Installing Apple PowerBook G3 400 Hard Drive

User-Contributed Guide

User-Contributed Guide

An awesome member of our community made this guide. It is not managed by iFixit staff.

This guide will lay out step by step instructions in order to replace and install a broken or malfunctioning hard drive.

  • Author: Kevin Keegan
  • Time required: 15 to 30 minutes
  • Difficulty: Easy

To replace the hard-drive, one must first remove the keyboard and RAM to be ready to remove the hard drive from the computer.

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Add Note Edit Step 1 — Keyboard  ¶ 

  • Pull the keyboard tabs toward you while lifting up on the keyboard until it releases from it's hold.

  • To lift the keyboard out pull it up and away from you. Then place the keyboard on the track pad.

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Add Note Edit Step 2  ¶ 

  • Pull the keyboard ribbon vertically from the logic board to release connection.

  • The connector may be tight and difficult to remove. If stuck try rocking the connector back and forth while pulling up until it releases. This same process can be used for many of the connectors on this device.

  • Remove battery and CD/DVD drives before proceeding any further.

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Add Note Edit Step 3  ¶ 

  • Your computer should look approximately like this.

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Add Note Edit Step 4 — RAM  ¶ 

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

  • Lift the heat shield up and toward you.

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Add Note Edit Step 5  ¶ 

  • Pull the PRAM battery cable vertically upward to disconnect it.

  • Remove the battery by pulling up and to the left.

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Add Note Edit Step 6  ¶ 

  • 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.

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Add Note Edit Step 7  ¶ 

  • Lift up the heat sink unit from the left side and remove.

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Add Note Edit Step 8  ¶ 

  • Lift the processor on the right side and pull directly up.

  • The RAM chips should be in the slots on the processor.

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