Powerbook G4 Aluminum 17 1 67 Ghz High Res Optical Drive Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

Suggest a time??

Sections

Battery
1 step
Memory Door
2 steps
Upper Case
7 steps
Optical Drive
3 steps
Optical Drive
3 steps

Flags

BackPowerBook G4 Aluminum 17" 1.67 GHz (High-Res)
Full Screen
Options
History
Save to Favorites
Download PDF
Edit
Translate
Get Shareable Link
Embed This Guide
Notify Me of Changes
Stop Notifications

Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery

Use your thumbs to push the two battery retaining tabs away from the battery.
The battery should pop up enough to rotate it toward yourself and lift it out of the lower case.

Use your thumbs to push the two battery retaining tabs away from the battery.

The battery should pop up enough to rotate it toward yourself and lift it out of the lower case.

1024

Step 2

              Memory Door

Remove the three 2.3 mm Phillips screws securing the memory cover to the lower case.

Remove the three 2.3 mm Phillips screws securing the memory cover to the lower case.

Step 3

Lift the memory cover slightly and pull it toward yourself to remove it from the lower case.

Lift the memory cover slightly and pull it toward yourself to remove it from the lower case.

Step 4

              Upper Case

Remove the following ten screws:
Two 14.7 mm shouldered Phillips.
Three 12.3 mm Phillips.
One 3.8 mm T8 Torx.
One 6.8 mm T8 Torx.
Three 1.3 mm Phillips.

Remove the following ten screws:

Two 14.7 mm shouldered Phillips.

Three 12.3 mm Phillips.

One 3.8 mm T8 Torx.

One 6.8 mm T8 Torx.

Three 1.3 mm Phillips.

Step 5

The ZIF cable is located underneath the bottom RAM slot. If your PowerBook has both RAM slots occupied, make sure to remove the RAM chip.
Use your fingernails to separate the ZIF cable lock away from its socket. (Move the two brown bits down 1mm)
The ZIF cable lock will move about a millimeter away from the socket before it stops (see picture 2). Do not try to remove the ZIF cable lock.

The ZIF cable is located underneath the bottom RAM slot. If your PowerBook has both RAM slots occupied, make sure to remove the RAM chip.

Use your fingernails to separate the ZIF cable lock away from its socket. (Move the two brown bits down 1mm)

The ZIF cable lock will move about a millimeter away from the socket before it stops (see picture 2). Do not try to remove the ZIF cable lock.

Step 6

Use the tip of a spudger to slide the trackpad ribbon cable out of its socket.

Use the tip of a spudger to slide the trackpad ribbon cable out of its socket.

Step 7

Remove the four 3.4 mm Phillips screws from the PC card side of the PowerBook.
When replacing these screws, you must reinstall each screw in the correct order. Begin by installing the screw closest to the display hinge, and go out from there.

Remove the four 3.4 mm Phillips screws from the PC card side of the PowerBook.

When replacing these screws, you must reinstall each screw in the correct order. Begin by installing the screw closest to the display hinge, and go out from there.

Step 8

Remove the four 3.4 mm Phillips screws from the DVI connector side of the PowerBook.
When replacing these screws, you must reinstall each screw in the correct order. Begin by installing the screw closest to the display hinge, and go out from there.
During reassembly, make sure to reinstall the two screws on the right into their appropriate locations, and not the DVI port anchor holes.

Remove the four 3.4 mm Phillips screws from the DVI connector side of the PowerBook.

During reassembly, make sure to reinstall the two screws on the right into their appropriate locations, and not the DVI port anchor holes.

Step 9

Depress the display latch release button and open your display.

Depress the display latch release button and open your display.

Step 10

Starting near the display, lift the upper case straight up off the lower case, minding any cables that may get caught.

Starting near the display, lift the upper case straight up off the lower case, minding any cables that may get caught.

Step 11

              Optical Drive

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the optical drive cable connector up off the logic board.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the optical drive cable connector up off the logic board.

Step 12

Remove the following four screws securing the optical drive to the lower case:
Three 6.8 mm T8 Torx.
One 3.8 mm T8 Torx.

Remove the following four screws securing the optical drive to the lower case:

Three 6.8 mm T8 Torx.

Step 13

Lift the optical drive out of the lower case, being careful not to disturb the PRAM battery & USB board ribbon cable.

Lift the optical drive out of the lower case, being careful not to disturb the PRAM battery & USB board ribbon cable.

Step 14

              Optical Drive

Use the flat end of a spudger to separate the optical drive connector from the optical drive.
If necessary, pull the optical drive cable away from the optical drive.

Use the flat end of a spudger to separate the optical drive connector from the optical drive.

If necessary, pull the optical drive cable away from the optical drive.

Step 15

Remove the two Phillips screws holding the optical drive bracket to the side of the optical drive.
Pull the optical drive bracket away from the thin side of the optical drive.

Remove the two Phillips screws holding the optical drive bracket to the side of the optical drive.

Pull the optical drive bracket away from the thin side of the optical drive.

Step 16

Remove the two Phillips screws securing the flat optical drive bracket to the side of the optical drive.
Remove the optical drive bracket.
If you have a disk or anything else stuck inside your optical drive, we have a guide to fix it.

Remove the two Phillips screws securing the flat optical drive bracket to the side of the optical drive.

Remove the optical drive bracket.

If you have a disk or anything else stuck inside your optical drive, we have a guide to fix it.

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

Cancel: I did not complete this guide.

                                                                                      4 other people completed this guide.

Attached Documents

Aluminum-17"-Screw-Guide.pdf
PDF - 548.05 kb
View

Aluminum-17"-Screw-Guide.pdf

PDF - 548.05 kb

Author

                                      with 5 other contributors

                    Walter Galan

682,038 Reputation

                                      1,203 Guides authored                  



                       Badges:
                       54





                                                        +51 more badges

Introduction#

What you need#

Attached Documents#

Introduction

What you need

Attached Documents