Installing PowerBook G4 Titanium Onyx Hard Drive

Step 1 Lower Case
• Turn the G4 over.
• Remove the eight T8 Torx screws from the lower case.
Step 2

• Using your thumbs, slide the lower case away from you.
• The lower case may stick in the front on a tab just above the center of the DVD 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
• Your laptop should look approximately like this.
Step 4 Airport Card
• Skip this step if your computer does not have an 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 5 Hard Drive
• Disconnect the hard drive ribbon from the logic board using a spudger or the tip of your finger, removing tape as necessary.
Step 6
• To free the hard drive, remove the two T8 Torx screws from the right wall of the battery housing.
Step 7
• Remove the hard drive by gently grasping the orange ribbon cable and 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 8
• Your laptop should look approximately like this.

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