Apple powerbook firewire User Manual

 
Hard Drive Take Apart 
PowerBook (FireWire)
213. Slide the hard drive in 
the bottom case so that 
the tabs in the bottom 
of the bracket fit inside 
the alignment slots on 
the bottom case. Take 
care not to scrape the 
cable on the top of the 
stiffener. 

 
Inverter Board Take Apart 
PowerBook (FireWire)
22 
Inverter Board 
Before you begin, remove 
the following:
¥ AC adapter
¥ expansion bay modules
¥ keyboard
¥ microprocessor EMI 
shield 
Important: 
 Do not flex or 
bend the inverter board.
1. Lift the front of the 
clutch cover up until 
you can disengage the 
hooks at the back edge 
of the cover. 
Replacement Note:  
Line up 
the hooks on the top edge of 
the clutch cover to the 
corresponding latches, 
then press the bottom edge 
of the clutch cover...

 
Inverter Board Take Apart 
PowerBook (FireWire)
232. Disconnect the display 
cable.
3. Remove the T-8 screw 
on the display cable to 
the left of the inverter 
board.
4. Peel the ferrite bead 
attached to the display 
cable off the top case to 
allow you to move the 
cable out of the way.
5.  Tilt the inverter board 
slightly toward you to 
disengage the hook on 
the left end of the board 
from its holding slot, 
then lift the board up 
until the hook is clear 
of the slot.
6. Slide the inverter 
board...

 
Inverter Board Take Apart 
PowerBook (FireWire)
248. Deroute the wireless 
antenna cable from the 
top case.
9 . Disconnect the 
backlight cable on the 
right side of the 
inverter board. 
Important: 
 Do not pull on 
the backlight cable or 
attempt to pull the cable 
further out from the 
display, or you may pinch 
the wire. 

 
Display Module Take Apart 
PowerBook (FireWire)
25 
Display Module 
Before you begin, remove 
the following:
¥ AC adapter
¥ expansion bay modules
¥ keyboard
¥ microprocessor EMI 
shield
¥ inverter board
1. Disconnect the display 
cable from the I/O 
logic board.
2. Remove the T-8 screw 
holding the display 
cable to the top case. 

 
Display Module Take Apart 
PowerBook (FireWire)
263. Turn the computer 
around and remove the 
four T-8 screws 
behind the I/O door.
4. Lift up on the display 
to remove it from the 
base. For quicker 
reassembly, do not 
change the position of 
the clutches. 
Important: 
 The four screws 
behind the I/O door are 
slightly longer than other 
similar screws and could 
cause dimpling of the 
plastics if they are used in 
the wrong location. 

 
Top Case Take Apart 
PowerBook (FireWire)
27 
Top Case 
Before you begin, remove 
the following:
¥ AC adapter
¥ expansion bay modules
¥ keyboard
¥ microprocessor EMI 
shield
¥ AirPort Card
¥ microprocessor board
¥ inverter board
¥ display module
1 . Disconnect the 
wireless flex cable 
from the I/O logic 
board. 

 
Top Case Take Apart 
PowerBook (FireWire)
282 . Remove the three long, 
silver T-8 screws 
under the clutch cover.
3. Remove the black T-8 
screw under the clutch 
cover near the power 
key. 
Replacement Note: 
 Do not 
replace the second black 
T-8 screw on the left at 
this stage. It is installed 
when the display module is 
replaced.
4. Remove the black T-8 
screw on the far right 
of the stiffener near 
the expansion bay door.
5. Slide the black mylar 
EMI shield out from 
under the palmrest and...

 
Top Case Take Apart 
PowerBook (FireWire)
296 . Disconnect the 
trackpad cable from 
the I/O logic board.
7 . Remove the two long 
silver T-8 screws on 
the power supply card.
8. Turn the unit over and 
remove the seven T-8 
screws on the bottom 
case. 
Replacement Note: 
 The two 
long screws go in the 
outside holes above the 
expansion bay release 
levers. 

 
Top Case Take Apart 
PowerBook (FireWire)
309 . Locate the tab on the 
inside of the top case 
between the right 
expansion bay door and 
the vents.
1 0 . Insert the flat end of a 
nylon tool into the open 
seam and press up 
against the tab until it 
pops apart.