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 Sleep Light
Sleep Light
Tools
This procedure requires the following tools:
• #0 Phillips screwdriver 
Part Location
Preliminary Steps
Before you begin, remove the following:
• Battery
• Memory door and memory card
• Keyboard
• Top case
• Reed switch
• Hard drive
• Modem
• DC-to-DC board
• Heatsink with fan
• Inner frame (with RJ11 board attached) 

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 Sleep Light
Procedure
1. Remove the screw from the sleep light board.
2. Remove the board from the bottom case.
3.Replacement Note: Make sure the bottom case has the sleep light pipe installed 
before installing the replacement sleep light board.
4. Install the replacement sleep light board, and reassemble and test the computer. 

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 Logic Board
Logic Board
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
PowerBook G4 (12-inch) 

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 Logic Board PowerBook G4 (12-inch DVI)
Preliminary Steps
Before you begin, remove the following:
• Battery
• Memory door and memory card
• AirPort Extreme Card, if installed
• Keyboard
• Top case
• Reed switch
• Hard drive
• Modem
• DC-to-DC board
• Heatsink with fan
• Inner frame (with RJ11 board attached) 

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 Logic Board
Procedure
1. Remove the two screws near the right edge of the board. 

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94 - PowerBook G4 (12-inch) Take Apart
 Logic Board 2. Holding the edges of the board tilt up the logic board.
3. While holding the board vertically, disconnect the DC-in connector cable from the 
underside of the logic board. 

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PowerBook G4 (12-inch) Take Apart - 95
 Logic Board4. Remove the side EMI shield from the I/O ports.
Warning:
 When installing the EMI shield over the logic board ports, make sure that 
the shield fits loosely and the ports are not obstructed.
PowerBook G4 (12-inch)
PowerBook G4 (12-inch DVI) 

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 Logic Board 5. Install the replacement logic board, and reassemble and test the computer.
Replacement Note:
 Before securing the replacement logic board in the bottom case, 
make sure the white plastic wireless guide is fitted against the AirPort Extreme Card 
carrier in the bottom case. (The wireless guide requires no screws to hold it in place.) 

Page 99

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 DC-In Board
DC-In Board
This procedure requires the following tools:
• #0 Phillips screwdriver 
• Black stick (or other nonconductive nylon or plastic flat-blade tool) 
Part Location
Preliminary Steps
Before you begin, remove the following:
• Battery
• Memory door and memory card
• AirPort Extreme Card, if installed
• Keyboard
• Top case
• Reed switch (or hall effect sensor board)
• Hard drive
• Modem
• DC-to-DC board 

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 DC-In Board • Heatsink with fan
• Inner frame (with RJ11 board attached)
• Logic board
Procedure
1. Hold the DC-in board in place as you remove the screw that attaches the board to the 
bottom case.
Note:
 The screw might be hidden under the mylar sleeve at the lower corner of the 
board.
2. Pull the flat cable up from the adhesive on the bottom case.
3. Pull the board away from the side of the bottom housing. Use a black stick to lift up the 
board, if necessary. 
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