Document Outline

• iMac G5, 20-inch
  • Take Apart
    • General Information
      • What’s New
        • October 2007
        • July 2006
        • A diecut piece of microfoam (922-7671) is included with all replacement optical drives and displa...
        • Display/Bezel Assembly Elimination
      • Tools
      • Important Things to Know
    • Removing the Back Cover
      • Tools
      • Part Location
      • Procedure
    • Replacing the Back Cover
      • Tools
      • Procedure
    • Serial ATA Hard Drive
      • Tools
      • Preliminary Steps
      • Part Location
      • Removing the Serial ATA Hard Drive
      • Replacing the Serial ATA Hard Drive
    • Optical Drive
      • Tools
      • Preliminary Steps
      • Part Location
      • Removing the Optical Drive
      • Replacing the Optical Drive
    • Microfoam Shim
      • Tools Required
      • Preliminary Steps
      • Part Location
      • Installing the Microfoam onto the Bezel
    • Inverter
      • Tools Required
      • Preliminary Steps
      • Part Location
      • Important: When removing the inverter, be careful of the memory DIMM connector latches. They are ...
      • Removing the Inverter
      • Replacing the Inverter
    • Fans, Upper
      • Tools Required
      • Preliminary Steps
      • Removing the Fans
      • Replacing the Fans
    • Memory (DIMMs)
      • About iMac G5 Memory
      • Tools
      • Preliminary Steps
      • Part Location
      • Removing the Memory
      • Replacing the Memory
    • Logic Board
      • Tools
      • Preliminary Steps
      • Part Location
      • Removing the Logic Board
      • Replacing the Logic Board
    • Power Supply
      • Tools Required
      • Preliminary Steps
      • Part Location
      • Removing the Power Supply
      • Replacing the Power Supply
    • AirPort Extreme Card
      • Tools
      • Preliminary Steps
      • Part Location
      • Removing the AirPort Extreme Card
      • Replacing the AirPort Extreme Card
    • AirPort Extreme Card Holder
      • Tools Required
      • Preliminary Steps
      • Part Location
      • Removing the AirPort Extreme Card Holder
      • Replacing the AirPort Extreme Card Holder
    • Battery
      • Tools
      • Preliminary Steps
      • Part Location
      • Removing the Battery
      • Replacing the Battery
    • Hard Drive Duct
      • Tools Required
      • Preliminary Steps
      • Part Location
      • Removing the Hard Drive Duct
      • Replacing the Hard Drive Duct
    • Bluetooth Board
      • Tools Required
      • Preliminary Steps
      • Part Location
      • Removing the Bluetooth Board
      • Replacing the Bluetooth Board
    • Air Deflector
      • Tools Required
      • Preliminary Steps
      • Part Location
      • Removing the Air Deflector
      • Replacing the Air Deflector
    • Modem Board
      • Tools Required
      • Preliminary Steps
      • Part Location
      • Removing the Modem Board
      • Replacing the Modem Board
    • Midplane Assembly
      • Tools Required
      • Preliminary Steps
      • Part Location
      • Removing the Midplane Assembly
      • Replacing the Midplane
    • Midplane Assembly-Short Cut
      • Tools Required
      • Preliminary Steps
      • Part Location
      • Removing the Midplane Assembly-Short Cut
      • Replacing the Midplane
    • Bluetooth Antenna Cable
      • Tools Required
      • Preliminary Steps
      • Part Location
      • Removing the Bluetooth Antenna Cable
      • Replacing the Bluetooth Antenna Cable
    • LCD Panel
      • Tools Required
      • Preliminary Steps
      • Part Location
      • Removing the LCD Panel
      • Replacing the LCD Panel
    • Front Bezel
      • Tools Required
      • Preliminary Steps
      • Part Location
      • Removing the Front Bezel
      • Replacing the Front Bezel
    • Light Pipe with Gasket
      • Tools Required
      • Preliminary Steps
      • Part Location
      • Removing the Light Pipe with Gasket
      • Replacing the Light Pipe with Gasket
    • Microphone Cable
      • Tools Required
      • Preliminary Steps
      • Part Location
      • Removing the Microphone Cable
      • Replacing the Microphone Cable
    • Speaker Set
      • Tools Required
      • Preliminary Steps
      • Part Location
      • Removing the Speaker Set
      • Replacing the Speaker Set
    • Lower Fan
      • Tools Required
      • Preliminary Steps
      • Part Location
      • Removing the Lower Fan
      • Replacing the Lower Fan
    • AirPort Extreme Antenna Cable
      • Tools Required
      • Preliminary Steps
      • Part Location
      • Removing the AirPort Extreme Antenna Cable
      • Replacing the AirPort Extreme Antenna Cable
    • Midplane Chassis
      • Tools Required
