Turn the computer so that the ports are facing you. If the keyboard is locked, open the port cover and turn the keyboard locking screw until the keyboard is unlocked. /Guide/Repair/PowerBook-G3-Lombard-Hard-Drive-Replacement/47/all#s103 Pull the keyboard release tabs toward you and lift up on the keyboard until it pops free. Make sure you have removed the laptop battery and CD/DVD module from the expansion bays before proceeding. /Guide/Repair/PowerBook-G3-Lombard-Hard-Drive-Replacement/47/all#s104 Lift the keyboard out by pulling it up and away from you. Rest the keyboard, face down, on top of the trackpad. In order to replace the keyboard, you must first remove the modem. /Guide/Repair/PowerBook-G3-Lombard-Hard-Drive-Replacement/47/all#s105 Remove the three silver Phillips screws that attach the heat shield to the internal metal framework. /Guide/Repair/PowerBook-G3-Lombard-Hard-Drive-Replacement/47/all#s106 Lift the heat shield up and pull it toward you. /Guide/Repair/PowerBook-G3-Lombard-Hard-Drive-Replacement/47/all#s107 Your laptop should look approximately like this. /Guide/Repair/PowerBook-G3-Lombard-Hard-Drive-Replacement/47/all#s108 Remove the two silver Phillips screws from the modem. /Guide/Repair/PowerBook-G3-Lombard-Hard-Drive-Replacement/47/all#s111 Use a spudger, the tips of your fingers, or a flat non-metal tool to get under the modem's edge and pry it up from its socket as shown in the picture. /Guide/Repair/PowerBook-G3-Lombard-Hard-Drive-Replacement/47/all#s112 Disconnect the cable from the right side of the modem. /Guide/Repair/PowerBook-G3-Lombard-Hard-Drive-Replacement/47/all#s113 Your laptop should look approximately like this. /Guide/Repair/PowerBook-G3-Lombard-Hard-Drive-Replacement/47/all#s114 Use a spudger, the tips of your fingers, or a flat non-metal tool to pry up the processor's right side. /Guide/Repair/PowerBook-G3-Lombard-Hard-Drive-Replacement/47/all#s115 Disconnect the keyboard cable from the logic board by pulling directly up on the clear plastic loop. This step is out of sequence with the keyboard because in order to remove the keyboard you must first remove the modem. /Guide/Repair/PowerBook-G3-Lombard-Hard-Drive-Replacement/47/all#s116 Your laptop should look approximately like this. /Guide/Repair/PowerBook-G3-Lombard-Hard-Drive-Replacement/47/all#s117 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. /Guide/Repair/PowerBook-G3-Lombard-Hard-Drive-Replacement/47/all#s119 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. /Guide/Repair/PowerBook-G3-Lombard-Hard-Drive-Replacement/47/all#s120 Remove the four black Torx screws located at the four corners of the hard drive bracket. /Guide/Repair/PowerBook-G3-Lombard-Hard-Drive-Replacement/47/all#s121 Pull the connector cable out from the hard drive, applying even pressure while gently rocking up and down. Be very careful to apply even pressure when removing the cable. If you torque too hard to either side, you may damage or destroy the hard drive's connector pins, rendering your data inaccessible. /Guide/Repair/PowerBook-G3-Lombard-Hard-Drive-Replacement/47/all#s122