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If your display is broken or damaged you will need to replace the entire display.
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Close the screen and turn the PowerBook over, orienting the computer upside down, using the label to guide you.
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Hold the button on the front left side and slide the battery out.
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With a Torx T8 screwdriver, remove the three Torx 24mm screws along the center of the back panel.
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Turn the computer over and open the display. You should see that the keyboard is loose.
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Slightly lift the front of the keyboard up, and slide the keyboard towards yourself.
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Carefully lift the top half of the keyboard and pull it towards yourself.
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Loosen the ribbon cables connecting the keyboard to the computer by using a plastic opening tool to lift the tabs on either side of the cable port.
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Gently remove the ribbons from its tabs.
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Gently wiggle the RAM card to loosen the connection until it pulls free.
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Disconnect the wires from the port.
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Remove the 7mm screw connecting the speaker panel to the computer.
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To detach the speaker panel's ribbon cable, use a plastic opening tool to lift the tabs on both sides of the cable port.
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Once loose, pull the ribbon cable free.
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Lift the lighting/audio panel from it's bottom corners and pull the panel towards yourself.
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Remove the panels on either side by gently but firmly pulling up on them with both hands.
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Gently pull up on the ribbon cable connection that connects the screen to the logic board.
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Remove the two T8 13 mm long torx screws on either side of the display, located under the side panels.
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Gently pull the display free of the computer.
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To replace the display, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To replace the display, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Note that the side panels should be placed back BEFORE the audio panel.