      • Preliminary Steps
      • Part Location
      • Removing the Midplane Chassis
      • Replacing the Midplane Chassis
  • Troubleshooting
    • General Information
      • Repair Extension Program for Video and Power Issues
      • Overview
        • Amendment:
      • Eligible Products
      • Repair Strategy
      • Troubleshooting
      • Replacement Parts
      • Special CompTIA Codes
        • European IMCs
        • Japan
        • Latin America
    • Amendment: iMac G5 Repair Extension Program for Power Supply Issues
      • Overview
      • Symptoms
      • Eligible Products
      • Replacement Part
      • Special CompTIA Codes
      • Repair Strategy
        • Asia-Pacific, Canada, Europe (except IMCs), Japan, United States:
        • Apple Retail
        • European IMCs:
        • Latin America:
    • Troubleshooting Video Issues
      • Video Symptoms
      • Repair Procedure
      • Special CompTIA Codes
        • European IMCs
        • Japan
        • Latin America
    • Troubleshooting Power Issues
      • Power Symptoms
      • Repair Procedure
      • Special CompTIA Codes
        • European IMCs
        • Japan
        • Latin America
    • Serial Number Location
    • Diagnostic LEDs
      • To access these LEDs, remove the back cover of the computer:
    • Internal Power Button
      • To power on the computer with the back cover off:
    • SMU Button
    • Ports
      • DDR Memory
    • Symptom Charts
      • How to Use the Symptom Charts
      • Power Issues
        • No Power
      • No Video
        • The computer will turn on, but the display has no picture or color. The boot chime can be heard, ...
        • Scrambled or distorted video
        • Display is tinted another color
        • When displaying a single color over the screen area, the LCD panel shows one or more pixels that ...
      • Hard Drive
        • In a hard drive failure, the computer fails to boot to the desktop and may display a flashing que...
        • System hangs during normal startup process
        • Flashing question mark appears on the screen
      • Optical Drive
        • CDs or DVDs don't show up on my desktop.
        • The computer won’t burn discs.
        • Inserting Discs Issue
        • Optical disc constantly ejects
        • Optical media ejects to the desktop
      • Fan Sound
        • Loud fan noise coming from inside the computer
        • Fans are running at a constant high speed
      • AirPort
        • Not able to connect wirelessly with AirPort
        • My AirPort signal seems to be very week
      • Speakers
        • I don’t hear sound from the speakers.
        • I hear sound out of only one speaker.
      • Mouse
        • My mouse doesn’t work at all.
        • My mouse works intermittently (the cursor freezes randomly).
        • The mouse is slow to respond.
      • Keyboard
        • None of the keys on my keyboard work.
        • Certain keys don't work.
        • My keys are sticky or slow to respond.
        • When I type, strange characters appear on the screen.
        • The USB port on my keyboard doesn't work.
        • Computer beeps at startup.
      • USB
        • A USB device doesn’t work
        • I see a message saying not enough power to function.
  • Views
    • iMac G5, 20-inch
    • Screw Matrix for 20-inch
    • Screw Locators
      • To Access the Optical Drive
      • To Access the Inverter
      • To Access the Hard Drive
      • To Access the Display/Bezel-Part 1
      • To Access the Display/Bezel-Part 2
      • To Access the Display/Bezel-Part 3
      • To Access the Midplane Assembly-Part 1
      • To Access the Midplane Assembly-Part 2
      • To Access the Midplane Assembly-Part 3
  • Repair Extension Program
    • Repair Extension Program for Video and Power Issues
      • Overview
        • Amendment:
      • Eligible Products
      • Repair Strategy
      • Troubleshooting
      • Replacement Parts
      • Special CompTIA Codes
      • European IMCs
      • Japan
      • Latin America
    • Troubleshooting Video Issues
      • Video Symptoms
      • Repair Procedure
      • Special CompTIA Codes
      • European IMCs
      • Japan
      • Latin America
    • Troubleshooting Power Issues
      • Power Symptoms
      • Repair Procedure
      • Special CompTIA Codes
      • European IMCs
      • Japan
      • Latin America
    • Amendment: iMac G5 Repair Extension Program for Power Supply Issues
      • Overview
      • Symptoms
      • Eligible Products
      • Replacement Part
      • Special CompTIA Codes
      • Repair Strategy
        • Asia-Pacific, Canada, Europe (except IMCs), Japan, United States:
        • Apple Retail
        • European IMCs:
        • Latin America: