iBook G4 12"

Installing Hard Drive Replacement

Parts You'll Need to RemoveBatteryKeyboardLower CaseBottom ShieldDC-In BoardUpper CaseTop ShieldHard DriveHard Drive ReplacementTools You'll Need

#0 Phillips ScrewdriverT8 Torx ScrewdriverSpudger

Screw Guide

iBook G4 12" Screw Guide (PDF)

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click the BeginInstallationbutton below.Before youstart, you'llneed the toolsshown to thebottom left. If you don't havesome of the tools, you can buy the tools inbold text

from us

or you can find them at yourfavorite local hardware store. For yourinformation, the list to the left contains thecomponents you'll be removing before you canaccess your part.

iFixit is not responsible for any damages to your computer, including data loss. Computer disassembly and part installation is atyour own risk. This Guide offers only suggestions for taking apart your computer. The components inside your computer arehighly sensitive. Always ground yourself by using an

ESD wrist strap

or by touching a metal object while handling sensitiveelectronics.

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iBook G4 12" Fixit Guide

:: Installing

Hard Drive Replacement

Now Removing

Battery

Part #:

PBF8331

Use a coin or flathead screwdriver to rotatethe battery locking screw 90 degreesclockwise.Lift the battery out of the computer.

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iBook G4 12" Fixit Guide

:: Installing

Hard Drive Replacement

Now Removing

Keyboard

Part #:

PBF8329

Pull the keyboard release tabs toward youand lift up on the keyboard until it popsfree.If the keyboard does not come free, use asmall flathead screwdriver to turn thekeyboard locking screw 180 degrees ineither direction and try again.Flip the keyboard over, away from thescreen, and rest it face-down on thetrackpad area.If the computer has an AirPort cardinstalled, follow the next three steps toremove it.Push the wire clasp away from the AirPortcard and toward the display, then rotate upto free it from the RAM shield.Grasp the clear plastic tab on the AirPortcard and pull toward the display.

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