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iMac Rebuild Table
Steps | Notes | Done |
Remove bottom cover | 4 screws (#2 Phillips): two near hinged riser leg, two underneath oval grill, which can be gently pried open with a flat tip screwdriver | |
Check capacitors | ||
Remove ram | Put ram in Eval DIMM box or Advanced Test Incoming box | |
Remove hard drive | Disconnect power connector and ribbon cable; remove 4 #1 or #2 Phillips screws on top of drive cage; slide drive out; put hard drive in Eval hard drive bin | |
Remove battery | Test for 3.6v or better; replace with good battery if <= 3.6v | |
Replace ram | 256MB, 2x128MB PC-100 SDRAM | |
Replace hard drive | 20GB | |
Clean/dust inside | ||
For tower, verify video card present | must be ATI, ATI Radeon, or nVidia | |
For tower, remove extra PCI cards | ||
Test/replace battery | 3.5v-3.7v is good; this requires clock set later | |
For tower, cover open slots | ||
Attach keyboard and mouse | ||
Power on | boot Finnix or Mac OS X | |
Record configuration | CPU, Mem, HD, CD, Video, extras | |
Set HW clock date/time to UTC | may not be necessary if connected to network | |
Install Ubuntu from CD | This may be removed if using pre-installed disk | |
Activate network interface | Set to DHCP | |
Update installed software | System Update Manager | |
Install gnome-ppp and ogle-gui, if necessary | modem: gnome-ppp; dvd: ogle-gui | |
Test CD/DVD data and sound | CD-RW test? | |
Test/detect modem, if present | ||
For tower with Zip drive, test Zip | Format, copy to, read from | |
Close up the box | check for loose parts and cables | |
Clean outside cover | case, monitor face (iMac), connector panel, keyboard, mouse |
Ubuntu Installation
Steps | Notes | Done |
Attach keyboard/mouse, network cable, power cord | ||
Power on, perform network boot | At boot chime, press and hold Option+Apple+O+F; at OpenFirmware prompt, enter boot enet:0,yaboot, then press Enter. |