iBook G4 14' 1.42 GHz Battery Connector Replacement · iBook G4 14" 1.42 GHz Battery Connector Replacement Written By: Andrew Bookholt iBook G4 14" 1.42 GHz Battery Connector Replacement

iBook G4 14" 1.42 GHz Battery ConnectorReplacement

Written By: Andrew Bookholt

iBook G4 14" 1.42 GHz Battery Connecto… Draft: 2013-07-31Guide ID: 728 -

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INTRODUCTION

iBook not working under battery power even with a good battery? Extend your range beyond thatwall socket and use this guide to replace your battery connector.

TOOLS:Coin (1)Phillips #00 Screwdriver (1)Flathead 3/32" or 2.5 mm Screwdriver (1)Spudger (1)T8 Torx Screwdriver (1)

PARTS:iBook G4 14" Battery Connector (1)




Step 1 — Battery

Use a coin to rotate the battery locking screw 90 degrees clockwise.

Lift the battery out of the computer.

Step 2 — Lower Case

Close the display and flip thecomputer over.

Remove the three hex screws usinga T8 Torx screwdriver.

The shorter screw is in the center.




Step 3

Use a spudger or small flatheadscrewdriver to remove the threerubber feet from the lower case.

Step 4

Remove the three newly-revealedPhillips screws.

One screw is underneath eachbumper (three total).




Step 5

Use a spudger or small flatheadscrewdriver to pry up the three metalrings that housed the rubberbumpers.

Step 6

Remove the two Phillips screws oneither side of the battery contacts.




Step 7

Breathe deeply. Trying times areahead, but we promise the lowercase does come off.

Push in the thin rims of the lowercase surrounding the batterycompartment, bending them past thetabs, and then lift up to free thatcorner of the lower case.

Step 8

There is a slot on the wall of thebattery compartment that locks thelower case in place. Use a smallflathead screwdriver to pry out theslot's lower rim and pull up on thelower case to free the slot from thetabs holding it.




Step 9

Run a spudger along the seambetween the lower case and uppercase on the front of the computer tofree the tabs locking the lower case.Pull up on the lower case andcontinue to use the spudger asnecessary until you hear threedistinct clicks.




Step 10

Continue to run the spudger aroundthe front, right corner. There are twotabs on the port side of thecomputer, one near the front cornerand one near the sound-out port.

Step 11

There are three tabs over the opticaldrive that must be released beforethe lower case can come off. Slidethe spudger into the lower caseabove the optical drive and run ittoward the back of the computeruntil you hear three distinct clicks.




Step 12

The front and sides of the lowercase are now free.

Turn the computer so that the backis facing you and pull the lower caseup and toward you until the backtabs pop free.

It may be helpful to jiggle the caseup and down.

Step 13

Remove the small greasy springswith white plastic caps from eitherside of the battery contacts.




Step 14 — Bottom Shield

Remove the following 10 screwsfrom the bottom shield:

Six 3 mm Phillips

Three 7.5 mm Phillips

One 14 mm Phillips

Step 15

Lift the bottom shield off.




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

Step 16 — Battery Connector

Remove the two Phillips screwssecuring the battery connector to themetal framework.

Step 17

Lift the battery connector out of themetal framework and disconnect itfrom the logic board.

This connector requiresconsiderable force to remove. Werecommend wiggling the connectorwhile applying tension to slowly"walk" the connector out of itssocket.




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