Apple Cinema HD Display 30" Teardown

Written By: tr121
Published: 05/11/19
  • Comments: 12

Apple Cinema HD Display 30" Teardown

Published: 05/11/19

Teardown

Introduction

Translated and re-uploaded this guide to the current iFixit repair guide catalog. Old untranslated guide can be found here.

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    • Gather your tools (look in the teardown description).

    • You do not specifically need the "64 Bit Driver Kit" I linked, you just need a general screwdriver kit with Torx screwdrivers/bits specifically.

    • The ratchet in the pictures included is not necessary.

    • Lay the cinema display face down on a soft surface in order to not scratch or harm the LCD panel.

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    • Unscrew the two screws on the sides of the stand where the stand connects to the display.

    • A ratchet may be useful here but isn't necessary.

    • Image 3: Screws remain.

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    • Remove the four Torx screws where the stand attaches to the cinema display.

    • Remove the stand.

    If you just remove the stand, you don’t have to remove four Torx screws.

    Just remove two Hex screws.

    Pan -

    Do you know the size to these four torx screws ?

    thank you :-)

    reesemuzik -

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    • Wedge a putty knife into the plastic side piece, without trying to pry the plastic off yet!

    • Either use the heat gun to heat the plastic piece for about 30 seconds, or use the hair dryer for up to a minute.

    • Carefully use the putty knife to work the plastic side piece off the cinema display. Re-heat the plastic piece again if it doesn't come off with ease.

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    • Repeat the steps in Step 4.

    • Work carefully when prying this specific side panel off. Be sure to NOT insert the putty knife near the buttons when removing the side panel with buttons (you risk severing the button board cable underneath the plastic piece).

    Hello, buttons are the same with the 20”?

    Thierry Grosjean -

    Yeah, should be the same deal. I haven’t personally torn apart a 20” display so take my words with a grain of salt though ;-)

    tr121 -

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    • Remove the four Torx screws.

    • Use a pry tool to remove the secondary side panel.

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    • Repeat Step 6 for the left secondary side panel.

    • The screws should be the same length and in the same place as the right side panel.

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    • Wedge the putty knife in between the metal pieces (arrow in image).

    • Move the metal piece circled green towards the display panel to disengage the clip.

    • Repeat for the identical clip on the opposite side of the display.

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    • First image: Separate the metal enclosure at the bottom. Use prying tools to undo the retaining clips if needed.

    • Second image: Thread the all-in-one cable out of the hole in the metal enclosure.

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    • Peel up the tape (shown in the red circle). Then peel up the remaining component off the enclosure.

    • Not shown: Bend the enclosure apart just enough to slip the display panel assembly out of the enclosure.

    • Tip: Use a friend and have them hold the two parts of the enclosure apart while you lift the display panel assembly out of the enclosure.

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    • Remove 3 screws holding the all-in-one cable in place (shown in red circles).

    • Remove three more screws (shown in blue circles).

    • Remove 5 more screws holding the logic board intact (shown in yellow circles).

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tr121

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8 comments

Hey thanks for posting this up… is it possible for you to share the LG display panel part number? I want to see if I can find one online.

Julian Wong -

This wasn’t my teardown - merely a translation so I don’t know… sorry!

tr121 -

No worries thanks anyway!

Jude Lian -

Hi,did you manage to get the panel model number ? And if you did how much was it ?

Stephen paladini -

These use LG Philips LM201W01 monitors, same as the iMac G5 for people looking for the panel information. You can also replace the CCFLs with LEDs for better life and no buzzing.

Naoki's Retro Corner -

Naoki, thanks for the model reference for the 30" (do you have one for the 23" panels?). If one was to do an LED conversion, what LED panels would you recommend that are compatible with the 23" & 30" Apple displays? What about display driver boards and connections? Are there any guides relating to this LED conversion?

Mason Fowlkes -

Gracias perfecto.

Harry Macias -

Your effort is appreciated, but a question where you can get the LCD panel of the 23-inch A1062 display

francis -