Installing PowerBook G4 Titanium DVI Modem

Step 1 Battery



• Locate the battery release tab on the underside of the G4.
• Slide the battery release tab to the left and lift the battery out of the computer.
Step 2 Lower Case



• Remove the seven T8 Torx screws from the lower case.
• Using your thumbs, slide the lower case toward the front of the computer.
• The lower case may stick in the front on a tab just above the center of the optical drive. Be careful as you work the case off, or you may break the thin strip of plastic just above the drive.
• Lift the lower case off.
Step 3 Airport Card
• Firmly grasp the plastic tab attached to the Airport card and pull up and to the left.
• Disconnect the antenna cable from the left side of the Airport card.
Step 4 Hard Drive
• Disconnect the hard drive ribbon from the logic board using a spudger or the tip of your finger.
Step 5
• To free the hard drive, remove the two T8 Torx screws from the right wall of the battery housing.
Step 6
• Remove the hard drive by lifting the left edge up and out of the computer.
• There are four rubber bumpers that fit over the hard drive screws. Ensure that these bumpers come out when you remove the hard drive.
Step 7
• Your laptop should look approximately like this.
Step 8 Optical Drive Removal
• Disconnect and remove the indicated orange ribbon cable.
Step 9
• Disconnect the pink and white inverter cable from the inverter board.
• The display inverter has orange plastic shielding around it that looks similar to the tape used elsewhere within the computer. Do not remove the shielding from the inverter.
Step 10
• Remove the two silver T8 Torx screws from the black plastic bar.
• Lift the black plastic bar out.
• Reassembly will be significantly easier if you reseat the hard drive before returning the black bar to its place.
Step 11
• Disconnect the two orange connectors from the logic board, removing tape as necessary.
Step 12
• Lift the drive up on the right side so that you can access and disconnect the modem cable and inverter cable.
Step 13
• Remove the drive by lifting the right edge up and out of the computer.
Step 14 Modem
• Remove the two T6 Torx screws from the modem.
• Lift the modem off the optical drive, carefully guiding the orange ribbon cable through the space in the drive mount.

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