iMac G5 17" Model A1144 AirPort/Bluetooth Board Replacement

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Regain wireless connectivity by replacing your broken AirPort/Bluetooth board.

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• Mid/Late 2005 Airport/Bluetooth Board

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  Phillips #1 Screwdriver

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  Plastic Cards

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  Spudger

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  TR10 Torx Security Screwdriver

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  T6 Torx Screwdriver

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  TR8 Torx Security Screwdriver

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• Before you work on the computer, unplug the computer and press the power button for 20-30 seconds to drain the stored energy in the power supply.
• Loosen the two Phillips screws securing the access door to your iMac.
• These screws are captive in the access door.
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• Remove the access door from your iMac.
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• Remove the three T8 Torx screws securing the front bezel to the rear panel.
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• Orient the iMac face-up, on its backside.
• Use your thumbs to press both RAM arms in past the front bezel for enough clearance to lift it off the rear case.
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• While holding the RAM arms in with your thumbs, lift the lower edge of the front bezel enough to clear the rear case.
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Plastic Cards
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• Re-orient your iMac so it sits upright on the stand.
• Insert a plastic card up into the corner of the air vent slot at the top of the rear case.
• Push the card toward the top of the iMac to release the front bezel latch.
• Pull the front bezel away from the rear case.
• Repeat this process for the other side of the front bezel.
• It may be necessary to apply several layers of duct tape to the top of the access card to aid in releasing the latches.
• 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.
• 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.
• Lay the front bezel above the rest of the iMac.
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• If necessary, remove the piece of kapton tape wrapped around the microphone and camera cables.
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• Disconnect both the camera and microphone cables.
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crwdns2931653:010crwdne2931653:0 AirPort/Bluetooth Board
• Peel back the aluminum EMI shield up off the lower three edges of the rear case.
• It is not necessary to peel the EMI shield off the display.
• We found it helpful to tape the EMI shield up against the display to keep it out of the way.
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• Remove the single T10 Torx screw securing the right speaker to the rear case.
• Pull the rear speaker out of the rear case, and move it out of the way.
• It is not necessary to disconnect the right speaker.
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• Remove the two T6 Torx screws securing the AirPort/Bluetooth board to the logic board.
• Lift the AirPort/Bluetooth board up from its left edge to separate it from its socket on the logic board.
• Lift the AirPort/Bluetooth board from its left edge only. Trying to lift from its right edge may break the socket off the logic board.
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• Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the AirPort and Bluetooth antenna connectors up off the AirPort/Bluetooth board.
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