Introduction
Use this guide to replace your inverter.
What you need
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Loosen the single Phillips screw in the center of the access door.
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Remove the access door from your iMac.
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Remove the following 12 screws securing the front bezel to the rear case:
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Eight 13 mm T8 Torx.
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Four 25 mm T8 Torx.
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Pull the LCD temperature sensor connector straight up out of its socket on the logic board.
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If necessary, de-route the LCD temperature sensor cable from behind the logic board.
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Use the attached black tab to pull the data display cable connector away from the logic board.
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Remove the eight 12 mm T8 Torx screws securing the display panel to the rear case.
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Lift the display panel from its left edge and rotate it toward the right edge of the iMac.
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With the display panel still lifted, disconnect the four inverter cables.
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If you are replacing a hard drive and have an extra set of hands, it is possible to reach in and remove the drive without disconnecting anything but the LCD temp and display connector in the previous step with the LCD in its propped position.
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If necessary, remove the pieces of tape securing the hard drive/optical drive thermal sensor cables to your iMac.
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Disconnect the optical drive thermal sensor connector from the logic board by pulling its connector toward the top of your iMac.
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Remove the two fine-thread 7 mm T10 Torx screws securing the optical drive to the rear case.
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Lift the free end of the optical drive slightly out of the rear case.
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Remove the two 3.5 mm T6 Torx screws securing the optical drive connector to the optical drive.
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Insert the flat end of a spudger between the optical drive connector and the body of the optical drive.
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Twist the spudger to separate the connector from the optical drive.
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Lift the optical drive out of the rear case and pull it away from the side of the rear case to release the strip of EMI tape attached to its surface.
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Disconnect the inverter cable by simultaneously squeezing the locking mechanism and pulling the connector away from its socket.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.