Installing PowerBook G4 Aluminum 12" 867 MHz Keyboard

Step 1 Battery

• Use a coin to turn the battery locking screw 90 degrees to the right.
• Lift the battery out of the computer.
Step 2 EMI Finger

• Remove the four Phillips screws from the memory door.
• Slide the memory door away from the memory compartment.
Step 3
• Remove the long black Phillips screw next to the memory card.
• Remove the small EMI finger beneath the black screw.
Step 4 Keyboard
• On the keyboard, remove the F1, F2, F11, and F12 keys.
• This is scary - take a deep breath before continuing. Place your index finger under the upper left corner of the key and lift up until you hear a click. Then, transfer your finger to the left edge of the key and lift up to pull the key off.
• You're freeing the two tabs on the left of the key from the two small holes in the plastic scissors mechanism.
• When replacing the keys in the keyboard, place the key directly over the slot where it will go and press down until you hear the key click into place.
Step 5
• Use your fingernail or a small flathead screwdriver to peel up the gray stickers covering each of the screws.
Step 6
• Remove the two short Phillips screws.
Step 7
• Lift the keyboard by the 'esc' and 'eject' keys and gently lift up until the keyboard is vertical.
Step 8
• Grasp the keyboard connector ribbon near the connector and disconnect it from the logic board.

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