Installing iBook G4 12" 800 MHz-1.2 GHz Keyboard

Step 1 Battery

• Use a coin to rotate the battery locking screw 90 degrees clockwise.
Step 2

• Lift the battery out of the computer.
Step 3 Keyboard
• Pull the keyboard release tabs toward you and lift up on the keyboard until it pops free.
• If the keyboard does not come free, use a small flathead screwdriver to turn the keyboard locking screw 180 degrees in either direction and try again.
• Flip the keyboard over, away from the screen, and rest it face-down on the trackpad area.
Step 4
• If the computer has an AirPort card installed, follow the next three steps to remove it.
• Push the wire clasp away from the AirPort card and toward the display, then rotate up to free it from the RAM shield.
Step 5
• Grasp the clear plastic tab on the AirPort card and pull toward the display.
Step 6
• Hold the AirPort card in one hand and use your other hand to remove the antenna cable.
Step 7
• Remove the four silver Phillips screws that secure the RAM shield.
Step 8
• Grasp the metal bracket on top of the RAM shield and pull upward to remove the shield.
Step 9
• Pull the keyboard cable up from the logic board, holding the cable as close to the connector as possible.
• Make sure that you reconnect the keyboard cable before replacing the RAM shield.

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