Apple ibook g4 User Manual
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iBook G4 Take Apart - 130 Frame Frame Tools No tools are required for this procedure. 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
131 - iBook G4 Take Apart Frame • Fan • Top case • Sleep light board • Top shield • Display module • I/O bezel • RJ11 modem cable • Hard drive • Modem • Bluetooth • Optical drive • Display module • Heatsink • Logic board Procedure With all preliminary steps completed, the frame is the remaining part.
iBook G4 Take Apart - 132 FrameReplacement Note: The front of the frame includes two integral grommets for positioning the hard drive. Make sure the grommets are in place before reassembling the computer. Replacement Note: If the long EMI strip at the port side of the frame is still attached to the frame, make sure you install it on the replacement frame before reassembling the computer. Refer to I/O Bezel in this chapter.
133 - iBook G4 Take Apart Display Housing (Back Case) Display Housing (Back Case) Tools • Soft cloth • Torx T6 screwdriver or 5/32 hex driver • Black stick (or other nonconductive nylon or plastic tool) Note: To organize the screws you remove from the LCD panel assembly, use a tray with divided compartments (such as a plastic ice cube tray). 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
iBook G4 Take Apart - 134 Display Housing (Back Case) Procedure Important: Although the display pictured in this section may appear different from the display you are working on, the steps are the same. 1. With the display module lying face up on a soft cloth, use either a 5/32 hex driver or a Torx T6 screwdriver to remove the four screws (two on each side) from the display housing. 2. Using a black stick, pry up the bezel from the display housing. Carefully work the black stick around the outer perimeter and corners of the bezel.
135 - iBook G4 Take Apart Display Housing (Back Case) 3.Warning: When lifting the assembly, be careful not to strain the cables. With the bezel assembly loosened, grasp the display clutch and raise the assembly off of the display housing. 4. Place the display assembly face down on a soft cloth.
iBook G4 Take Apart - 136 LCD Panel LCD Panel Tools • Soft cloth • Torx T6 screwdriver or 5/32 hex driver • #0 Phillips screwdriver • Black stick (or other nonconductive nylon or plastic tool) Note: To organize the screws you remove from the LCD panel assembly, use a tray with divided compartments (such as a plastic ice cube tray). 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
137 - iBook G4 Take Apart LCD Panel Procedure Important: Although the display pictured in this section may appear different from the display you are working on, the steps are the same. 1. With the display module lying face up on a soft cloth, use either a 5/32 hex driver or a Torx T6 screwdriver to remove the four screws (two on each side) from the display housing. 2. Using a black stick, pry up the bezel from the display housing. Carefully work the black stick around the outer perimeter and corners of the bezel.
iBook G4 Take Apart - 138 LCD Panel3.Warning: When lifting the assembly, be careful not to strain the cables. With the bezel assembly loosened, grasp the display clutch and raise the assembly off of the display housing. 4. Place the display assembly face down on a soft cloth.
139 - iBook G4 Take Apart LCD Panel 5. Notice the U-shaped notches on the sides of the bezel. 6. Remove the four Phillips screws (two on each side) from the display shield. (Carefully move aside any cables or tape that partially block access to the screws.) 7. Peel up the foil tape that holds the LCD cable to the LCD shield.