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iMac Intel Speaker Displacement for HDD Guides

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This guide is only intended to be used as a prerequisite for other guides. It's incomplete by itself.

Introduction

Prerequisite-only guide for displacing the speaker in order to access the HDD.

This guide includes instructions to loosen the left speaker. This shortens the existing iMac HDD guides, which instructs fixers to remove the left speaker and lower support bracket.

What you need

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    • Use a T10 driver to remove the two 10 mm screws securing the left speaker.

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    • Shift the loosened left speaker to the left—enough to uncover the hard drive bracket screws.

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    • Pull straight up on the SATA combo cable to disconnect it from the drive.

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    • Use a T8 driver to remove the two 7.3 mm screws securing the left hard drive bracket to the rear case.

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    • Grab the hard drive and left hard drive bracket together.

    • Tilt the left side away from the rear case, and slide the assembly to the left.

    • Remove the hard drive and left hard drive bracket from the iMac.

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