Apple ibook g4 User Manual

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 Antenna Board8. On the left side of the bezel, remove the two Phillips screws at the antenna receptor.   
9. Tilt up the antenna receptor to remove it from the left side of the bezel assembly. 
10. Unwrap the tape that secures the AirPort Extreme Card antenna to the cable bundle.    

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 Antenna Board 11. Use a black stick to lift out the cables from the channels. 
12. Remove the antenna board with attached cables and antenna receptors.
13. Install the replacement antenna board, and reassemble and test the computer.
Replacement Note: Make sure the right corner of the replacement antenna board 
aligns with the raised L-shaped guide in the bezel assembly, as shown.   
Replacement Note: Make sure the replacement antenna board does not cover or 
pinch any cables....

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 Reed Switch Board
Reed Switch Board
Tools
• Soft cloth
• Black stick (or other nonconductive nylon or plastic tool)
• #0 Phillips screwdriver
Replacement Note: If the tape you remove from this assembly is worn and cannot be 
reused, use new Kapton tape (Apple part number 922-5025).
Preliminary Steps
Before you begin, remove the following:
• Battery 
• Keyboard and RAM shield
• AirPort Extreme Card
• Memory card
• Bottom case
• Bottom shield
• DC-in board
• Top case
• Top...

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 Reed Switch Board
Procedure
1. With the bezel assembly lying on a soft cloth, remove the one 3- mm long Phillips 
screw at the reed switch board.
2. Pull up the reed switch cables from the channels on the left side of the bezel.  

 
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 Reed Switch Board3. Lift up the cables and peel up the tape that covers the cables running along the bottom 
of the inverter board.     

 
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 Reed Switch Board 4.
  Warning:
   
  When removing the tape that bundles the reed switch cable assembly 
to the AirPort Extreme Card antenna cable, be careful not to strain or pinch the 
cables.
Replacement Note:
   When installing the replacement reed switch board and cables, 
use new tape to bundle the cables together. 
Remove the tape to free the AirPort Extreme Card antenna cable from the reed 
switch cable assembly.   
5. Disconnect the data cable from the inverter...

 
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 Reed Switch Board6. Remove the reed switch cable assembly.
7. Install the replacement reed switch board and cable assembly, and reassemble and 
test the computer. 

 
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 Microphone Cable  Microphone Cable 
Tools 
• Soft cloth
• Black stick (or other nonconductive nylon or plastic tool) 
Replacement Note: 
 If the tape you remove from this assembly is worn and cannot be 
reused, use new Kapton tape (Apple part number 922-5025). 
Preliminary Steps 
Before you begin, remove the following:
• Battery 
• Keyboard and RAM shield
• AirPort Extreme Card
• Memory card
• Bottom case
• Bottom shield
• DC-in board
• Top case
• Top shield
• Modem
•...

 
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 Microphone Cable  Procedure  Warning:
   
  Be careful not to strain or pinch the delicate microphone cable or 
surrounding cables when performing this procedure.
  1. With the bezel assembly lying on a soft cloth, use a black stick to loosen the slack on 
the cable near the microphone gasket.
2. Pry up the microphone gasket from the upper left corner of the bezel.    
 
Warning: 
  
Do not pull on the delicate wires attached to the microphone.
Note: 
 If the gasket is...

 
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 Microphone Cable 4. Free the microphone cable from the right corner of the bezel and from underneath the 
tape at the antenna board.