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iMac G5 20" Model A1076 Display Replac… Guide ID: 883 - Draft: 2016-07-14
iMac G5 20" Model A1076 Display Replacement

Written By: Andrew Bookholt
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INTRODUCTION
Use this guide to replace the monster 20" LCD housed within your iMac.
TOOLS: PARTS:
Phillips #1 Screwdriver (1) iMac G5 20" (EMC No. 2008 and 2056)
Spudger (1) LCD Assembly (1)
TR10 Torx Security Screwdriver (1)

Step 1 — Rear Panel
 Lay the iMac display-side down on a

flat surface.
 Loosen the three Phillips screws

securing the rear panel to the iMac.
 These screws are captive in the

iMac. The center screw will stop
turning after about 3.5 turns and the
outer screws will stop turning after
about 5.5 turns. Do not try to remove
these screws from your iMac.
Step 2
 Lift the rear panel slightly near the bottom of the iMac.
 Pull the rear panel toward yourself and remove it from the iMac.

Step 3 — RAM
 Rotate each of the two RAM retaining arms away from the RAM chip.
 Pull the RAM chip straight away from its socket.
 Repeat this process for the other RAM chip.

 Be sure the RAM arms are rotated fully outward before installing new RAM chips.

Step 4 — Inverter
 Remove the following three screws

securing the inverter to the chassis:
 Two 7.9 mm Phillips.
 One 26 mm Phillips.
 When reinstalling the inverter, be

careful to route the purple and black
cables around the screw mount. It is
very easy to pinch the cable and
damage the insulation.

Step 5
 Slide the inverter toward the edge of the mid-plane, then lift it out of the iMac.
 Be careful to not pry up against the RAM brackets.

 When reinstalling the inverter, press the blue and white cables down in the edge of the midplane
before lowering the inverter down into the midplane. The black cable can be routed near the hard
drive thermal sensor cable.

Step 6
 Disconnect the large inverter cable

connector from the inverter by
pulling straight away from its socket.
Step 7
 Disconnect the small inverter cable

connector by pulling it straight away
from its socket.

Step 8
 Disconnect the hard drive thermal

sensor cable from the thermal
sensor board on the hard drive
bracket by pulling the cable away
from the heat sink.
Step 9
 Gently pull the black inverter cable

to disconnect it from the logic board.
 If you have trouble plugging this

cable back in during reinstallation,
remove the fan duct for more room
to work.

Step 10
 Flip up the inverter cable cover from

its left edge and lift it out of the
chassis.
Step 11
 De-route the inverter cables from the

inverter cable cover hook.

Step 12
 Remove the inverter cables from the inverter cable cover, and disconnect both connectors.
Step 13
 If you wish to replace just the inverter board, use a spudger to pry off its plastic cover.

Step 14 — Optical Drive
 Remove the four 7 mm Phillips

screws securing the optical drive to
the midplane.

Step 15
 Pull the optical drive up by its white pull tab to disconnect it from the logic board.
 Lift the free end of the optical drive just enough to clear the fan cover. Lifting the free end of the
optical drive too far may break the plastic positioning pins off the front bezel.
 Lift the free end of the optical drive slightly, then pull it away from the edge of the rear case to clear
the two plastic positioning pins.
 Lift the optical drive out of your iMac.
 When reinstalling your optical drive it may be necessary to set the bezel attached to the open end
of the drive on the plastic positioning pins molded into the front bezel of the iMac and pull the
connector side of the drive toward the edge of the rear case, bending it outward slightly, to properly
seat the connector.

Step 16 — Display
 Remove the two 7.3 mm shouldered

Phillips screws securing the display
cable connector to the logic board.
Step 17
 Pull the display data cable up off the logic board by its black pull tab.
 De-route the display cable from the two aluminum fingers in the mid-plane.

Step 18
 Loosen the center Phillips screw

securing the power supply to the
front case.
 This screw will remain captive in the

power supply.
Step 19
 Remove the four coarse-thread 7.8

mm Phillips screws along the top
edge of the iMac.

Step 20
 Remove the following two screws:

Step 21
 Lift the midplane assembly out of the

front case.
 Be mindful of the inverter cables on

the hard drive side of the midplane
that may get caught as you lift out
the midplane.
 During reinstallation, insert the

screw heads protruding from the
speakers along the lower edge of
the midplane into the holes in the
front bezel and thread the inverter
cables through the openings in the
midplane before lowering the top
edge down into the front bezel.

Step 22
 Remove the six 7.2 mm coarse-

thread T10 Torx screws securing the
display to the front case.
Step 23
 Lift the display out of the front case.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.


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iMac G5 20" Model A1076 Display Replac… Guide ID: 883 - Draft: 2016-07-14

iMac G5 20" Model A1076 Display Replacement

This document was generated on 2022-03-13 12:41:11 AM (MST).

This document was generated on 2022-03-13 12:41:11 AM (MST).

Step 1 — Rear Panel

 Lay the iMac display-side down on a

 Loosen the three Phillips screws

 These screws are captive in the

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 Pull the RAM chip straight away from its socket.

 Repeat this process for the other RAM chip.

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 Remove the following three screws

 When reinstalling the inverter, be

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 Be careful to not pry up against the RAM brackets.

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 Disconnect the large inverter cable

 Disconnect the small inverter cable

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 Disconnect the hard drive thermal

 Gently pull the black inverter cable

 If you have trouble plugging this

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 Flip up the inverter cable cover from

 De-route the inverter cables from the

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Step 14 — Optical Drive

 Remove the four 7 mm Phillips

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 Lift the optical drive out of your iMac.

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 Remove the two 7.3 mm shouldered

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 Loosen the center Phillips screw

 This screw will remain captive in the

 Remove the four coarse-thread 7.8

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 Remove the following two screws:

 Lift the midplane assembly out of the

 Be mindful of the inverter cables on

 During reinstallation, insert the

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 Remove the six 7.2 mm coarse-

 Lift the display out of the front case.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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