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Add Note Step 25

  • Disconnect the DC-In cable from the logic board.

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Add Note Step 26

  • Deroute the cable from around the optical drive, removing tape as necessary, and angle the DC-In board out of its compartment.

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Add Note Step 27 — Upper Case

  • Remove the following 11 screws from the bottom of the computer:

    • Three 3 mm Phillips around the battery compartment.

    • Three 4.5 mm Phillips along the optical drive bezel. (a magnetic screwdriver may help to lift these screws out)

    • One 12 mm Phillips in the lower right corner.

    • Four 14.5 mm Phillips.

Add NoteNotes: Step 25

Flag Reply by bccreative Oct 3 @ 7:24 PM

My entire black woven cable cover was stuck down pretty well w/ 2x stick tape.

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Flag Reply by adamprall Feb 17 @ 6:28 PM

On this iBook, the DC board had a small Phillips screw on it.

Flag Reply by adamprall Mar 3 @ 10:13 PM

Woops - never mind - neglected the screw from previous step.

Flag Reply by drscole Aug 22 @ 8:18 PM

Went pretty smoothly as described. I used an egg crate marked for each step where screws were removed to keep them all sorted out (OCD vs. old age). Only other tip was that in step #5 the rings and screws at the corners of the back seemed to be integrated and came out together, the rubber feet came up by pulling from the side - didn't really require a thumb tack. Otherwise, having the right tools (described) made it a snap.

Flag Reply by jlwatts1 Oct 11 @ 6:12 PM

Quote from drscole:

Went pretty smoothly as described. I used an egg crate marked for each step where screws were removed to keep them all sorted out (OCD vs. old age). Only other tip was that in step #5 the rings and screws at the corners of the back seemed to be integrated and came out together, the rubber feet came up by pulling from the side - didn't really require a thumb tack. Otherwise, having the right tools (described) made it a snap.

I agree - having the right tools is the key to this going smoothly. It would have useful to have more detail around where the long and short screws go on the heat shield. This is minor niggle and overall good instructions.

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Flag Reply by tatterjack Oct 2 @ 10:40 AM

The middle screw along the optical drive got sucked sideways into an opening by something magnetic and proved impossible to get out with a bit of blutack on the end of a screwdriver. In the end turning it over and giving it a smart tap worked.