Apple ibook g4 14 inch mid 2005 User Manual

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 Hard Drive • Memory card
• Bottom case
• Bottom shield
• DC-in board
• Top case
• Top shield
Procedure
1. Remove the six identical 4.5-mm long screws:
• four from the hard drive brackets 
• two from the holder over the hard drive connector 

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2. Lift off the holder from the hard drive connector.
Replacement Note:  Be sure to reinstall the connector holder when replacing the 
hard drive.
3. Check the position of the microphone cable at the upper left corner of the drive. 

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 Hard Drive 4. If the microphone cable is blocking the corner of the drive, use a black stick to carefully 
move it aside.
5. Press in on the upper bracket to clear it from the frame. While pressing\
 on 
the bracket, use a black stick to begin to lift up the end of the hard d\
rive. 

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6. Lift up the end of the drive until you can grasp its sides.
7. Warning: Handle the hard drive at the sides only. Do not touch or press 
anywhere else on the drive.
LIft up the drive just slightly to loosen the hard drive connector. 

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 Hard Drive 8. From the end of the drive that is closest to the corner of the frame, tilt up the hard 
drive, and loosen it from the connector on the logic board. Use a black stick to pry up 
the drive. 
Important:  Keep the drive as level as possible as you lift it straight up out of t\
he 
computer assembly. 

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9.
Warning:  If the connector is pulled off too quickly, some connector pins could 
become bent and damaged.
Using gentle force,  loosen one end of the connector just a bit, then loosen the other 
end. Carefully rock the connector in small, even increments to gradually\
 disconnect it 
from the hard drive.
Important:  If the hard drive pins become bent, use a black stick or jeweler’s f\
lat-
blade screwdriver to carefully straighten the pins. 

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 Hard Drive 10. Remove the hard drive brackets (with grommets attached) by pulling them straight off 
the drive.
Note:  When reassembling the computer, transfer both brackets (including the \
grommets) to the replacement hard drive so the grommets fit over the sc\
rew heads.
11. Using a Torx T8 screwdriver, remove the four identical, black, 7-mm long screws from  the sides of the drive. 

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12. Install the replacement hard drive, and reassemble and test the computer. Follow 
these important replacement considerations:
•Important:  Before installing the hard drive direct-connect connector, find the ope\
n 
spaces on the drive and the connector. Make sure the empty space on th\
e 
connector aligns with the missing pin on the hard drive.
• With the direct-connect connector aligned correctly over the hard drive \
pins,  carefully press...

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 Hard Drive • Press the other end of the connector to slowly seat the connector all th\
e way onto 
the drive.
• Important:  When setting the drive onto the logic board connector, tilt the drive 
slightly so that the connector slots align properly. Then level the driv\
e, and make 
sure the brackets fit into the frame so that the grommets on the bracket\
s match up 
with the holes in the frame. With the drive aligned properly, press on t\
he connector 
to make...

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• Replace the hard drive brace, and install the two screws. Then install t\
he four 
screws for the hard drive brackets.