Apple ibook g4 12 inch mid 2005 User Manual

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 AirPort Extreme/Bluetooth Antenna Cables 2. Remove the spiral tube, if provided, by unwrapping it from the cable bundle.
Note:  Not all models include the spiral tube.
3. Peel away the tape that binds the antenna cables to the inverter cable. Remove the  gray and black antenna cables from the tape.
Important:  Note how the individual cables overlap where they exit the display: gra\
y 
antenna cable crosses over black antenna cable; black antenna cable thre\...

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4. Carefully lift up the black antenna cable from the guides along the left corner and left 
side of the bezel brace. Do not strain any cables.
5. Remove the two 3-mm long screws that secure the antenna receptor—with black  cable attached.
6. From the left side of the bezel, slide the antenna receptor toward the top of the bezel  to release it from the bezel assembly. 

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 AirPort Extreme/Bluetooth Antenna Cables 7. From the bottom of the bezel, lift up the inverter cable where the mesh tab anchors the 
gray antenna cable between the bezel brace and the inverter board. 

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8. Note how the gray cable is routed along the bottom of the inverter board, under the 
bezel brace, and around the corner by the corner tab. 
9. Remove any tape from the bottom and right side of the bezel brace.
10. Loosen the gray cable from the cable guides at the right lower corner and up the right  side of the bezel brace.
11. From the right side of the bezel brace, remove the two 3-mm long screws that secure...

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 AirPort Extreme/Bluetooth Antenna Cables 13. Install the replacement AirPort Extreme/Bluetooth antenna cable assembly, and 
reassemble and test the computer. 

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 Inverter Cable
Inverter Cable
Tools
• Soft cloth
• Black stick (or other nonconductive nylon or plastic tool)
Note: To organize the screws you remove from the display assembly, use a tray with 
divided compartments (such as a plastic ice cube tray).
Part Location
Preliminary Steps
Before you begin, remove the following:
• Battery 
• Keyboard and RAM shield
• Memory card
• Bottom case
• Bottom shield
• DC-in board 

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 Inverter Cable • Top case
• Top shield
• Modem
• AirPort Extreme/Bluetooth card
• Display module
• Display rear housing
• Display clutch cover
• Display shield
Procedure
1. If tape covers the inverter cable where it exits the bezel, remove the tape. 

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 Inverter Cable
2. Peel away the tape that binds the inverter cable to the antenna cables. Remove the 
gray and black antenna cables where they overlap the inverter cable.
Important:  Note how the individual cables overlap where they exit the display: gra\
y 
antenna cable crosses over black antenna cable; black antenna cable thre\
ads under 
the green inverter cable. Replace the cables in the same orientation.
3. Note how the silver colored mesh tab at the...

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 Inverter Cable 4. Use a black stick or 
flat-blade jeweler’s screwdriver to disconnect the inverter cable 
from the inverter board.
5. Install the replacement inverter cable and tape, and reassemble and test the  computer. 

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 Inverter Board
Inverter Board
Tools
• Soft cloth
• #0 Phillips screwdriver
• Black stick (or other nonconductive nylon or plastic tool)
• Jeweler’s flat-blade screwdriver
Note: To organize the screws you remove from the display assembly, use a tray with 
divided compartments (such as a plastic ice cube tray).
Part Location
Preliminary Steps
Before you begin, remove the following:
• Battery 
• Keyboard and RAM shield
• Memory card
• Bottom case
• Bottom...