Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

13

Time Required

                          30 - 45 minutes

Sections

5

  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Keyboard
  • 3 steps
  • RAM
  • 1 step
  • Speaker Panel
  • 4 steps
  • Display
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Close the screen and turn the PowerBook over, orienting the computer upside down, using the label to guide you.

Close the screen and turn the PowerBook over, orienting the computer upside down, using the label to guide you.

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Step 2

  • Hold the button on the front left side and slide the battery out.

Hold the button on the front left side and slide the battery out.

Step 3

              Keyboard
  • With a Torx T8 screwdriver, remove the three Torx 24mm screws along the center of the back panel.

With a Torx T8 screwdriver, remove the three Torx 24mm screws along the center of the back panel.

Step 4

  • Turn the computer over and open the display. You should see that the keyboard is loose.
  • Before attempting to remove the keyboard, note that a ribbon cable connects the keyboard to the logic board. Improper removal may damage your keyboard.
  • Slightly lift the front of the keyboard up, and slide the keyboard towards yourself.
  • Carefully lift the top half of the keyboard and pull it towards yourself.

Turn the computer over and open the display. You should see that the keyboard is loose.

Before attempting to remove the keyboard, note that a ribbon cable connects the keyboard to the logic board. Improper removal may damage your keyboard.

Slightly lift the front of the keyboard up, and slide the keyboard towards yourself.

Carefully lift the top half of the keyboard and pull it towards yourself.

Step 5

  • Loosen the ribbon cables connecting the keyboard to the computer by using a plastic opening tool to lift the tabs on either side of the cable port.
  • Gently remove the ribbons from its tabs.

Loosen the ribbon cables connecting the keyboard to the computer by using a plastic opening tool to lift the tabs on either side of the cable port.

Gently remove the ribbons from its tabs.

Step 6

              RAM
  • Gently wiggle the RAM card to loosen the connection until it pulls free.

Gently wiggle the RAM card to loosen the connection until it pulls free.

Step 7

              Speaker Panel
  • Disconnect the wires from the port.

Disconnect the wires from the port.

Step 8

  • Remove the 7mm screw connecting the speaker panel to the computer.

Remove the 7mm screw connecting the speaker panel to the computer.

Step 9

  • To detach the speaker panel’s ribbon cable, use a plastic opening tool to lift the tabs on both sides of the cable port.
  • Once loose, pull the ribbon cable free.

To detach the speaker panel’s ribbon cable, use a plastic opening tool to lift the tabs on both sides of the cable port.

Once loose, pull the ribbon cable free.

Step 10

  • Lift the lighting/audio panel from it’s bottom corners and pull the panel towards yourself.

Lift the lighting/audio panel from it’s bottom corners and pull the panel towards yourself.

Step 11

              Display
  • Remove the panels on either side by gently but firmly pulling up on them with both hands.

Remove the panels on either side by gently but firmly pulling up on them with both hands.

Step 12

  • Gently pull up on the ribbon cable connection that connects the screen to the logic board.

Gently pull up on the ribbon cable connection that connects the screen to the logic board.

Step 13

  • The two T8 13 mm torx screws hold the display screen in place. Be sure to remove the screws while supporting the screen or else it will fall.
  • Remove the two T8 13 mm long torx screws on either side of the display, located under the side panels.
  • Gently pull the display free of the computer.

The two T8 13 mm torx screws hold the display screen in place. Be sure to remove the screws while supporting the screen or else it will fall.

Remove the two T8 13 mm long torx screws on either side of the display, located under the side panels.

Gently pull the display free of the computer.

To replace the display, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Stanislav Ambartsumov - Nov 12, 2013

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Note that the side panels should be placed back BEFORE the audio panel.