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Apple DVI to ADC Adapter Teardown

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Apple DVI to ADC Adapter Teardown

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  1. Apple DVI to ADC Adapter Teardown, Remove Sticker Screw Cover: crwdns2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Apple DVI to ADC Adapter Teardown, Remove Sticker Screw Cover: crwdns2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Apple DVI to ADC Adapter Teardown, Remove Sticker Screw Cover: crwdns2935265:01crwdnd2935265:03crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0

    • Turn the device upside down so that the information printed on the back is visible.

    • Carefully peel the sticker using a screwdriver from an edge. This will reveal two Phillips screws.

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  2. Apple DVI to ADC Adapter Teardown, Bust the Plastic Housing Open: crwdns2935265:02crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Apple DVI to ADC Adapter Teardown, Bust the Plastic Housing Open: crwdns2935265:02crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Apple DVI to ADC Adapter Teardown, Bust the Plastic Housing Open: crwdns2935265:02crwdnd2935265:03crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0

    • Begin to open from the cable side. Carefully lift the side up like you would a hinge. The clips should un-clip themselves.

    • There are plastic clips that hold the casing together on the other side.

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  4. Apple DVI to ADC Adapter Teardown, Removing the Shielded PSU: crwdns2935265:03crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Apple DVI to ADC Adapter Teardown, Removing the Shielded PSU: crwdns2935265:03crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Apple DVI to ADC Adapter Teardown, Removing the Shielded PSU: crwdns2935265:03crwdnd2935265:03crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0

    • Remove all four screws on the edges of the PSU.

    • To remove the last screw, remove the shielding tape.

    • Be careful not to pull on the PSU too hard. there is a connection to the logic board.

    • Carefully peel the shielding tape to release the PSU from it's place

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  5. Apple DVI to ADC Adapter Teardown, Release the PSU and Deshield the Logic Board: crwdns2935265:04crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Apple DVI to ADC Adapter Teardown, Release the PSU and Deshield the Logic Board: crwdns2935265:04crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Apple DVI to ADC Adapter Teardown, Release the PSU and Deshield the Logic Board: crwdns2935265:04crwdnd2935265:03crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0

    • Pull the shield towards the cable side and it should pop open. (Some force is required).

    • Disconnect the PSU connector.

    • PSU is free.

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  6. Apple DVI to ADC Adapter Teardown, Removing the Logic Board: crwdns2935265:05crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0

    • Unscrew the logic board and pull it out

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Great teardown and history lesson! I didn’t know what ADC was—a proprietary Apple interpretation of DVI. Apple hasn’t changed a bit, for better or worse. The world is a better place for it though :)

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