PowerBook G3 Pismo Hard Drive ReplacementReplace the hard drive in your PowerBook G3 Pismo.

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INTRODUCTION

You can install hard drives up to 12.5mm thick.

TOOLS:Anti-Static Wrist Strap (1)

Phillips #00 Screwdriver (1)

Spudger (1)

T8 Torx Screwdriver (1)

PARTS:120 GB 5400 RPM Western Digital ATA

Hard Drive (New) (1)G3 Pismo Hard Drive Bracket (1)

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Step 1 — Keyboard

Turn the keyboard locking screw sothat it is parallel to the space bar.

Pull the keyboard release tabstoward you and lift up on thekeyboard until it pops free.

Lift the keyboard out by pulling it upand away from you. Rest thekeyboard, face down, on top of thetrack pad.

Step 2

Pull the keyboard ribbon straight upfrom the logic board. Place thekeyboard aside.

The connector may be tight. Gentlyrock the connector from side to sidewhile pulling directly upward to freeit. You can use this technique onmany of the cards and cables you'llbe disconnecting.

Make sure you have removed thelaptop battery and CD/DVD modulesfrom the expansion bays beforeproceeding.

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Step 3

Your laptop should lookapproximately like this.

Step 4 — Heat Shield

Remove the two silver Phillips #1screws that attach the heat shield tothe internal metal framework.

Lift the heat shield up and pull ittoward you.

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Step 5

Your laptop should lookapproximately like this.

Step 6 — Airport Card

Skip this step if your computer doesnot have an Airport card installed.

Firmly grasp the plastic tab attachedto the Airport card and pull up andthen to the right.

The Airport card is still attached tothe antenna cable, so don't just yankit out of the slot.

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Step 7

Disconnect the antenna cable fromthe Airport card.

Step 8 — Heat Sink

Remove the long silver Phillips #1screw from the heat sink.

Remove the two T8 Torx screws thatattach the heat sink to theprocessor.

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Step 9

Lift the heat sink up from the leftside and pull it out.

If you need to mount the heat sinkback into the laptop, we have athermal paste guide that makesreplacing the thermal compoundeasy.

Step 10 — Processor

Grasp the plastic tab on theprocessor's right side and pull itdirectly up.

Some processors may be missingthe plastic pull tab. In this case, wesuggest using a non-metal tool togently pry up the processor. Slip thetool's thin edge under the front rightcorner of the processor and carefullypry it up.

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Step 11

Your laptop should lookapproximately like this.

Step 12 — Hard Drive

Grasp the orange cable at the leftend of the hard drive and disconnectit from the logic board.

Try to grasp the cable on the plasticconnector rather than on the flexiblecable section.

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Step 13

Grasp the plastic tab and pull thehard drive up and to the left, makingsure that the metal bracket doesn'tcatch on the black plastic casing.

Step 14

Your laptop should lookapproximately like this.

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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Step 15 — Hard Drive

Remove the four black Torx screwslocated at the four corners of thehard drive bracket.

Step 16

Pull the connector cable out from thehard drive, applying even pressurewhile gently rocking up and down.

Be very careful to apply evenpressure when removing the cable.If you torque too hard to either side,you may damage or destroy the harddrive's connector pins, renderingyour data inaccessible.

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