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PowerBook G3 Lombard Hard Drive Replacement

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  1. PowerBook G3 Lombard Hard Drive Replacement, Keyboard: crwdns2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0
    • Turn the computer so that the ports are facing you.

    • If the keyboard is locked, open the port cover and turn the keyboard locking screw until the keyboard is unlocked.

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    • Pull the keyboard release tabs toward you and lift up on the keyboard until it pops free.

    • Make sure you have removed the laptop battery and CD/DVD module from the expansion bays before proceeding.

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    • Lift the keyboard out by pulling it up and away from you. Rest the keyboard, face down, on top of the trackpad.

    • In order to replace the keyboard, you must first remove the modem.

  4. PowerBook G3 Lombard Hard Drive Replacement, Heat Shield: crwdns2935265:04crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0
    • Remove the three silver Phillips screws that attach the heat shield to the internal metal framework.

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    • Lift the heat shield up and pull it toward you.

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    • Your laptop should look approximately like this.

  7. PowerBook G3 Lombard Hard Drive Replacement, Modem: crwdns2935265:07crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0
    • Remove the two silver Phillips screws from the modem.

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    • Use a spudger, the tips of your fingers, or a flat non-metal tool to get under the modem's edge and pry it up from its socket as shown in the picture.

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    • Disconnect the cable from the right side of the modem.

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    • Your laptop should look approximately like this.

  11. PowerBook G3 Lombard Hard Drive Replacement, Processor: crwdns2935265:011crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0
    • Use a spudger, the tips of your fingers, or a flat non-metal tool to pry up the processor's right side.

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    • Disconnect the keyboard cable from the logic board by pulling directly up on the clear plastic loop.

    • This step is out of sequence with the keyboard because in order to remove the keyboard you must first remove the modem.

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    • Your laptop should look approximately like this.

  14. PowerBook G3 Lombard Hard Drive Replacement, Hard Drive: crwdns2935265:014crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0
    • Grasp the orange cable at the left end of the hard drive and disconnect it from the logic board.

    • Try to grasp the cable on the plastic connector rather than on the flexible cable section.

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    • Grasp the plastic tab and pull the hard drive up and to the left, making sure that the metal bracket doesn't catch on the black plastic casing.

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

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