Installing PowerBook G4 Titanium Mercury Modem

  • Author: iRobot
  • Difficulty: Moderate

56k internal modem, standard on all models.

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Add Note Edit Step 1 — Keyboard  ¶ 

  • Remove the battery.

  • 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.

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Add Note Edit Step 2  ¶ 

  • Rest the keyboard face down on the trackpad area.

  • Disconnect the keyboard connector from the logic board.

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Add Note Edit Step 3  ¶ 

  • Your laptop should look approximately like this.

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Add Note Edit Step 4 — RAM  ¶ 

  • Release the tabs on each side of the RAM chip at the same time. These tabs lock the chip in place and releasing them will cause the chip to "pop" up.

  • Pull the RAM chip out.

  • Repeat this process if a second RAM chip is installed.

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Add Note Edit Step 5 — Lower Case  ¶ 

  • Turn the G4 over.

  • Remove the eight Phillips screws from the lower case.

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Add Note Edit Step 6  ¶ 

  • Using your thumbs, slide the lower case away from you.

  • The lower case may stick in the front on a tab just above the center of the DVD drive. Be careful as you work the case off, or you may break the thin strip of plastic just above the drive.

  • Lift the lower case off.

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Add Note Edit Step 7  ¶ 

  • Your laptop should look approximately like this.

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Add Note Edit Step 8 — Hard Drive  ¶ 

  • Disconnect the hard drive ribbon from the logic board using a spudger or the tip of your finger.

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Required Tools

Phillips #0 Screwdriver

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T8 Torx Security Bit Screwdriver

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