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iMac Intel 21.5" EMC 2389 Optical Drive Replacement

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Lift the inner edge of the optical drive and maneuver its connector past the GPU frame attached to the logic board.

Carefully pull the optical drive off its mounting pins on the right side of the outer case to gain clearance for disconnecting the optical drive cable.

Allow the optical drive to hang down as you de-route the optical drive thermal sensor connector from behind the GPU heat sink.

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