Tools
Introduction
One RAM slot will accept PC2100 or PC2700 chips up to 1 GB.
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Use a coin to rotate the battery locking screw 90 degrees clockwise.
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Lift the battery out of the computer.
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Pull the keyboard release tabs toward you and lift up on the keyboard until it pops free.
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Flip the keyboard over, away from the screen, and rest it face-down on the trackpad area.
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Push the wire clasp away from the AirPort card and toward the display, then rotate up to free it from the RAM shield.
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Grasp the clear plastic tab on the AirPort card and pull toward the display.
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Hold the AirPort card in one hand and use your other hand to remove the antenna cable.
Very well explained. Thank you. I had some donated memory cards and had to try twice before success. I found that I did not have to remove the antenna from the airport express and I did not have to remove the keyboard plug from the processor. Enough room to remove and replace memory card with it in.
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Remove the four silver Phillips screws that secure the RAM shield.
very gently magnetizing my small philips screwdriver was a HUGE help when putting all the tiny screws back into place... all said and done, there will be a lot of teeny screws to be taken out and put back. To magnetize the screwdriver, I just rubbed it several times in one direction (similar to sharpening a knife) across a strong refrigerator magnet... you only want it just strong enough to hold a screw, but not so magnetized that it corrupts your new hard drive!
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Grasp the metal bracket on top of the RAM shield and pull upward to remove the shield.
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Pull the keyboard cable up from the logic board, holding the cable as close to the connector as possible.
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Release the tabs on each side of the RAM chip at the same time. These tabs lock the chip in place and releasing them will cause the chip to "pop" up.
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Pull the chip directly out from its connectors.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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