Installing PowerBook G4 Titanium DVI PRAM Battery

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  • Difficulty: Moderate
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The time and date, as well as other settings, are kept by the PRAM battery when your machine is off.

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Add Note Edit Step 1 — Battery  ¶ 

  • Locate the battery release tab on the underside of the G4.

  • Slide the battery release tab to the left and lift the battery out of the computer.

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Add Note Edit Step 2 — Lower Case  ¶ 

  • Remove the seven T8 Torx screws from the lower case.

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Add Note Edit Step 3  ¶ 

  • 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 optical 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 4  ¶ 

  • Your laptop should look approximately like this.

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Add Note Edit Step 5 — PRAM Battery  ¶ 

  • Disconnect the orange optical drive, modem and inverter cables from the logic board, removing tape as necessary.

  • Disconnect the two-wire pink and white inverter cable from the inverter board.

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Add Note Edit Step 6  ¶ 

  • Lift of the right side of the optical drive and disconnect the modem cable.

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Add Note Edit Step 7  ¶ 

  • Lift the optical drive up and out of the computer.

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Add Note Edit Step 8  ¶ 

  • Disconnect the multicolor cable from the PRAM battery.

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Add Note Edit Step 9  ¶ 

  • Use a spudger to pry the PRAM battery out of its housing on the upper case. Make sure not to bend the PRAM battery too much while prying it out.

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

For more information, check out the PowerBook G4 Titanium DVI device page.

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