Installing PowerBook G4 Aluminum 15" 1.5-1.67 GHz DC & Sound Card

Add Note Introduction

This unit provides power to the machine, allows the battery to charge, and provides sound capability.

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Paginated Single Page Steps

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Add Note Step 1 — Battery

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

  • Lift the battery out of the computer.

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Add Note Step 2 — Upper Case

  • Remove the four Phillips screws from the memory door.

  • Slide the memory door away from the memory compartment.

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Add Note Step 3

  • Remove the following 8 screws:

    • Two 3 mm Phillips in the battery compartment, on either side of the battery contacts.

    • Two 12 mm Phillips on either side of the memory compartment.

    • Four 16 mm Phillips along the hinge.

Add NoteNotes: Introduction

ewoudenberg's avatar
Flag Reply by ewoudenberg Sep 7 @ 3:49 PM

The Tools Used list specifies a #6 Torx wrench, but in step 7 it says a 1.5mm hex wrench is preferred. This is good to know ahead of time since a #6 Torx wrench is not available from the local hardware store, but a 1.5mm hex wrench is.

Thermal paste is required for reassembly at step 17.

Add NoteNotes: Step 2

beil's avatar
Flag Reply by beil Oct 31 @ 2:03 PM

I recommend that you have several (ie 10-12) little cups nearby with a pen and some small scraps of paper to write on. As you remove screws, step by step, place that step's screws into one cup and label it "Step #X". That way, when you're putting everything back together, you won't have to guess as to which screws were for which step. I did this, on a recommendation of a friend who did this very same repair, and it made the reassembly even easier.