Apple Clamshell iBook Repair Manual
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Tools Needed for Take Apart:
Torx T8 Screwdriver – Available from our online store
Philips head screwdriver ( small and medium size screwdrivers)

Always remove the battery and power supply from the computer before beginning any
take apart or repair!

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Table of Contents

Battery Removal…………………………………………………...………....pg. 3
Keyboard…………………………………………..………………...……….pg. 4
Ram Replacement…………………………………..……………..…………pg.6
Trackpad and Ribbon Cable Assembly……………………………...…….....pg. 7
CD / DVD Drive Replacement…………………………….………………...pg. 11
Modem Replacement…………………………….………………………......pg. 13
Display Replacement…………………………………………..………….....pg. 16
Stiffener Assembly…………………………………………….………….....pg. 17
Battery Board Replacement………………………..………….………….....pg. 18
Hard Drive Replacement……………………………..……….………….....pg. 19
DC-IN Board Replacement………………………..………….………….....pg. 20
Logic Board Replacement…………………………………….………….....pg. 21

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Battery Removal

Using a large flathead screwdriver,turn the two battery locks to the left to
unlock the battery compartment.
Remove the battery cover.

Grasp the plastic piece from thebattery, and pull up to remove thebattery.

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Keyboard Replacement
Before proceeding, you must first remove:
Battery

Pull the left and right keyboard tabs intowards you, and lift the keyboard up
and flip towards you. (The picture
only shows the right tab being pushed
in, but it is easier if both are done at
the same time.)

Remove the two Philips head screws
as shown. (Note – If an airport card isinstalled, it will have to be removed
first.)

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Press the airport card holder down andthen towards you to release thespring.

Insert your index finger under theplastic tab of the keyboard connector,
and gently pull up. (If the connector
does not come out easily, gently
wiggle from side to side while pullingup.)

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Ram Replacement
Before proceeding, you must first remove:
BatteryKeyboard

This step does not require removal of
the keyboard. To remove ram, gently
pry back the two metal connectors oneach side of the ram chip as shown.
(Only one side is shown, but it iseasier is both are pried back at thesame time.) The ram chip will “pop”
up. Grasp it, and gently pull it out ofits socket.

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Trackpad and Ribbon Cable Assembly Replacement
Before proceeding, you must first remove:
BatteryKeyboard

This step is extremely important
Grasp the orange trackpad cable(under keyboard), and gently remove itfrom its socket. If this is not done
now, then it will rip later on.

Remove the three Philips head screws
as shown.

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This is a very important step
Close the iBook and turn it upside
down. Using the end of a screwdriveror paper clip, push in the eject button
to open the cd drive. This will reveal
the Philips screw as shown. Remove
the screw.

Using a Torx T8 Screwdriver(available fromwww.powerbookmedic.com) , remove
the four torx screws as shown.

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Remove the two torx screws as shown.
(Also located on the bottom side of thecasing.)

Working your way from the bottom
right hand side around to the top righthand side, pry the trackpad up. This takesome initial force to get the connectors
to undo, but after you’ve gotten thebottom right hand side up, work fromthat point to remove the rest of thetrackpad. This step can be tricky, so be
careful. (Never use too much force!)

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Before the trackpad can comecompletely off, you must undo it fromthe speaker connector. Grab both sidesof the wire and pull. It should comeout very easily.

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CD-ROM Replacement
Before proceeding, you must first remove:
BatteryKeyboard
TrackpadUsing a Torx T8 screwdriver, insert
the end into the “open screw” asshown. Push down and turn to undo
the screw.

Undo the orange ribbon cable bygrasping one side as shown andpulling up.

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Pull up and towards you on the driveas shown. There are two latches asshown in the picture that you must life
the drive out of. You may have towiggle the drive back and forthslightly to remove it from under thecasing.

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Modem Replacement
Before proceeding, you must first remove:Battery
Keyboard
Trackpad
Cd-RomRemove the 10 Philips head screws asshown. In some units there is an 11th
screw located near the speaker cable.

Grasp the shiny paper like strip, andpull it up and back towards the display
to reveal the modem.

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Remove the six Philip head screws asshown.

Lift the modem up, and undo themodem cable from the modem.

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Display Replacement
Before proceeding, you must first remove:
Battery
Keyboard
Trackpad
Cd-RomModem

Remove the two screen ribbon cablesfrom their motherboard connectors asshown. (Grasp the cable, and pull up.
If the cable does not easily come out,pull up and gently wiggle from side toside.) Remove the orange tape holding
down the airport cable as shown.

Remove the five Philips head screws
as shown. The display should now lift
right off. (Be careful not to lose thesmall screws holding down the bezel.)

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Stiffener Assembly Replacement
Before proceeding, you must first remove:
BatteryKeyboard
Trackpad
Cd-RomModem

Remove the speaker cable as shown. Liftoff the tape, and guide around the tabs
holding the cable in place. The pull up
from the connector to remove it from thelogic board.

Remove the stiffener simply by lifting
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Battery Board Replacement
Before proceeding, you must first remove:
Battery
Keyboard
Trackpad
Cd-RomModem
Stiffener Assembly

To remove the battery charger / clicker
board, undo the one Philips headscrew as shown. Then, lift the board
up, and grasping from the cable, undo
the cable from its logic board
connector at the point shown.

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Hard Drive Replacement
Before proceeding, you must first remove:
Battery
Keyboard
Trackpad
Cd-RomModem
Stiffener Assembly

Using a Torx T8 screwdriver, insert
the end into the three “open screws”
as shown. Push down and turn toundo the screws.

Place your index finger under theplastic tab of the hard drive
connector as shown. Lift up toremove the cable from its
motherboard connector.

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DC-IN Board Replacement
Before proceeding, you must first remove:
BatteryKeyboard
Trackpad
Cd-RomModem
Stiffener Assembly

Grasp the AC Board as shown, andlift up to undo the board from its
motherboard connector. Removing
the board from this stage is difficult.
Push the plastic casing away fromthe board, and wiggle the board until
it is free from the casing. Sometimes
this is easier than other times. (Becareful not to use too much force or
you will break the plastic case.)

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Logic Board Replacement
Before proceeding, you must first remove:
BatteryKeyboard
Trackpad
Cd-RomModem
Display
Stiffener Assembly
Battery Board
Hard Drive
DC-IN Board

Using a Torx T8 screwdriver, insert
the end into the four “open screws”
as shown. Push down and turn toundo the screws.
There is one Philips head screw thatmust be removed as well. It is in
front of the ram slot as shown.

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