Einleitung
Is your iMac always mute? Replace your speakers and crank those tunes!
Werkzeuge
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Loosen the two captive Phillips screws securing the access door to the iMac.
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Remove the access door from the iMac.
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Flip your iMac over and lay it stand-side down on a flat surface.
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To lift the front bezel off the iMac, simultaneously:
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Use your thumbs to press in the RAM arms and hold the iMac down.
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Use your index fingers to pull the small bridge of material on the front bezel toward yourself.
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Pull the Front bezel up with your index fingers.
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Once the small bridge of material has cleared the RAM arms, lift the front bezel by its lower edge just enough to clear the bottom edge of the rear case.
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Insert a plastic card up into the corner of the air vent slot near the top of the rear case.
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Push the card toward the top of the iMac to release the front bezel latch.
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Pull the front bezel away from the rear case.
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Repeat this process for the other side of the front bezel.
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If the bezel refuses to release, try pressing the lower edge back onto the rear case and repeat this opening process.
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Lay your iMac stand-side down on a table.
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Lift the front bezel from its lower edge and rotate it away from the rest of your iMac, minding the RAM arms that may get caught.
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Lay the front bezel above the rest of the iMac.
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If necessary, remove the piece of kapton tape(it is ok to toss this) wrapped around the microphone and camera cables.
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Remove the two 4.8 mm T6 Torx screws securing the display data cable to the logic board.
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Grab the display data cable connector by its black tab and pull it straight up off the logic board.
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Inverter cable on 24inch iMac pulls off to the left.
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Pull the inverter cable connector straight up off its socket on the logic board.
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Remove the four 8 mm with 2 mm thick head coarse-thread T10 Torx screws securing the display to the rear case.
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Lift the display from its lower edge and pull it toward yourself to peel off the EMI shield attached to its top edge.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the AirPort Extreme antenna connector up off the AirPort Extreme card.
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Disconnect the speaker cable connector by pulling its connector away from the socket on the logic board.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
That is a really, really unnecessarily complex way of fitting a new hard drive. Thanks, but no thanks...
annax -
annax, if you can suggest a simpler way we're all ears!
Jake Simmonds -
I found this guide to be very useful. The installation was super easy, especially since I've never opened my iMac before. I was able to skip steps 6, 7, 9, 10 and 14. Wish I had one of those long skinny magnetic torx screwdriver's though. I had to use duct tape to hold the screws on the end of the bit for step 12.
I used this opportunity to vacuum out the dust with mini attachments. Much needed after 3 years ;0)
Awesome site!!! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and saving me time and $$$!
Eric Patten -
Yes I did it! thanks for this very good manual
Philippe d Anfray -