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Installing PowerBook G4 Aluminum 17" 1-1.67 GHz
Hard Drive Replacement
Tools used in this guide
Phillips #00 Screwdriver
Spudger
T8 Torx Screwdriver
Parts relevant to this guide
160 GB 5400 RPM Western
Digital ATA Hard Drive (New)
250 GB 5400 RPM Western
Digital ATA Hard Drive (New)
320 GB 5400 RPM Western
Digital ATA Hard Drive (New)
Step 1 - Battery
Orient the computer so that the side with the line ofscrews on it is away from you.
Use your thumbs to push both battery release tabsaway so that the edge of the battery lifts up.
Lift the battery out of the computer.
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Step 2 - Upper Case
Remove the three identical Phillips screws from thememory door.
Step 3
Lift the memory door up enough so that you can get agrip on it, and slide it toward you, pulling it away fromthe casing.
Step 4
Release the tabs on each side of the RAM chip at thesame time. These tabs lock the chip in place andreleasing them will cause the chip to "pop" up.
Pull the chip directly out from its connectors. If there isa second RAM chip installed, pop it out in the samemanner.
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Step 5
This is a diagram of the trackpad ribbonclamp connector you will disconnect in thenext step.
1) With your fingernails, grasp the locking bar on eitherside slide it a small amount (about 1/16" or 2 mm)towards the battery.
2) After disengaging the locking bar, slide the cable outof the connector.
Step 6
For this step, you only need to move theconnector about 2 mm. Pulling too hard ortoo far will damage the connector.
Loosen the trackpad connector by pulling the lockingbar toward the battery housing, using the tips of yourfingers.
Slide the trackpad cable out of the loosened connector
When reattaching the trackpad ribbon cable,make sure that the orange cable is slid into
the connector above the locking bar.
Note: When reassembling the case, the trackpad cablecan get stuck below the slot to the motherboard. It'spossible to nudge it out slowly by gently prodding it oneither side with a small screwdriver. You don't need touse much force to do this. Eventually it will just popback out and you can reconnect as per the instructionsabove. Also, note that the locking bar comes loose so ifyou see a little piece of plastic lying around whenreassembling, that's what it is. :)
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Step 7
Remove the following 10 screws from the bottom case:
Three 1.7 mm Phillips from the front edge of thebattery compartment.
One 3.9 mm T8 Torx to the right of the memorycard.
One 6.9 mm T8 Torx at the left edge of the
memory compartment.
Three 12.4 mm Phillips from the center of the rowof screws along the back edge of the case.
Two 15.1 mm Phillips, one from either end of therow of screws along the back edge of the case.
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Step 8
Turn the computer over and rotate it so that the DVIport faces you.
Remove the four identical Phillips screws spread alongthis edge of the case.
Step 9
Turn the computer 180 degrees so that the powerreceptacle faces you, and remove the four Phillipsscrews (identical to those in the last step).
Step 10
Open the computer and turn it so that the screen facesyou.
Pull the upper case off, lifting from the back, andworking around the edges.
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Step 11
Use a spudger to loosen the casing if it sticks.
Once the casing is entirely free, lift it off of the compute
Step 12 - Hard Drive
The sound ribbon cable is very fragile. Beespecially careful when disconnecting thecable from the logic board.
Disconnect both ends of the orange sound ribbon cablethat crosses over the hard drive, removing tape asnecessary.
Step 13
Disconnect the orange hard drive ribbon from the logicboard.
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Step 14
Remove the four T8 Torx screws from the corners ofthe hard drive bracket.
Make sure you're removing the screws fromthe hard drive bracket, not the hard drive
itself.
The shorter screw goes in the front, rightcorner.
Step 15
Deroute hard drive ribbon from beneath the speakercable.
Lift the hard drive and its attached cable out of thecomputer.
Step 16 - Hard Drive Replacement
Your laptop should look approximately like this.
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Step 17
Remove the two silver Phillips screws from either sideof the hard drive (four screws total).
Step 18
Disconnect the hard drive cable from the hard drive byapplying even pressure on both sides while maintaininga firm grip on the drive itself.
This is a bit tricky. Try holding the driveagainst your body while pushing the cableaway from you, or rocking the cable gentlyfrom side to side while applying evenpressure, or both. If you bend the pins, doyour best to straighten them, using the harddrive cable as a guide.
With the label up and the pins facing awayfrom you, the bracket that has a longer shortsection goes on the left side.
If you are installing a new hard drive, wehave an OS X install guide to get you upand running.
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RAM (memory door)3 Phillips screws
Upper Case bottom (red)
3 Phillips
Upper Case bottom (orange)
1 T8 Torx
Upper Case bottom (yellow)
1 T8 Torx
Upper Case bottom (green)
3 Phillips
Upper Case bottom (blue)
2 Phillips
Upper Case (sides)
8 Phillips
Keyboard14 Phillips
Hard Drive
4 T8 Torx (3 long, 1 short)
HD Replacement
4 Phillips
Sound Card
2 T8 Torx
SuperDrive
3 T8 Torx
SuperDrive
1 T8 Torx
PRAM Battery & USB Board
3 T8 Torx
To organize your screws,
imply place each screw
in the appropriate box
s you remove them
from your laptop.
I you are not p anning
n imme iate y
reassem ing your
aptop, you may want to
tape t e screws to t ispaper.
Due to model variations,
the screws you remove
may differ slightly from
this guide.
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Modem3 4mm nuts
PC Card Cage (right)
2 Phillips
PC Card Cage (left)
2 Phillips
Bluetooth
1 Phillips
Speakers
2 T8 Torx
DC-In Board
2 T8 Torx
Logic Board (red)
4 T8 Torx
Logic Board (orange)3 T8 Torx
Logic Board (yellow)
4 T8 Torx
Display (plastic brackets)
2 T6 Torx
Display (inner)
4 T6 Torx
Display (outer)
4 T6 Torx
Heat Sink & Fan Assembly
6 T8 Torx
Heat Sink & Fan Assembly
1 T8 Torx
To organize your screws,
imply place each screw
in the appropriate box
s you remove them
from your laptop.
I you are not p anning
n imme iate y
reassem ing your
aptop, you may want to
tape t e screws to t ispaper.
Due to model variations,
the screws you remove
may differ slightly from
this guide.
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