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Revision as of 11:37, 24 September 2007 by Tonyr (talk | contribs) (→iMac Rebuild Table: pretty pretty)
iMac Rebuild Table
Steps | Notes | Done |
Remove bottom cover |
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Remove metal mesh cover plate |
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Check capacitors | ||
Remove ram | Put ram in Eval DIMM box or Advanced Test Incoming box | |
Remove hard drive |
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Test battery |
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Replace ram | 256MB, 2x128MB PC-100 SDRAM | |
Replace hard drive | 20GB | |
Clean/dust inside | If necessary | |
Attach keyboard/mouse and powercord | Leave iMac upside down | |
Power on, boot Finnix CD |
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Record configuration |
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Set HW date/time to UTC | ||
Power down | ||
Close up the box | check for loose parts and cables | |
Install Ubuntu | ||
Install extra apps, as necessary | gnome-ppp, ogle-gui, k3b | |
Test CD/DVD data and sound, and video if necessary | CD-RW test? | |
Test/detect modem | ||
Close up the box | check for loose parts and cables | |
Clean outside cover | case, monitor face, connector panel, keyboard, mouse | |
Fill out and attach store tag | ||
Bundle iMac with tested keyboard/mouse and power cord | ||
Take it to store or store staging shelf |
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. |