Grandpa Mac gets a transplant and lives!

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My old 2006 20" iMac 2.0 Core Duo started shutting down randomly and would not turn on. It became impossible to use and I had to do something. I looked at a new iMac and the base model with tax would have cost me over 1,400.00. I did some research and my computer model seems to have been susceptible to power issues.The repair seemed like a logical choice since the probability of success was high.

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I've used a previous iFixit guide to replace the hard drive 3 years ago and it went well. I took breaks every now and then, but once I finally got to the power module that needed to be replaced everything seemed to go back together easily.

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My best advice is to print out the guide and lay it out completely, even if you need to bring in another table. When I remove any screws I lay them on top of the picture in the guide. This helps keep me organized, since some screws might be different size, or have a different thread. Also, prepare for what you are doing before you start a tear down and repair. I made sure I had every tool that was required (all can be purchased from iFixit), plus a new tube of Super Glue (in case a wire breaks). Lastly, buy an extra CR2032 clock battery and install it. In my case I had also bought a new hard drive and installed it since the hard drive is very easily replaced doing this repair. Hard drives will fail, back up your drive, and then replace it.