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iMac Rebuild Table
| Steps | Notes | Done |
| Remove bottom cover | Flip iMac over on a soft mat; remove 4 screws (#2 Phillips): two near hinged front lifter; two underneath oval grill (which can be gently pried open with a flat tip screwdriver), the two outermost screws | |
| 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 | If necessary | |
| 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 | ||
| 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, 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. |