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Apple DVI to ADC Adapter Teardown

Written By: alienozi (and one other contributor)
Published: October 17, 2021
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Apple DVI to ADC Adapter Teardown

Written By: alienozi (and one other contributor)
Published: October 17, 2021
  • Comments: 1
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Teardown

What you need

This teardown is not a repair guide. To repair your Apple DVI to ADC Adapter, use our service manual.

  1. Apple DVI to ADC Adapter Teardown, Remove Sticker Screw Cover: step 1, image 1 of 3 Apple DVI to ADC Adapter Teardown, Remove Sticker Screw Cover: step 1, image 2 of 3 Apple DVI to ADC Adapter Teardown, Remove Sticker Screw Cover: step 1, image 3 of 3

    • Turn the device upside down so that the information printed on the back is visible.

    • Carefully peel the sticker using a screwdriver from an edge. This will reveal two Phillips screws.

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  2. Apple DVI to ADC Adapter Teardown, Bust the Plastic Housing Open: step 2, image 1 of 3 Apple DVI to ADC Adapter Teardown, Bust the Plastic Housing Open: step 2, image 2 of 3 Apple DVI to ADC Adapter Teardown, Bust the Plastic Housing Open: step 2, image 3 of 3

    • Begin to open from the cable side. Carefully lift the side up like you would a hinge. The clips should un-clip themselves.

    • There are plastic clips that hold the casing together on the other side.

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  4. Apple DVI to ADC Adapter Teardown, Removing the Shielded PSU: step 3, image 1 of 3 Apple DVI to ADC Adapter Teardown, Removing the Shielded PSU: step 3, image 2 of 3 Apple DVI to ADC Adapter Teardown, Removing the Shielded PSU: step 3, image 3 of 3

    • Remove all four screws on the edges of the PSU.

    • To remove the last screw, remove the shielding tape.

    • Be careful not to pull on the PSU too hard. there is a connection to the logic board.

    • Carefully peel the shielding tape to release the PSU from it's place

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  5. Apple DVI to ADC Adapter Teardown, Release the PSU and Deshield the Logic Board: step 4, image 1 of 3 Apple DVI to ADC Adapter Teardown, Release the PSU and Deshield the Logic Board: step 4, image 2 of 3 Apple DVI to ADC Adapter Teardown, Release the PSU and Deshield the Logic Board: step 4, image 3 of 3

    • Pull the shield towards the cable side and it should pop open. (Some force is required).

    • Disconnect the PSU connector.

    • PSU is free.

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  6. Apple DVI to ADC Adapter Teardown, Removing the Logic Board: step 5, image 1 of 1

    • Unscrew the logic board and pull it out

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Great teardown and history lesson! I didn’t know what ADC was—a proprietary Apple interpretation of DVI. Apple hasn’t changed a bit, for better or worse. The world is a better place for it though :)

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