iMac Intel 20" EMC 2133 and 2210 Repair

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Guides

Replacement Guides

Access Door

AirPort Extreme

Ambient Temperature Sensor

Audio Board

Bluetooth Board

CPU

CPU Fan

Camera Board

Display Panel

Featured

Dual Hard Drive

Front Bezel

Glass Panel

Featured

Hard Drive

Hard Drive Fan

Heat Sink

IR Board

Inverter

LCD Backlights (CCFL)

LCD temperature sensor/cable installation

Left Speaker

Logic Board

Optical Drive

Optical Drive Data Cable

Optical Drive Fan

Optical Drive Thermal Sensor

PRAM Battery

Power Supply

Featured

RAM

Right Speaker

Video Card

Techniques

iMac Intel 20" EMC 2210 Power Supply Output Voltage Test

Tools

These are some common tools used to work on this device. You might not need every tool for every procedure.

Models

2 GHz (EMC 2133 iMac7,1), 2.4 GHz (EMC 2133 iMac7,1), 2.4 GHz (EMC 2210 iMac8,1), 2.66 GHz (EMC 2210 iMac8,1)

There are no troubleshooting guides for the iMac Intel 20" EMC 2133 and 2210 at this time.

You can cost-effectively upgrade a number of components in the iMac Intel 20" EMC 2133 and 2210.

Memory: The iMac Intel 20" EMC 2133 and 2210 shipped with 1 or 2 GB of RAM. EMC 2133 iMacs use PC2-5300 RAM while EMC 2210 iMacs use PC2-6400 RAM. If your iMac is still running with only the stock RAM, upgrading will provide a dramatic performance boost at minimal cost. Upgrading to the maximum of 4 GB can be done very easily.
Hard Drive: 250 and 320 GB hard drives came standard with the iMac Intel 20" EMC 2133 and 2210. You can upgrade the drive up to 2 TB.

You can verify that you have a iMac Intel 20" EMC 2133 and 2210 by checking the processor information through "About This Mac" in the Apple menu.

Use the iMac identification system to help you identify your machine. iMacs tend to look very similar, and it's important to know which machine you have before ordering any replacement parts.

Internally, the iMac Intel 20" EMC 2133 and 2210 were nearly identical to the late 2006 plastic intel iMacs. 2.0, 2.4, and 2.66 GHz Core 2 duo processors and an external graphics card set the performance of EMC 2133 and 2210 iMacs apart from previous generations.

The style of the new aluminum iMacs are a dramatic departure from the white plastic encased iMacs of the past. The aluminum iMacs were to match the design of the original iPhone, both released at nearly the same time. The glass front panel allows for a richer viewing experience, and even with aluminum and glass accents the 20" aluminum iMac is still lighter than all previous 20" iMac generations.

Built-in 20-inch 1680-by-1050 resolution

250GB or 320GB Serial ATA 7200-rpm hard drive and up to 2TB
DVD/CD Slot-loading 8x SuperDrive

2.4GHz or 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor

1GB or 2GB of 800MHz DDR2 SDRAM and up to 6GB

802.11n AirPort Extreme Wi-Fi wireless networking; IEEE 802.11a/b/g compatible
Bluetooth 2.1

ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT graphics processor with 128MB of GDDR3 memory or ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO graphics processor with 256MB of GDDR3 memory
Built-in iSight camera