Unfortunately, the display has to be removed every time anything needs to be replaced or upgraded inside the machine. Fortunately, these adhesive strips are actually a foam tape, easily cut with an iMac Opening Tool. The unique design of the late 2012 to 2019 27 iMac (and the 2017 iMac Pro) requires the replacement of the adhesive strips whenever the display assembly is.

The unique design of the late 2012 to 2019 27' iMac (and the 2017 iMac Pro) requires the replacement of the adhesive strips whenever the display assembly is removed.

These adhesive strips are specifically cut to fit the 27' Late 2012 through to Late 2019 iMac and the 2017 iMac Pro, and are labeled to help in the application.

This update addresses an issue which may cause a black screen to appear when installing Windows 7 or Windows 8 using Boot Camp Assistant if both an external optical drive and USB thumb drive are connected to the system. A complete set of replacement adhesive strips. iMac (late 2013) EFI Update is recommended for iMac (late 2013) models.

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