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  • Carefully pull the display toward the top edge of your iMac and lift it out of the outer case.

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Add Note Edit Step 10 — Optical Drive  ¶ 

  • Remove the four T10 Torx screws securing the optical drive to the outer case.

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  • Pull the optical drive thermal sensor connector straight away from its socket on the logic board.

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  • Insert a spudger between the optical drive connector and the optical drive.

  • Twist the spudger to slightly separate the optical drive connector from the optical drive, then use your fingers to pull the connector away from the drive.

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  • Lift the left edge of the optical drive slightly and pull it away from the right side of the outer case.

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Add Note Edit Step 14 — Optical Drive Replacement  ¶ 

  • Peel back the portion of aluminum tape highlighted in red, leaving the rest attached to the black plastic optical drive bracket.

    • It is not necessary to peel all of the EMI tape off the optical drive bracket.

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  • Remove the two T10 Torx screws from each side of the optical drive (four screws total).

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  • Use the tip of a spudger to press each of the optical drive bracket tabs out of their slots on the bottom of the optical drive.

  • Rotate the optical drive bracket slightly away from the optical drive.

  • Pull the optical drive bracket away from the open end of the optical drive, minding any tabs that may get caught.

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