ifixit 17" pbg4 hd replacement guide

8/17/2019 iFixit 17" PBG4 HD Replacement Guide

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Installing PowerBook G4 Aluminum 17" 1-1.67 GHz

Hard Drive Replacement

Tools used in this guide

Phillips #00 Screwdriver

Spudger

T8 Torx Screwdriver

Parts relevant to this guide

160 GB 5400 RPM Western

Digital ATA Hard Drive (New)





Step 1 - Battery

Orient the computer so that the side with the line ofscrews on it is away from you.

Use your thumbs to push both battery release tabsaway so that the edge of the battery lifts up.

Lift the battery out of the computer.

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Step 2 - Upper Case

Remove the three identical Phillips screws from thememory door.

Step 3

Lift the memory door up enough so that you can get agrip on it, and slide it toward you, pulling it away fromthe casing.

Step 4

Release the tabs on each side of the RAM chip at thesame time. These tabs lock the chip in place andreleasing them will cause the chip to "pop" up.

Pull the chip directly out from its connectors. If there isa second RAM chip installed, pop it out in the samemanner.




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Step 5

This is a diagram of the trackpad ribbonclamp connector you will disconnect in thenext step.

1) With your fingernails, grasp the locking bar on eitherside slide it a small amount (about 1/16" or 2 mm)towards the battery.

2) After disengaging the locking bar, slide the cable outof the connector.

Step 6

For this step, you only need to move theconnector about 2 mm. Pulling too hard ortoo far will damage the connector.

Loosen the trackpad connector by pulling the lockingbar toward the battery housing, using the tips of yourfingers.

Slide the trackpad cable out of the loosened connector

When reattaching the trackpad ribbon cable,make sure that the orange cable is slid into

the connector above the locking bar.

Note: When reassembling the case, the trackpad cablecan get stuck below the slot to the motherboard. It'spossible to nudge it out slowly by gently prodding it oneither side with a small screwdriver. You don't need touse much force to do this. Eventually it will just popback out and you can reconnect as per the instructionsabove. Also, note that the locking bar comes loose so ifyou see a little piece of plastic lying around whenreassembling, that's what it is. :)




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Step 7

Remove the following 10 screws from the bottom case:

Three 1.7 mm Phillips from the front edge of thebattery compartment.

One 3.9 mm T8 Torx to the right of the memorycard.

One 6.9 mm T8 Torx at the left edge of the

memory compartment.

Three 12.4 mm Phillips from the center of the rowof screws along the back edge of the case.

Two 15.1 mm Phillips, one from either end of therow of screws along the back edge of the case.




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Step 8

Turn the computer over and rotate it so that the DVIport faces you.

Remove the four identical Phillips screws spread alongthis edge of the case.

Step 9

Turn the computer 180 degrees so that the powerreceptacle faces you, and remove the four Phillipsscrews (identical to those in the last step).

Step 10

Open the computer and turn it so that the screen facesyou.

Pull the upper case off, lifting from the back, andworking around the edges.




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Step 11

Use a spudger to loosen the casing if it sticks.

Once the casing is entirely free, lift it off of the compute

Step 12 - Hard Drive

The sound ribbon cable is very fragile. Beespecially careful when disconnecting thecable from the logic board.

Disconnect both ends of the orange sound ribbon cablethat crosses over the hard drive, removing tape asnecessary.

Step 13

Disconnect the orange hard drive ribbon from the logicboard.




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Step 14

Remove the four T8 Torx screws from the corners ofthe hard drive bracket.

Make sure you're removing the screws fromthe hard drive bracket, not the hard drive

itself.

The shorter screw goes in the front, rightcorner.

Step 15

Deroute hard drive ribbon from beneath the speakercable.

Lift the hard drive and its attached cable out of thecomputer.

Step 16 - Hard Drive Replacement

Your laptop should look approximately like this.




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Step 17

Remove the two silver Phillips screws from either sideof the hard drive (four screws total).

Step 18

Disconnect the hard drive cable from the hard drive byapplying even pressure on both sides while maintaininga firm grip on the drive itself.

This is a bit tricky. Try holding the driveagainst your body while pushing the cableaway from you, or rocking the cable gentlyfrom side to side while applying evenpressure, or both. If you bend the pins, doyour best to straighten them, using the harddrive cable as a guide.

With the label up and the pins facing awayfrom you, the bracket that has a longer shortsection goes on the left side.

If you are installing a new hard drive, wehave an OS X install guide to get you upand running.




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RAM (memory door)3 Phillips screws

Upper Case bottom (red)

3 Phillips

Upper Case bottom (orange)

1 T8 Torx

Upper Case bottom (yellow)

1 T8 Torx

Upper Case bottom (green)

3 Phillips

Upper Case bottom (blue)

2 Phillips

Upper Case (sides)

8 Phillips

Keyboard14 Phillips

Hard Drive

4 T8 Torx (3 long, 1 short)

HD Replacement

4 Phillips

Sound Card

2 T8 Torx

SuperDrive

3 T8 Torx

SuperDrive

1 T8 Torx

PRAM Battery & USB Board

3 T8 Torx

To organize your screws,

imply place each screw

in the appropriate box

s you remove them

from your laptop.

I you are not p anning

n imme iate y

reassem ing your

aptop, you may want to

tape t e screws to t ispaper.

Due to model variations,

the screws you remove

may differ slightly from

this guide.

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Modem3 4mm nuts

PC Card Cage (right)

2 Phillips

PC Card Cage (left)

2 Phillips

Bluetooth

1 Phillips

Speakers

2 T8 Torx

DC-In Board

2 T8 Torx

Logic Board (red)

4 T8 Torx

Logic Board (orange)3 T8 Torx

Logic Board (yellow)

4 T8 Torx

Display (plastic brackets)

2 T6 Torx

Display (inner)

4 T6 Torx

Display (outer)

4 T6 Torx

Heat Sink & Fan Assembly

6 T8 Torx

Heat Sink & Fan Assembly

1 T8 Torx

To organize your screws,

imply place each screw

in the appropriate box

s you remove them

from your laptop.

I you are not p anning

n imme iate y

reassem ing your

aptop, you may want to

tape t e screws to t ispaper.

Due to model variations,

the screws you remove

may differ slightly from

this guide.

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