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  • Lift up the front edge of the hard drive.

  • Peel back the black tape to free the microphone cable from the hard drive.

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  • Use the transparent orange loop to disconnect the hard drive ribbon cable from the hard drive.

  • This is a bit tricky. Try rocking the cable gently from side to side while applying even pressure. If you bend the pins, do your best to straighten them, using the hard drive cable as a guide.

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  • Your laptop should look approximately like this.

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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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