Specifications

iMac (Early 2006 17-inch) Take Apart — General Information 6
General Information
What’s New?
13 April 2007
The optical drive removal procedure has been updated. Using a screwdriver to release the
optical drive tabs is causing damage to the logic board. The updated procedure shows how
to remove the optical drive using a needlenose pliers.
Additional information on handling slot-load optical drives can be referenced in Kbase
article 305282.
15 January 2007
The “No Power” symptom in Troubleshooting has been updated. If your computer won’t
turn on, try removing and reinstalling the SO-DIMMs.
13 November 2006
The DC/DC power supply was incorporated into the “No Power” troubleshooting steps
October 2006
31 October 2006: Troubleshooting has been updated with a new symptom, “Fans running
at full speed after computer turns on.” Note: The customer may have entered a diagnostic
mode that causes the fans to run at full speed. This symptom is very easy to resolve at the
customer level.
Photos of the EMI tape (922-44786 and 922-5026), used to repair torn and damaged EMI
shielding, have been added to the EMI Shielding section in the General Information chapter.
August 2006
Updated the photo in step 1 of the optical drive removal.
Added the optical ex cable (922-7154) part number to the exploded view drawing.
Removed the optical adapter board part number (922-7281) from the exploded view. The
part is not used by this computer.
Updated the Hard Drive section in the Take Apart chapter. Note: Make sure to transfer the
temperature sensor to the replacement hard drive. Use the double-stick tape enclosed with
the replacement hard drive to attach the sensor.
March 2006
A Screw Chart was added.
Access tool modication. Refer to Opening the Computer in this chapter.
Troubleshooting symptom added: No audio from internal speakers (may hear faint putt-
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