Installing iBook G3 12" IO Bezel

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Replacing the plastic covering surrounding the input and output ports.

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Add Note Edit Step 1 — Battery  ¶ 

  • Use a coin to rotate the battery locking screw 90 degrees clockwise.

  • Lift the battery out of the computer.

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Add Note Edit Step 2 — Keyboard  ¶ 

  • Pull the keyboard release tabs toward you and lift up on the keyboard until it pops free.

  • If the keyboard does not come free, use a small flathead screwdriver to turn the keyboard locking screw 180 degrees in either direction and try again.

  • Flip the keyboard over, away from the screen, and rest it face-down on the trackpad area.

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Add Note Edit Step 3  ¶ 

  • If the computer does not have an Airport card installed, skip the next two steps.

  • Push the wire clasp toward the Airport card and pull it up to free it from the RAM shield.

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Add Note Edit Step 4  ¶ 

  • Grasp the clear plastic tab on the Airport card and pull toward the right.

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Add Note Edit Step 5  ¶ 

  • Hold the Airport card in one hand and use your other hand to remove the antenna cable.

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Add Note Edit Step 6  ¶ 

  • Remove the two 2.5 mm Phillips screws that secure the RAM shield.

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Add Note Edit Step 7  ¶ 

  • Grasp the metal bracket on top of the RAM shield and pull upward to remove the shield.

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Add Note Edit Step 8  ¶ 

  • Pull the keyboard cable up from the logic board, holding the cable as close to the connector as possible.

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Add Note Edit Step 9 — Lower Case  ¶ 

  • Your laptop should look approximately like this.

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Add Note Edit Step 10  ¶ 

  • Use a pin (or anything you like) to remove the three rubber feet from the lower case.

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Add Note Edit Step 11  ¶ 

  • Remove the three 5.2 mm newly-revealed Phillips screws.

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Add Note Edit Step 12  ¶ 

  • Use a spudger or small flathead screwdriver to pry up the three metal rings that housed the rubber bumpers.

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Add Note Edit Step 13  ¶ 

  • Remove the one 10 mm and two 20 mm hex screws using a 2mm hex. Alternatively, a T8 Torx screwdriver key will do.

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Add Note Edit Step 14  ¶ 

  • Remove the two 4.2 mm Phillips screws on either side of the battery contacts.

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Add Note Edit Step 15  ¶ 

  • Breathe deeply. Trying times are ahead, but we promise the lower case does come off.

  • Push the thin rims of the lower case surrounding the battery compartment in, bending them past the tabs, and then lift up to free that corner of the lower case.

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Add Note Edit Step 16  ¶ 

  • There is a slot on the wall of the battery compartment that locks the lower case in place. Use a small flathead screwdriver to pry out the slot's lower rim and pull up on the lower case to free the slot from the tabs holding it.

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Add Note Edit Step 17  ¶ 

  • Run a spudger along the seam between the lower case and upper case on the front of the computer to free the tabs locking the lower case. Pull up on the lower case and continue to use the spudger as necessary until you hear three distinct clicks.

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Add Note Edit Step 18  ¶ 

  • Continue to run the spudger around the front, right corner. There are two tabs on the port side of the computer, one near the front corner and one near the sound out port.

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Add Note Edit Step 19  ¶ 

  • Once the front and sides of the lower case are free, turn the computer so that the back is facing you and pull the lower case up and toward you until the back tabs pop free (it may be helpful to jiggle the case up and down).

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Add Note Edit Step 20  ¶ 

  • Remove the small greasy springs with white plastic caps from either side of the battery contacts.

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Add Note Edit Step 21 — Upper Case  ¶ 

  • Remove the following 4 screws on the bottom of the computer:

    • Two 3 mm Phillips from the left side of the computer.

    • One 4.5 mm Phillips near the latch mechanism (this screw may be missing in 800 MHz iBooks)

    • One 14.2 mm Phillips near the front, right corner.

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Add Note Edit Step 22  ¶ 

  • Use a straightened paperclip to open the optical drive tray.

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Add Note Edit Step 23  ¶ 

  • Pull the optical drive out just enough so that you can access and remove a Phillips screw near the battery compartment.

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Add Note Edit Step 24  ¶ 

  • Pull the optical drive a bit more so that you can access and remove a second Phillips screw near the power receptacle.

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Add Note Edit Step 25  ¶ 

  • Turn over the computer and open it.

  • Pry up the magnet covering a Phillips screw near the middle of the computer.

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Add Note Edit Step 26  ¶ 

  • Remove the following 4 screws on the edges of the keyboard area.

    • One 4.5 mm Phillips underneath where the magnet was.

    • Three 6 mm Phillips in plastic depressions.

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Add Note Edit Step 27  ¶ 

  • Peel up the foil tape covering the speaker cable near the ports.

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Add Note Edit Step 28  ¶ 

  • This is a diagram of the trackpad ribbon clamp connector you will disconnect in the next step.

  • 1) With your fingernails, grasp the locking bar on either side and pull up a small amount (about 1/16" or 2 mm).

  • 2) After disengaging the locking bar, slide the cable out of the connector.

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Add Note Edit Step 29  ¶ 

  • Loosen the trackpad connector by pulling the top piece up slightly, freeing the trackpad ribbon.

  • Slide the orange trackpad ribbon out of the connector.

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Add Note Edit Step 30  ¶ 

  • Before you can yank the upper case off with joy, you must disconnect both the blue and white power cable and red and black speaker cable as described in the next steps.

  • Lift the upper case from the left side and use your other hand to pull out the right side in order to clear the power receptacle.

  • There may be a thin metal bar fastened to the upper case by the two screws on either side of the optical drive. This bar provides rigidity around the optical drive; don't forget it when reassembling.

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Add Note Edit Step 31  ¶ 

  • The connectors at the ends of the cables are attached very firmly to the sockets on the logic board. Pulling directly on the cable will either separate the cable from its connector or the socket from the logic board.

  • Lift the upper case enough to disconnect the blue and white power cable from the logic board. Using your fingernails or a dental pick, carefully pry the connector from its socket. Make sure you're pulling only on the connector and not on the socket.

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Add Note Edit Step 32  ¶ 

  • Lift the upper case off completely and disconnect the red and black speaker cable from the logic board. As before, make sure you're pulling only on the connector and not on the socket.

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Add Note Edit Step 33  ¶ 

  • There is a magnet that allows the computer to detect when the laptop is closed. If this magnet is not present your computer will not automatically go to sleep. Be sure the magnet is in the position indicated.

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Add Note Edit Step 34 — IO Bezel  ¶ 

  • Remove the following 2 screws:

    • One 3 mm Phillips from the left of the hole-y area at the center of the IO Bezel.

    • One 6 mm Phillips from the white finger of the IO Bezel.

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Add Note Edit Step 35  ¶ 

  • Loosen the two Phillips screws near the IO Bezel on the bottom shield.

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Add Note Edit Step 36  ¶ 

  • Pull the IO Bezel off. Don't forget to tighten the screws on the bottom case back up if you won't be removing it later.

  • Getting the IO Bezel back in can be a bit tricky. If you have trouble, you can remove the entire bottom shield to make the task a snap.

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

For more information, check out the iBook G3 12" device page.

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