Installing PowerBook G4 Titanium Onyx Display

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  • Author: iRobot
  • Difficulty: Moderate
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Change out the entire display assembly, including the hinges and casing. This installation is MUCH easier than replacing just the LCD panel.

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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 ÒpopÓ 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 T8 Torx 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 — Airport Card  ¶ 

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

  • Firmly grasp the plastic tab attached to the Airport card and pull up and to the left.

  • Disconnect the antenna cable from the left side of the Airport card.

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Required Tools

T8 Torx Security Bit Screwdriver

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T6 Torx Screwdriver

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5mm Nut Driver

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