Apple powerbook g4 12 inch 1 33ghz User Manual

							 
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 Memory Door and Memory Card  Memory Door and Memory Card  Tools  This procedure requires the following tools:
• Soft cloth
• #0 Phillips screwdriver 
• Black stick (or other nonconductive nylon or plastic flat-blade tool)   Part Location
Preliminary Steps 
Before you begin, remove the battery. 
Procedure 
Warning: 
  If the computer has been recently operating, allow it to cool down before 
performing this procedure. 
						

							 
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 Memory Door and Memory Card 1. Place the computer upside down on a soft cloth.
2. Remove the four identical screws from the memory door.
3.  Use a black stick to lift off the memory door.
4. Touch a metal surface inside the computer to discharge static electricity from your 
body.
5. If a memory card is already installed, release it by spreading apart the tabs in the 
expansion slot from the notches in the card. Allow the card to pop up slightly, and pull 
it out of the memory slot. 
						

							 
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 Memory Door and Memory Card6. Insert the replacement memory card into the expansion slot at a 30-degree angle.
7. Make sure the memory card is fully inserted. Check that the notches in the card clear 
the tabs as you press down on the sides of the card to lock it into place.
8. Install the memory door. Be careful not to overtighten the screws. 
9. Install the battery, and test the computer. 
						

							 
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 AirPort Extreme Card  AirPort Extreme Card  Tools  This procedure requires a black stick (or other nonconductive nylon or plastic flat-blade 
tool).   Part Location
Preliminary Steps 
Before you begin, remove the battery. 
						

							 
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 AirPort Extreme Card  Procedure  Warning:
    If the computer has been recently operating, allow it to cool down for 30 
minutes before performing this procedure.
1. Touch a metal surface inside the battery bay to discharge static electricity from your 
body.
2. Open the door to the AirPort slot.
3. If an optional AirPort Extreme Card is already installed, use a black stick to un-loop the 
pull tab. 
						

							 
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 AirPort Extreme Card 4. Gently disconnect the AirPort antenna cable.
5. Use the pull tab to pull out the card. 
						

							 
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 AirPort Extreme Card6. Slide the replacement AirPort Extreme Card with the serial number facing up into the 
slot, as shown. 
						

							 
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 AirPort Extreme Card 7. Connect the end of the antenna cable to the card.
8. Loop the clear plastic tab under the card so that the tab secures the antenna cable 
and tucks into the slot. 
  Note:     The AirPort slot on the bottom case has a recessed inner slot designed for the 
clear plastic tab to tuck into.
9. Close the AirPort door, and reassemble and test the computer. 
						

							 
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 Keyboard  Keyboard  Tools  This procedure requires the following tools:
• #0 Phillips screwdriver 
• Black stick (or other nonconductive nylon or plastic flat-blade tool) 
  Note:
   To organize the screws you remove from the computer, use a tray with divided 
compartments (such as a plastic ice cube tray).  Part Location
Preliminary Steps 
Before you begin, remove the following:
• Battery
• Memory door and memory card 
						

							 
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 Keyboard  Procedure  1. With the computer upside down on a soft cloth, remove the single screw and small 
EMI shield from the memory card bay.
  Replacement Note:     Make sure you replace the screw and EMI shield so that the 
EMI shield is positioned with the finger-like projection pointing up.