Apple 3400 & Kanga G3 Repair Manual
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Battery & Drive Removal

Begin all repairs by first unplugging
your unit and removing the battery.
To remove the battery, locate theeject mechanism on the front of yourunit as shown. Push the button inand slide the battery out and to theright.

To remove the floppy or CD-ROM
drive, start by flipping your unit
over. Locate the lock switch as
shown, and move the switch to theunlock position.

Now simply slide the drive out by
grasping the drive and pulling
towards you.

Keyboard & Ram Replacement

To remove the keyboard, start byflipping your unit over. Locate the 3Torx T8 Screws as shown, and remove
them.

Flip the unit back over. Gently pry thekeyboard up (spacebar side up first)
Lift the keyboard up, then pull towards
you.

Then fold the keyboard over as shown.

Undo the two keyboard connectors
shown by gently pulling up on them.

You will now have access to the ram.
To remove the ram, simply grasp thechip as shown and pull up. The ram
will easily come free from its
connector.

Speaker Grill Removal(All prior steps must be completed
before continuing.)
To remove the speaker grill, remove
the orange speaker connector shownby gently lifting up on the cable.

Locate the torx T8 screw near theorange speaker connector cable andremove it.

Lift the grill up and out. You may
need to grasp the grill form both sides.

Flip the grill over, and you’ll noticethe speaker cable as shown.
Disconnect the cables at the connector
by simply pulling them apart. The
speaker grill will then be free.

Clutch Cover & Trackpad Removal(You must complete all prior steps
before continuing with this step.)
You must now remove the clutch
covers from both the left and ride sideof the laptop. Tilt the display all theway back, and then lift up on theclutch cover. They should come offfrom both sides with minimal force.

Grasp the trackpad as shown, pull up
and towards you and fold back inmuch the same way the keyboard isfolded back.

Locate the orange trackpad connector
cable as shown. Undo the cable bygently lifing up on it. The trackpad
assembly will now be free.

Hard Drive Removal(You must complete all prior steps
before continuing with this step.)
Using a Torx T8 screwdriver,
Remove the three Torx T8 screws
from the positions shown.

Next, lift up on the hard drive caddy,
and this will reveal the hard drive
connector cable as shown. Undo thehard drive connector cable, and thiswill free the caddy.

Remove the 4 Torx T8 screws fromthe location shown on thecaddy.This will release the harddrive from the caddy.

Remove the hard drive connector
cable from the hard drive by pulling
directly up on the cable. You must pull
gently and directly up or you will bend
the hard drive pins on the hard drive.

Power Board Removal
To remove the power board, grasp theboard as shown and gently lift up. It
should easily come free from itsconnector.

Heat Shield & Network Card Removal
Begin by removing the IR white cablefrom its connector. Then, remove thetwo torx T8 screws from the locations
shown.

Lift the heat shield up and away fromthe network card.

To remove the network card, grasp thecard as shown. Lift the card up andtowards you. It should easily comefree from its connector.

Logic Board Removal(You must complete all prior stepsbefore continuing with this step.)
Lift the PCMCIA Switch board up andout of the logic board. It will come up
easily. Also, disconnect the orange
display cable from the logic board.

Remove the white airflow detector(white foam piece) from the logic
board, and disconnect the LED
indicator as shown.

Disconnect the fan connector asshown.

Grasp the logic board as shown. Pull
the board out and to the right and up.
Then pull the board towards you. You
will need to work with the board alittle bit to get it to come out.

Display Replacement(You do not need to remove every
component to remove the display. You
need to follow every step up to andincluding the clutch cover removal.
Then disconnect the orange display
cable from the logic board and remove
the two Torx T8 screws as shown.

The display will easily come free fromthe base.

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