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PowerBook G4 Titanium Mercury RAM Replacement

Introduction

Two RAM slots allow up to 1 GB of PC100 or PC133 RAM.

What you need

  1. PowerBook G4 Titanium Mercury RAM Replacement, Keyboard: step 1, image 1 of 1

    • 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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  2. PowerBook G4 Titanium Mercury RAM Replacement: step 2, image 1 of 1

    • Rest the keyboard face down on the trackpad area.

    • Disconnect the keyboard connector from the logic board.

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  4. PowerBook G4 Titanium Mercury RAM Replacement: step 3, image 1 of 1

    • Your laptop should look approximately like this.

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  5. PowerBook G4 Titanium Mercury RAM Replacement, RAM: step 4, image 1 of 1

    • 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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Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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