PowerBook G4 (17-inch) Take Apart -
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Top Case
Preliminary Steps
Before you begin, remove the following:
• Battery
• Memory door
• Lower memory card (nearest to battery bay), if present
Procedure
Note:
This procedure removes the top case and keyboard assembly. The keyboard is
attached to the top case and is not removed.
1. Place the computer face down on a soft cloth.
2. Remove the three screws inside the battery bay.
Note:
These screws are shorter than on the memory door. Use care not to lose the
screws into holes along the battery bay.
Note:
Check for lost screws caught by magnets inside the front edge of the battery well.
3. Remove the five screws along the back edge (the two outside screws are longer and
have “shoulders”).
4. Remove the two screws on the logic board.