Specifications
Table Of Contents
- iMac (Early 2006 17-inch)
- Contents
- Take Apart
- General Information
- Access Door
- Memory
- Front Bezel
- Camera Board
- Lower EMI Shield
- IR Board
- AirPort Extreme Card
- Battery
- LCD Display
- LVDS Display Cable
- Inverter
- Speakers
- Bluetooth Card
- Optical Drive
- Hard Drive
- DC-DC Board
- Power Supply
- Logic Board
- CPU Fan
- Optical Drive Fan
- Hard Drive Fan
- AC Line Filter
- Ambient Light Sensor Board
- Clutch
- AirPort Antenna
- Bluetooth Antenna
- DC Power Cable
- Camera Cable
- Chassis
- Rear Housing
- Troubleshooting
- Views
iMac (Early 2006 17-inch) Troubleshooting — Symptom Charts 153
AirPort
Not able to connect wirelessly with AirPort
1. From the Apple menu, choose About this Mac.
2- Click on More Info. System Proler should open.
3- In System Proler, in the column on the left, look under Network for a line called “AirPort Card”.
Select that line.
4- Does the section to the right say “No Information Found”?
Yes: The computer doesn’t realize it has an AirPort card installed. Go to step. 5
No: The iMac recognizes that it has an AirPort card installed. Go to step 6.
5- Remove the front bezel, lower EMI shield, and two card mounting screws. and reseat the
AirPort card. Re-install the two card mounting screws and check System Proler again to see if
the computer sees the AirPort card. Does it recognize the card now?
Yes: Problem solved. Replace the lower EMI shield and front bezel and re-test the system to
verify that the original symptom is resolved.
No: Replace the AirPort card. Refer to the Take Apart - Logic board procedure for
replacement instructions. If the issue persists after replacing the AirPort card, replace the
logic board..
6- Now that we know the iMac recognizes the AirPort card, check the antenna. If the antenna is
not plugged in all the way, you may have very short AirPort range.
7- Remove the access door, front bezel, lower EMI shield, and right speaker, and the two AirPort
card mounting screws . Disconnect the card, turn it over and reconnect the antenna cable
connectors to the card. Make sure the antenna lead is rmly seated. Replace the card and other
components and re-test.
8- If the antenna lead is plugged in properly and the AirPort card is recognized but the problem
persists, there are a number of other things that could cause issues with wireless networking.
Refer to Knowledge Base document 106858 for more networking information.
9- Replace the AirPort card. Refer to Take Apart/Logic Board.
10- Replace the AirPort antenna. Refer to Take Apart/AirPort Antenna.
11- Replace the logic board. Refer to Take Apart/Logic Board.