Apple powerbook g4 12 inch User Manual
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PowerBook G4 (12-inch) Take Apart - 129 Display Housing7.Note: The antenna receptors are held in place with glue at each post. Use a black stick at the end of each antenna receptor to gently pry it off the post.
130 - PowerBook G4 (12-inch) Take Apart Display Housing 8. Placing the antenna cables and receptors aside, remove the display housing. Replacement Note: When installing the replacement display housing, make sure the antenna cables are secure under all of the inner tabs that run along the sides and bottom of the display housing. 9. Install the replacement display housing, and reassemble and test the computer.
PowerBook G4 (12-inch) Take Apart - 131 LCD Panel LCD Panel Tools This procedure requires the following tools: • Phillips #0 screwdriver • Black stick or other nonconductive plastic or nylon 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
132 - PowerBook G4 (12-inch) Take Apart LCD Panel • Modem • DC-to-DC board • Heatsink with fan • Inner frame (with RJ11 board attached) • Logic board • DC-in board • Optical drive • Display module • Display housing Procedure Note: Reuse the tape you remove from the LCD panel. 1. Hold the backing for the LCD panel in place as you peel off the tape and disconnect the LCD cable.
PowerBook G4 (12-inch) Take Apart - 133 LCD Panel2. Remove the two screws from each side of the LCD panel. Note: For the PowerBook G4 (12-inch DVI) model, this step is the same; however, there are no EMI clips bordering the LCD panel, as shown in the PowerBook G4 (12- inch) images below.
134 - PowerBook G4 (12-inch) Take Apart LCD Panel 3. Lift off the long EMI clip at the base of the bezel. 4. Raise up the LCD panel and disconnect the connector to the inverter board. 5. Install the replacement LCD panel, and reassemble and test the computer. Replacement Note: When installing the replacement LCD panel in the display bezel assembly, make sure the cable is connected to the inverter board and routed as shown.
PowerBook G4 (12-inch) Take Apart - 135 Inverter Board (and Antenna Cable Assembly) Inverter Board (and Antenna Cable Assembly) Tools This procedure requires the following tools: • Phillips #0 screwdriver • Black stick or other nonconductive plastic or nylon 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 • AirPort Extreme Card, if installed • Keyboard • Top case • Reed switch (or hall effect sensor board)
136 - PowerBook G4 (12-inch) Take Apart Inverter Board (and Antenna Cable Assembly) • Hard drive • Modem • DC-to-DC board • Heatsink with fan • Inner frame (with RJ11 board attached) • Logic board • DC-in board • Optical drive • Display module • Display housing • LCD panel Procedure 1. Remove the single screw near the center of the inverter board.
PowerBook G4 (12-inch) Take Apart - 137 Inverter Board (and Antenna Cable Assembly)2. Lift up the board. 3. Peel away the tape and mylar cover that holds the inverter board and the antenna cable assembly together.
138 - PowerBook G4 (12-inch) Take Apart Inverter Board (and Antenna Cable Assembly) 4. Separate the antenna cable assembly (board with attached antenna cables and Bluetooth cable) from the inverter board. 5. Remove the screws from the clutch cover. 6. Remove the five screws from the bottom edge of the display bezel