Have you seen all those little boxes that Apple has been packing up lately? They just keep bursting with teardrop shapes and bright reds and yellows. Well, I have to tell you something, they are packing their bags for nothing. This is the latest in a series of teardrop iMac repairs that I am going to show you how to do. Here is the first in the series:
This repair is actually pretty simple. Apple Computers has released a product called the iMac. It is a super small computer that fits into your hand so you don’t have to lug around an entire desktop PC. This is why it was so hard for Apple to crack the market for this product. But they finally cracked it and now you can get an iMac to perform all the functions of a full-fledged PC.
The problem with most computers is that over time, the heat starts to cause the electronics within to start melting. This will cause all kinds of problems with your computer, like, freezes, crashes, and everything else you could possibly think of. This is why you need to take care of this simple repair.
You will need the parts for this repair. First, you will need an electronic box. This box will be used to hold all of the various screws that are holding everything together in your iMac. Now, you need to take all the screws out. Your next step is to pop all the circuits on your computer so you can isolate and clean them.
You should now have a nice clean set of wires. And it’s about time you take everything apart. And the best part is, you don’t even have to do this the hard way. There is a neat little tool that you can use to break these parts down. This tool is referred to as a disassembler.
After using the disassembler, you will want to clean the insides of your Mac. Start by removing the keyboard and the monitor from the machine. Then, remove the tower and the power brick. While you are doing this, you will also want to remove any of the green caps located around the back.
Once you have done all of this, it’s time to get creative! If you have some glue, you can try gluing some cardboard pieces together to make a cardboard version of your Apple iMac. It will look very similar to the machine, and it will definitely help with your creativity! But, if you don’t have any glue, you will still be able to do this neat repair!
Lastly, you can go ahead and remove the front of the computer. You will find that the Ethernet slot is the largest piece that sticks out. Simply lift it out and discard it. Take a sharp knife and cut through the hole. Once this has been done, it’s time to put all of the pieces back together, as if they were placed together.
You will now notice that the ports are back in their original positions. All that is left to do is replace everything back in! After you have replaced the cords, take your new motherboard and plug it into the back of the machine. Then, you need to turn on the computer, and immediately after that, you should press F8 to put a boot menu screen on the screen. The great thing about this is that it will reboot your Mac without you having to do anything else!
The next thing that you should do is press alt+f4 and enter to bring up the start menu. Next, you should click “OS Setup”. This will take you to the graphical user interface, where you can select your new network adapter, name it, and then put in your password.
When you have completed this step, you will want to highlight the port that is now blue. Once you click on it, you will see a new color for that port. The good thing about this part of the setup window is that it is divided into two panes, which means that you will be able to change the color of the port separately from the other two. If you are going to use the apple standard color of green, you should click on it and then click on the color option that says “disk color”. Then, you will put in the color of your choice, and you will see a nice visual effect!
Finally, when you are done with all of that, you should restart the computer. When it restarts, you will be able to see the new changes that have been made! As I mentioned before, if you want to go a step further, you can modify some of the files that make up the system and use the same color for all of them. This will give your apple laptop a whole new look and will make you want to take a second and third look at this device as well!