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Step 7

Disconnect the antenna cable from the Airport card.

Step 8 — PRAM Battery

Pull the battery cable directly up from the logic board.
Remove the battery from its holder by pulling up and to the left.

Step 9

Your laptop should look approximately like this.

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Installing PowerBook G3 Pismo Inverter

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Steps 1–3: Keyboard

Steps 4–5: Heat Shield

Steps 6–7: Airport Card

Steps 8–9: PRAM Battery

Steps 10–11: Heat Sink

Steps 12–13: Processor

Steps 14–16: Modem

Steps 17–19: Hard Drive

Steps 20–21: Clutch Cover

Steps 22–25: Inverter

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