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Professional installation is recommended.

Use instructions at your own risk. OWC is not responsible for any damage caused by use of these instructions.

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Tools Needed:

Flat Head Screwdriver

T8 Torx Driver

#0 Phillips Screwdriver

Straightened Paper Clip

Spudger

(This is a plastic tool used to force seams apart and available from

http://eshop.macsales.com) Part number: nwtipodtoolkit2

Parts Removed:

Battery

Lower Case

Upper Case

Upper Case RF Shield

Optical Drive.

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Battery Removal

Using a flat bladed screwdriver, turn the lock clockwise ¼ turn and remove the battery from the bay.

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Keyboard Removal

Find the keyboard release tabs at the top edge of the keyboard.

Pull the tabs back to release the tension and using your fingertips lift the keyboard back towards you.

If the keyboard will not lift back use a flat blade screwdriver to turn the keyboard lock screw ½ turn in either direction.

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If there is an Airport card installed push the locking wire toward the back of the Airport card and rotate it upwards.

Pull the Airport card out of its slot using the clear plastic tab. Stop when there is enough clearance to remove the antennae.

Disconnect the Airport card antenna.

Remove the Airport card and set aside.

Remove the two screws holding the memory shield in place.

Remove the shield.

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With your fingertips, release the lock tabs on either side of the memory module by pulling it outward.

Rotate the memory upwards to about a 30 degree angle.

Pull the memory straight out and set aside in an anti-static bag or a safe static free location.

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Use your fingertips to unlock the black plastic ribbon cable lock. Then gently pull the keyboard ribbon cable from the motherboard plug. Set the keyboard to the side.

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Lower Case Hich is a

Use a small flat blade screwdriver to pop out the rubber feet from the three corners.

Remove the Phillips head screws and metal caps from the corners.

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Remove the three Torx screws.

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Remove the two Phillips screws near the battery contacts.

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The lower case is held to the upper with a series of lock tabs that go around the perimeter of the case.

Starting at the battery bay gently push in the sides of the lower case to disengage the lock tabs.

It is best to move along the front of the case then move along the left side.

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You will need a small flat blade screwdriver to unlock the tab inside the inner portion of the battery bay.

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To unlock the tabs along the seams a spudger should be used, a screwdriver or other metal tool will leave marks in the plastic

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As you move the spudger along use your hand to gently lift the lower case away.

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Remove the following screws from the frame.

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Manually eject the CD-ROM using a straightened paper clip.

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Once you have manually ejected the drive, pull it out so it is fully extended.

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Remove the screw as shown in the illustration.

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Remove the screw as shown in the illustration.

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Upper Case Removal

Open the unit and remove the small magnet shown here.

Remove the four screws that are around the inside edge of the plastic.

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Peel off the foil tape and set aside.

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Remove the trackpad ribbon cable. Pull up one the edges of the connector using your fingernail or small flat blade screwdriver to unlock it.

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Remove the orange cable by lifting up on it. Be very careful doing this. The orange flex cables are very fragile and any excessive pressure will cause them to tear.

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Begin removing the upper case near the power plug, the case will have to go out and over the plug.

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Work around the case pulling out and lifting upwards.

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As it comes loose please note, there are two sets of wires that attach to the upper case.

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One is the power cable running to the power button. DO NOT PULL ON THE WIRES!

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The other is the speaker cable. These must be removed very carefully. Using a small flat blade screwdriver you must work the plastic connector out of the receptacle. DO NOT PULL ON THE WIRES! Pulling on the wires may very well ruin the connector or possibly pull the entire assembly out of the motherboard.

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Double check that the magnet shown in the picture is present and attached. The computer will not sleep properly without it.

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Top Shield Removal

Remove the screws as shown in the picture. Pay careful attention to the size of each screw and its location. Pull back any tape found holding the shield in place, you will want to reuse the tape when reassembling the iBook.

Carefully remove the shield from the frame. Do not work too quickly the shield bends easily and the edges are very sharp.

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Hard Drive Removal

Remove the ribbon cable from its motherboard connector.

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Pull upwards on the plastic loop.

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Remove the tape that holds down the microphone cable.

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Using a spudger, lift the edge of the hard drive up then out of its bay.

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Disconnect the ribbon cable from the drive using the plastic loop.

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Remove the drive sleds from the sides of the hard drive, make sure of their orientation. The two sleds are different.

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Remove the four T8 screws from the sides of the hard drive.

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Hard Drive Replacement

Now that the drive is out you can prepare the new drive for installation.

Check the new drive for any plastic jumper blocks that might cover the gold pins at the right side of the drive (looking at the pins from the label side of the drive). Remove any jumper block that might be found.

Add the four screws and the drive rails. The rails will be loose this is normal.

Plug the drive into the ribbon cable. Double check the orientation of the pins to the pin holes in the connector.

The computer is put back together in reverse of disassembly.

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When replacing the bottom case please note that there are two cables that are near the display hinges. Pay close attention that these are tucked in and won't be pinched when the case is snapped back together.

Once you have the iBook together power it up. You should get a folder with a question mark on it. At this point you can reboot to your operating system disk, format the drive and reinstall your software. You can also take the old drive and install it into a Firewire case , boot from it and clone the contents to your new drive.

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