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Installing iBook G4 14" 933 MHz-1.33 GHz LCD

Save money by replacing just the LCD rather than the whole display.

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Step 1 — LCD  ¶ 

  • Close the display.

  • Remove the several pieces of tape securing the thin metal LCD cover to the display.

  • Carefully remove the piece of foil tape covering the display data cable connection.

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Step 2  ¶ 

  • Remove the Phillips screw near the right display hinge.

  • Use the tip of a spudger to remove the small spacer under the screw you just removed.

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Step 3  ¶ 

  • Pull the foil/braided pieces of tape off the aluminum frame of the clutch hinges.

  • Leave the tape attached to the thin steel LCD cover.

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Step 4  ¶ 

  • Remove the two Phillips screws securing the left and right sides of the LCD to the frame of the clutch hinges (four screws total).

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Step 5  ¶ 

  • Carefully remove the thin steel LCD cover.

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Step 6  ¶ 

  • Disconnect the display data cable by pulling the cable away from the socket on the LCD.

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Step 7  ¶ 

  • Remove the strip of yellow tape securing the display data cable to the metal LCD frame.

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Step 8  ¶ 

  • Disconnect the backlight cable from the inverter.

  • It is helpful to use a spudger to push the backlight connector away from its socket while you lightly pull its cables away from the inverter.

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Step 9  ¶ 

  • Lift the LCD out of the display assembly.

  • It may be helpful to press the latch release button and open your display slightly to push the LCD out of the display assembly.