PowerBook G4 Aluminum 15" 1.67 GHz Upper Case Replacement

Introdução

This guide will show you how to remove the upper case on your PowerBook G4 Aluminum 15" 1.67 GHz.

O que você precisa

Passo 1 Battery

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Use a coin to turn the battery locking screw 90 degrees clockwise.
Lift the battery out of the computer.

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Passo 2 Upper Case

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Remove the following 10 screws:
Two 3 mm Phillips in the battery compartment, on either side of the battery contacts.
Four 3 mm Phillips around the memory compartment.
Four 16 mm Phillips along the hinge.

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Passo 3

Remove the memory compartment cover.
Remove the two 12 mm Phillips screws on the Aluminum bracket at the top of the memory compartment.

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I had 7mm screws here instead of 12mm. Did without them till later.

gepkes - 3 de ago de 2009 Responder

I have an Aluminum PowerBook G4 1.67Ghz since 2006.

3/4 (from bottom to top) of the LCD becomes either black or is jumbled each time I turn on the MAC or move the screen. I need to press the LCD at several locations in order for this problem to go.... any advice ?

Polanskiman - 19 de nov de 2009 Responder

re: Polanskiman; this is usually caused by a loose ribbon connector on the rear of the LCD. Open up the display, remove the LCD, lay flat and re-connect the ribbon plug.

aaiverson - 24 de set de 2014 Responder

Passo 4

Rotate the computer 90 degrees clockwise so the power receptacle faces you.
Remove the three 3 mm Phillips screws along the edge of the lower case.
When replacing these screws, you must install them in the correct order. Begin by installing the screw closest to the display hinge, then work your way toward the front of the computer.

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Passo 5

Turn the computer 90 degrees clockwise so the hinge faces you.
Remove the lower 5 mm Phillips screw on each side of the hinge (two total).

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Passo 6

Rotate the computer 90 degrees clockwise so the ports face you.
Remove the three 3 mm Phillips screws along the edge of the lower case.
When replacing these screws, you must install them in the correct order. Begin by installing the screw closest to the display hinge, then work your way toward the front of the computer. Also, be careful not to put the screws in the two holes on either side of the video out port.

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Passo 7

Turn the computer over and open the display.
Remove the two 4.2 mm long, 1.5 mm hex screws at the top corners of the upper case (two total).
A T6 Torx driver will work, but repeated use will strip the screws.

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Passo 8

Grasp the back corners of the upper case and pull up.
Do not pull the upper case off yet; you still need to disconnect the keyboard and trackpad cable.
Lift the back of the case up and work your fingers along the sides, freeing the case as you go. Once you have freed the sides, you may need to rock the case up and down to free the front of the upper case.

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Passo 9

Rotate the upper case up and toward the screen, so that the upper case rests against it.

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First of all, awesome guide. I am using it in July 2015, and there is no way I could have successfully navigate the typical Apple laptop Rubik's cube of Powerbook maintenance.

Second, there is a REAL trick to removing the upper case here, and it involves knowing what those stupid internal metal catches look like so you can free them without folding your aluminum case into a pretzel.

WildBill - 16 de jul de 2015 Responder

Passo 10

Remove the amber tape securing the trackpad ribbon to the logic board.
Disconnect the trackpad ribbon from the logic board by pulling up on the connector.
Remove the upper case from the computer.

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in my g4 there is also a big transparent ribbon (for keyboard?), to the right of the amber trackpad ribbon, that i disconnected before removing case cover.

[deleted] - 22 de mar de 2010 Responder

re: ykuwabara; this is due to the differences between the Model A1095 (yours) and the newer A1138 (illustrated here). The A1138 combines the keyboard and trackpad signals into one cable.

aaiverson - 24 de set de 2014 Responder