Powerbook G3 Pismo Display Replacement Repair Guide

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Keyboard
3 steps
Heat Shield
2 steps
Airport Card
2 steps
PRAM Battery
2 steps
Heat Sink
2 steps
Processor
2 steps
Modem
3 steps
Hard Drive
3 steps
Clutch Cover
2 steps
Inverter
4 steps
Display
4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Keyboard

Turn the keyboard locking screw so that it is parallel to the space bar.
Pull the keyboard release tabs toward you and lift up on the keyboard until it pops free.
Lift the keyboard out by pulling it up and away from you. Rest the keyboard, face down, on top of the track pad.

Turn the keyboard locking screw so that it is parallel to the space bar.

Pull the keyboard release tabs toward you and lift up on the keyboard until it pops free.

Lift the keyboard out by pulling it up and away from you. Rest the keyboard, face down, on top of the track pad.

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Step 2

Pull the keyboard ribbon straight up from the logic board. Place the keyboard aside.
The connector may be tight. Gently rock the connector from side to side while pulling directly upward to free it. You can use this technique on many of the cards and cables you’ll be disconnecting.
Make sure you have removed the laptop battery and CD/DVD modules from the expansion bays before proceeding.

Pull the keyboard ribbon straight up from the logic board. Place the keyboard aside.

The connector may be tight. Gently rock the connector from side to side while pulling directly upward to free it. You can use this technique on many of the cards and cables you’ll be disconnecting.

Make sure you have removed the laptop battery and CD/DVD modules from the expansion bays before proceeding.

Step 3

Your laptop should look approximately like this.

Your laptop should look approximately like this.

Step 4

              Heat Shield

Remove the two silver Phillips #1 screws that attach the heat shield to the internal metal framework.
Lift the heat shield up and pull it toward you.

Remove the two silver Phillips #1 screws that attach the heat shield to the internal metal framework.

Lift the heat shield up and pull it toward you.

Step 5

Step 6

              Airport Card

Skip this step if your computer does not have an Airport card installed.
Firmly grasp the plastic tab attached to the Airport card and pull up and then to the right.
The Airport card is still attached to the antenna cable, so don’t just yank it out of the slot.

Skip this step if your computer does not have an Airport card installed.

Firmly grasp the plastic tab attached to the Airport card and pull up and then to the right.

The Airport card is still attached to the antenna cable, so don’t just yank it out of the slot.

Step 7

Disconnect the antenna cable from the Airport card.

Disconnect the antenna cable from the Airport card.

Step 8

              PRAM Battery

Pull the battery cable directly up from the logic board.
Remove the battery from its holder by pulling up and to the left.

Pull the battery cable directly up from the logic board.

Remove the battery from its holder by pulling up and to the left.

Step 9

Step 10

              Heat Sink

Remove the long silver Phillips #1 screw from the heat sink.
Remove the two T8 Torx screws that attach the heat sink to the processor.

Remove the long silver Phillips #1 screw from the heat sink.

Remove the two T8 Torx screws that attach the heat sink to the processor.

Step 11

Lift the heat sink up from the left side and pull it out.
If you need to mount the heat sink back into the laptop, we have a thermal paste guide that makes replacing the thermal compound easy.

Lift the heat sink up from the left side and pull it out.

If you need to mount the heat sink back into the laptop, we have a thermal paste guide that makes replacing the thermal compound easy.

Step 12

              Processor

Grasp the plastic tab on the processor’s right side and pull it directly up.
Some processors may be missing the plastic pull tab. In this case, we suggest using a non-metal tool to gently pry up the processor. Slip the tool’s thin edge under the front right corner of the processor and carefully pry it up.

Grasp the plastic tab on the processor’s right side and pull it directly up.

Some processors may be missing the plastic pull tab. In this case, we suggest using a non-metal tool to gently pry up the processor. Slip the tool’s thin edge under the front right corner of the processor and carefully pry it up.

Step 13

Step 14

              Modem

Remove the black Torx screw from the right side of the modem.
Remove the small black plastic rectangle with four holes.

Remove the black Torx screw from the right side of the modem.

Remove the small black plastic rectangle with four holes.

Step 15

Use the tips of your fingers, a spudger, or a flat non-metal tool to get under the modem’s edge and pry it up from its socket.

Use the tips of your fingers, a spudger, or a flat non-metal tool to get under the modem’s edge and pry it up from its socket.

Step 16

Disconnect the cable from the right side of the modem.

Disconnect the cable from the right side of the modem.

Step 17

              Hard Drive

Grasp the orange cable at the left end of the hard drive and disconnect it from the logic board.
Try to grasp the cable on the plastic connector rather than on the flexible cable section.

Grasp the orange cable at the left end of the hard drive and disconnect it from the logic board.

Try to grasp the cable on the plastic connector rather than on the flexible cable section.

Step 18

Grasp the plastic tab and pull the hard drive up and to the left, making sure that the metal bracket doesn’t catch on the black plastic casing.

Grasp the plastic tab and pull the hard drive up and to the left, making sure that the metal bracket doesn’t catch on the black plastic casing.

Step 19

Step 20

              Clutch Cover

Push the display back so that it lies flat.
Slip your index finger or a nylon tool under the clutch cover near the power button and pull gently upward until you feel it come free.
Repeat the previous step on the left side.

Push the display back so that it lies flat.

Slip your index finger or a nylon tool under the clutch cover near the power button and pull gently upward until you feel it come free.

Repeat the previous step on the left side.

Step 21

Lift the clutch cover up and off, rotating it toward yourself.

Lift the clutch cover up and off, rotating it toward yourself.

Step 22

              Inverter

Grasp the orange display data cable and disconnect it from the logic board.

Grasp the orange display data cable and disconnect it from the logic board.

Step 23

Remove the single black Torx screw that fastens the display cable to the plastic casing.
Grasp the thin display inverter board at its left end; lift up and rotate toward yourself.
There are two tabs that hold the display inverter in place; these are what you need to get past in order to pull the board free.

Remove the single black Torx screw that fastens the display cable to the plastic casing.

Grasp the thin display inverter board at its left end; lift up and rotate toward yourself.

There are two tabs that hold the display inverter in place; these are what you need to get past in order to pull the board free.

Step 24

Disconnect the white inverter cable from the right end of the board

Disconnect the white inverter cable from the right end of the board

Step 25

Disconnect the inverter plug, pulling directly up from the logic board.

Disconnect the inverter plug, pulling directly up from the logic board.

Step 26

              Display

Turn the laptop around so that its back faces you.
Open the port door located at the back of the laptop.
Remove the four black Torx screws.

Turn the laptop around so that its back faces you.

Open the port door located at the back of the laptop.

Remove the four black Torx screws.

Step 27

Returning to the front, pull the black Airport antenna up from its recessed housing.

Returning to the front, pull the black Airport antenna up from its recessed housing.

Step 28

Hold the display on both sides and pull directly up until its hinges are free of their mounts.

Hold the display on both sides and pull directly up until its hinges are free of their mounts.

Step 29

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

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Patricia Bonarrigo - Mar 12, 2017

just ruined a new screen and a Pismo. I’m a genius

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