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<blockquote data-quote="kevinlamb" data-source="post: 1506223" data-attributes="member: 298897"><p>I have this Mac in about as many pieces as i can get. So I will surely try getting to the lens.</p><p>Since you know a lot about the goings on inside these things, this is what happened to mine.</p><p></p><p>First problem was that the iMac factory drive failed. The 1TB. </p><p>Then the new drive I put in would sometimes not power up. I'd mess with the connections going in and then it would.</p><p>Next the drive was powering up and the Mac chime came on when the machine started but this screen would stay white - drive was spinning but nothing showed. I mess with the cords and connections inside long enough and it would come back.</p><p>Then about every 4 days the sceen would stay white. This last time I bumped the foil on the back of the LCD against the circuit board of the power supply and it cracked and popped and left a burn trail on the power supply.</p><p></p><p>This unit had a totally detachable powersupply except for one little wire leading to a soldered on connection - I cut the wire. The replacement board looks just like mine but does not have that tiny piece with the wire coming out. I am thinking that is a heat sensor;</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kevinlamb, post: 1506223, member: 298897"] I have this Mac in about as many pieces as i can get. So I will surely try getting to the lens. Since you know a lot about the goings on inside these things, this is what happened to mine. First problem was that the iMac factory drive failed. The 1TB. Then the new drive I put in would sometimes not power up. I'd mess with the connections going in and then it would. Next the drive was powering up and the Mac chime came on when the machine started but this screen would stay white - drive was spinning but nothing showed. I mess with the cords and connections inside long enough and it would come back. Then about every 4 days the sceen would stay white. This last time I bumped the foil on the back of the LCD against the circuit board of the power supply and it cracked and popped and left a burn trail on the power supply. This unit had a totally detachable powersupply except for one little wire leading to a soldered on connection - I cut the wire. The replacement board looks just like mine but does not have that tiny piece with the wire coming out. I am thinking that is a heat sensor; [/QUOTE]
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