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Apple Powerbook 5300 Display Replacement

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  1. Apple Powerbook 5300 Display Replacement, Battery: step 1, image 1 of 1
    • Position the Powerbook towards you with the monitor closed.

    • Press the battery removal latch located on the right side of the front panel.

    • Gently slide the battery out.

    • The keyboard, front pane, and hard drive are connected to the laptop's logic board via a ribbon cable. Lift up slowly on each component with one hand and disconnect the ribbons from their ports on the logic board.

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    • Turn the laptop over and remove the three T8 torx screws from the bottom panel.

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    • Turn the laptop back over and open the monitor.

    • With the monitor facing towards you, gently pull up on the keyboard panel from the bottom.

    • With the keyboard turned over as pictured, carefully remove its ribbon cable from the connection port on the logic board. Use a spudger to lift the white plastic retainer about 1/16" to release the cable.

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    • Begin by locating the side panel covers.

    • Remove the side panels by pulling up and towards the rear of the laptop.

    • Remove the two Torx #8 screws using a TR8 Torx security screwdriver.

    • You need to remove the screws from the left and right side panels.

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    • Turn the laptop upside down.

    • Remove the three Torx #8 screws.

    • Turn the laptop right side up, then lift up the keyboard.

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    • Disconnect the ribbon cable from the logic board.

    • Potential for device damage: The cable is twisted around the monitor hinge, so do not pull up. Unravel the cable from the hinge first.

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    • Use a pin to pry up the Powerbook 5300 and Macintosh logos to reveal two screws.

    • Using a spudger, remove the two product nameplates to expose the underlying screws.

    • Remove two Torx #8 screws.

    • Be care when using the spudger not to break the tabs on the nameplates.

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    • Remove the four screws holding the bezel to the back display housing.

    • Turn the display face down with the Apple logo facing towards you.

    • Starting at the bottom of the display housing, carefully pry the plastics apart at the six inner latch locations using a spudger.

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    • Use a prying tool to open the two halves of the display assembly.

    • Lift the top half away from the bottom half to expose the inverter board.

    • Look for the barcode on the left to be sure you have reached the inverter board.

    • As part of the PowerBook 190/5300 Repair Extension Program, the two rightmost screws on some displays were replaced with patch lock screws.

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    • Unscrew the three Torx #8 screws above the white paper backing holding the display to the bezel.

    • Unscrew the three Torx #8 screws below the white paper backing.

    • Remove the tape and peel back the paper backing to access the screws below. Lay back the display EMI insulator and gently lift the inverter board.

    • Use caution; there are four cables attached on three sides of the board.

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    • Carefully, rotate the inverter board so that it is lying face up near the middle of the display.

    • Disconnect the four cables from the inverter board.

    • Disconnect the four cables carefully. The connectors and cables on the inverter board are fragile, especially the microphone cable.

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    • Remove the two remaining screws holding the display to the display bezel.

    • Disconnect the display cable from the display by gently pulling straight up on the reinforced backing of the cable.

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    • Lift the entire paper and monitor assembly out of its casing. Remove the display from the bezel.

    • Remove the display EMI insulator.

    • Pull up the actual monitor out of its paper shell.

    • Potential for device damage: Be careful not to rip the paper. Watch out for any other wires that might get caught and the speaker cable which is connected to a speaker in the front of the monitor casing.

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    • Remove the entire display EMI insulator from the casing.

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    • Replace the new display EMI Insulator.

    • Repeat steps 4-11 to replace the display screen on the purchased replacement monitor.

    • If you want to replace the entire monitor, follow steps 1-3.

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    • Replace the screen cover after following steps 7-12 in reverse order.

    • Turn over the display and replace the four bezel screws.

    • Follow steps 1-5 in reverse order to attach the monitor and keyboard back to the unit. Then turn on the laptop to ensure the display is properly working.

    • Overtightening the lower two bezel screws can cause the bezel to crack. As a test, open and close the display assembly once the screws are installed. If the display creaks, loosen the bezel screws.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow steps 1-12 in the instructions in reverse order.

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