Say "Hello" to Libretto!

• This is very small, the dimensions are about 21x11,5x3
• The best OS fitting inside it is Windows 95, the base RAM is 16Mb (yes, that's 16!) and the bundled HD has 810Mb of memory.
• There is no floppy integrated, only a PCMCIA slot, a IR port mapped as COM2, a mini-jack for audio (back), a speaker, the power connector and the base attachment.
• The screen is about 6", 16-bit color, the backlit is powered by a neon light as usual in LCDs.

Before starting with screwdrivers it's better to remove first the battery.

• It's like nowadays notebooks, move the slide-button and pull the battery.
• The battery-pack contains 9 batteries, as usual 1.2v each 1200mAh; that makes 10.8v, enough to power the HDD, the PCMCIA, the screen and the processor at the same time.
• The model number is: PA2497U

Now it's time to remove some screws.

• Unscrew at the seven indicated points with a cross phillips screwdriver.
• Remove the HDD door and put it apart.
• Same thing for the two screws situated in the back.

  • Looks like one is missing? mumble, mumble...

DO NOT TRY TO OPEN, we still have to remove the keyboard.

• With a flat screwdriver pull up the bar upon the keyboard.
• Remove the one screw that holds the keyboard, and carefully pull it up.

The keyboard itself is held by two ribbons attached to the frame by screws and, of course, the data cable.

• Unscrew and pull the ribbons.
• Open the connector and pull out the cable

There are four screws that have to be removed with a phillips screwdriver.

After that the metal cover can be token apart.

Time to open the lower part.

• Unlock the two interlockings with applying pressure as shown in the photo.
• Now raise the upper part and... [wow]