Replaced hard drive in 2007 white Intel iMac...

[Buzz]

Black wrote:
Wouldn't yours be a 2006 by the way?

Assuming it's a "Late 2006" model... that was made thru summer of 2007, so calling it a "2007", representing its year of manufacture, as opposed to its semi-technical model name, isn't a terribly egregious misnomer. Our 20" "Late 2006" white iMac was made in early 2007, but we call it "Beluga III" to avoid confusion... then again it may be confusing, because "Beluga" and "Beluga II" were eMacs, and "Beluga III" was the AppleCare replacement for Beluga II after it had logic/video board problems, and eMacs were no longer available, and white iMacs aren't bulbous like eMacs.

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[Joey Cupcakes]

Black wrote:
[quote=Joey Cupcakes]
[quote=Ken Sp.]
I also do not remove the display completely like it says---I simply open at an angle. Still have to disconnect the LCD inverter cables.

Did the same thing. The adhesive on the EMP shielding is quite strong. My 2006 20" White iMac was a refurb atnd the tape was already gone the first time I cracked it, Actually did use chapstick for the display screws each time.
Wouldn't yours be a 2006 by the way?
Yes, you're right, just looked it up in Mactracker- a late 2006 model 5,1.

[RAMd®d]

isn't a terribly egregious misnomer.

I don't think that was implied. Knowing the Apple name rather than the strict year of manufacture helps one get on the same page.

Also, MacTracker is great. I keep it on my Macs, 'Pads, and 'Phone.

[decay]

mine is a 5,1 also.

bit of a pain to do, but it's part of my job.

[Black]

RAMd®d wrote:
isn't a terribly egregious misnomer.

I don't think that was implied. Knowing the Apple name rather than the strict year of manufacture helps one get on the same page.

Also, MacTracker is great. I keep it on my Macs, 'Pads, and 'Phone.

I think the fact of the matter is that Buzz just has it in for me :-)

[Black]

Oops== Joey, if you're still reading-- very important with that model once buttoned up:
1) Launch iMovie (I think) and film a quick movie using internal cam and mic to make sure they didn't become disconnected
2) Try getting a disk in and out of the optical to make sure the case properly latched.

[sunfalcon]

My mother's Core 2 Duo iMac hard drive went down and I just hooked up a nice external firewire drive to it. Been humming nicely for the past two years. Sure, it's not quite as fast, but works fine for her.