Apple iMac (17-inch Mid 2006) - Manual (Page 71)

iMac (17-inch Mid 2006/Late 2006 CD) Take Apart — Optical Drive 1
Lift the rear of the drive and pull the front bezel of the drive straight back and out of the disc
opening in the rear housing.
If replacing a bad optical drive, use a T6 torx screwdriver to remove two optical drive board
mounting screws. Disconnect and keep the board for installation on the replacement drive.
If replacing a bad optical drive, also remove the temperature sensor from the top of the
drive. Discard the sensor—the replacement drive comes with a new sensor already installed.
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