps:
1 Handling: Handling
the rear housing
incorrectly could ex
aluminum and cause
alignment issues.
Always handle rear
housing with 2 hands
in the lower left and
right corners.
Never carry rear
housing with a single
hand, or by the
aluminum “chin” near
the Apple logo.
2 Optical Drive Bezel
When replacing the
rear housing, if the
unit has a Sony
optical drive
mechanism, it may
need a dierent
optical drive bezel. A
new bezel kit is
included with a new
rear housing
Check the EEE code
in the serial number
of the bezel. The EEE
code is located at
the end of the serial
number, starting with
the 4th digit from
end. If EEE code is
A2W, continue with
procedure.