User Guide
Table Of Contents
- iMac (24-inch Early 2008)
- Contents
- Take Apart
- General Information
- What’s New
- Product Configurations
- Opening the Computer
- Note About Images in This Manual
- General Tools
- Required Special Tools
- View of the iMac with the Front Bezel Removed
- View of the Modules with the Display Panel Removed
- View of the Rear Housing and Cables
- Back View
- I/O Ports
- Cleaning and Handling the Glass Panel
- Do’s and Don’ts
- Handling a Broken Glass Panel
- Safety
- EMI Shielding
- Access Door
- Memory
- Glass Panel
- Cleaning and Handling the Glass Panel
- Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA)
- Cleaning the Silicone Roller
- Do’s and Don’ts
- Metal Alignment Pins on the Glass Panel
- Magnets on the Front Bezel
- Removing the Glass Panel
- Replacing the Glass Panel
- Installing a Replacement Glass Panel
- Cleaning Tool Kit
- Cleaning Tool Resources
- LENSPEN Screen Cleaning Device
- Ionizing Air Gun
- Front Bezel
- Camera Board
- Battery
- IR (Infrared) Board
- AirPort Extreme Board
- Bluetooth Board
- LCD Display Panel
- LCD Temp Sensor Cable
- Left Speaker
- Ambient Temp Sensor
- Ambient Temp Sensor Cable
- LVDS Display Cable
- Right Speaker
- Inverter Cable
- Optical Drive Fan
- CPU Fan
- Power Supply, AC/DC
- Hard Drive
- Hard Drive Sensor Cable
- Optical Drive
- Optical Flex Cable
- Optical Sensor Cable
- Logic Board
- Video Card
- Hard Drive Fan
- Audio Board
- Hard Drive Data Cable
- Clutch Cover
- Stand
- Clutch Mechanism
- Chassis
- Camera Cable
- Microphone Cable
- Cable, DC, Power Supply/SATA
- Rear Cover
- General Information
- Troubleshooting
- General Information
- Symptom Charts
- How to Use the Symptom Charts
- Diagnostics
- Apple Hardware Test (AHT) Error Codes
- Power Issues
- Glass Panel
- System Shuts Down
- Display
- Hard Drive
- Optical Drive
- Fan Sound
- AirPort
- Bluetooth (also see Wireless Issues topic)
- IR Remote
- IR Sensor/Receiver
- Built-in iSight Camera
- Speakers
- Mouse (also see Wireless Issues topic)
- Keyboard (also see Wireless Issues topic)
- Wireless Issues (also see Additional Wireless Topics)
- Additional Wireless Topics
- Error Beep(s)
- USB
- Views
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LENSPEN Screen Cleaning Device
LENSPEN products are simple to use and are eective at removing smudges and ngerprints on
the inside/outside of the glass panel. The two LENSPEN products that have been tested on the
iMac are shown below, the VidiMax and the LapTop-Pro. Refer to www.lenspen.com for more
information.