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PowerBook G3 Wallstreet RAM Replacement

What you need

  1. PowerBook G3 Wallstreet RAM Replacement, Keyboard: step 1, image 1 of 1
    • Remove both expansion bay modules using the levers on the front of the computer.

    • Insert your index fingers inside the expansion bays and search for the two ribbed tabs on the underside of the upper case. The tabs are located near the bottom corners of the keyboard.

    • Pull the tabs toward yourself and the keyboard will pop up.

  2. PowerBook G3 Wallstreet RAM Replacement: step 2, image 1 of 1
    • Pull the keyboard forward to disengage the tabs holding it in back and rotate it toward you.

    • Rest the keyboard on the trackpad.

    • This is a diagram of the ribbon clamp connectors you will disconnect in the next step.

    • 1) With your fingernails, grasp the locking bar on either side and pull up a small amount (about 1/16" or 2 mm).

    • 2) After disengaging the locking bar, slide the cable out of the connector.

  3. PowerBook G3 Wallstreet RAM Replacement: step 4, image 1 of 1
    • Disconnect the two keyboard connectors by disengaging the clamps and pulling the ribbons directly upward.

  4. PowerBook G3 Wallstreet RAM Replacement: step 5, image 1 of 1
    • Slide a spudger downward between each plastic strain relief cable and the wall of the case in order to bow out the cable beyond the small tab holding it in place.

    • Once the strain relief cables are free, lift the keyboard off.

  5. PowerBook G3 Wallstreet RAM Replacement: step 6, image 1 of 1
    • Your laptop should look approximately like this.

  6. PowerBook G3 Wallstreet RAM Replacement, Heat Shield: step 7, image 1 of 1
    • Remove the two Phillips screws from the heat shield.

    • One screw is shorter than the other. When putting the Wallstreet back together, this screw goes in the middle of the heat shield.

  7. PowerBook G3 Wallstreet RAM Replacement: step 8, image 1 of 1
    • Grasp the metal handle on the heat shield and pull up and toward yourself.

  8. PowerBook G3 Wallstreet RAM Replacement, Hard Drive: step 9, image 1 of 1
    • Unscrew, but do not remove, the single Phillips screw from the hard drive bracket.

  9. PowerBook G3 Wallstreet RAM Replacement: step 10, image 1 of 1
    • Grasp the hard drive bracket on the left side and pull up and to the left.

  10. PowerBook G3 Wallstreet RAM Replacement: step 11, image 1 of 1
    • Your laptop should look approximately like this.

  11. PowerBook G3 Wallstreet RAM Replacement, Processor: step 12, image 1 of 1
    • Use a spudger, the tips of your fingers, or a flat non-metal tool to pry up the processor's right side.

    • Remove the processor by sliding it up and to the right.

    • The processor and RAM can be removed as a unit. It is not necessary to remove the RAM from the processor.

    • There are two tabs on the left side of the processor that fit into slots on the metal framework. Make sure these tabs are in the slots.

  12. PowerBook G3 Wallstreet RAM Replacement, RAM: step 13, image 1 of 1
    • 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. There is a similar RAM slot located on the other side of the processor.

    • We recommend installing higher capacity chips on the bottom so that if you want to upgrade later, you won't have to remove the processor. Accessing RAM in the upper slot merely requires removing the heat shield.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Thanks for this guide! One comment : you don’t really need to disconnect the keyboard (steps 4 and 5), you just need to be careful not to damage the keyboard connectors when taking in and out the hard disk and Ram. I think there is more chance that you damage the keyboard connectors by pulling them out.

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