Apple ibook g4 12 inch late 2004 User Manual

							 
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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
• Display module
• LCD panel 
						

							 
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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 covered with tape, be sure to replace it when installing the 
replacement microphone cable.
3. Working around the perimeter of the bezel, pull up the microphone cable from the 
cable channel, being careful not to strain any other cables.  
						

							 
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 Microphone Cable4. Free the microphone cable from the right corner of the bezel and from underneath the 
tape at the antenna board.  
						

							 
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 Microphone Cable 5.
  Warning:
   
  When removing the tape and spiral tube that bundles the microphone 
cable to the LCD cable, be careful not to strain or pinch the cables.
Replacement Note:
   When installing the replacement microphone cable, reuse the 
spiral tube to bundle the microphone cable to the LCD cable. However, use new tape 
when bundling the cables together. 
Separate the microphone cable from the LCD cable by removing the tape, and 
uncurling the spiral tube. 
6. Remove the microphone cable from the assembly.
7. Install the replacement microphone cable, and reassemble and test the computer. 
						

							 
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 Bezel Brace with Clutch Assembly  Bezel Brace with Clutch 
Assembly 
Tools 
• Soft cloth
• #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 shield
• Modem
• Display module
• LCD panel
• Display clutch cover
• Inverter board
• Antenna board
• Reed switch board
• Microphone cable 
						

							 
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 Bezel Brace with Clutch Assembly  Procedure  1. With the bezel assembly lying on a soft cloth, remove the three pieces of tape. 
2. Remove the two 5- mm long Phillips screws at the left bezel brace. 
3. At the right bezel brace, remove the two Phillips screws:
• one 5-mm long screw near the top of the right brace
• one 3-mm long screw near the middle of the right brace
 
Replacement Note: 
 When installing the replacement bezel brace with clutch 
assembly, make sure the shorter 3-mm long screw is installed in the middle of the 
right bezel brace, as shown.
4. Remove the two 5- mm long Phillips screws at the bottom bezel brace. 
						

							 
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 Bezel Brace with Clutch Assembly5. Lift the 3-sided bezel brace with clutch assembly off of the bezel.   
6. Install the replacement bezel brace with clutch assembly, and reassemble and test the 
computer. 
						

							 
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Additional Procedures
 
Book G4 (12-inch Late 2004) 
						

							 
iBook G4 (12-inch Late 2004) Additional Procedures
 Checking the Optical Drive Cable 
Checking the Optical Drive 
Cable
 
Important:  
 Some optical drive flex cables carry the potential of an electrical short that 
would manifest as an optical drive error. Whenever you remove the top shield from this 
computer, be sure to check the optical drive cable and replace it, if necessary. 
Affected Computers
 
• iBook G4 (12-inch Late 2004)
• iBook G4 (12-inch Mid 2005) 
Tools
 
• Soft cloth
• #0 Phillips screwdriver
• Black stick (or other nonconductive nylon or plastic tool)
• Yellow tape (thin electrical tape to prevent contact with the metal frame)  
Note:  
 To organize the screws you remove from the computer, use a tray with divided 
compartments (such as a plastic ice cube tray). 
						

							 
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 Checking the Optical Drive Cable 
Part Location
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