Installing PowerBook G4 Titanium Mercury DVD Drive

  • Author: iRobot
  • Difficulty: Moderate
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How to replace the non-standard DVD drive. Upgrading to a newer drive requires special brackets and cables.

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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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