Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

10

Time Required

                          15 - 20 minutes

Sections

4

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

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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