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PowerBook G3 Lombard PRAM Battery Replacement

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The time and date, as well as other settings, are kept by the PRAM battery when your machine is off.

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  1. PowerBook G3 Lombard PRAM Battery 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.

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    • Pull the battery cable directly up from the logic board.

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    • Remove the battery from its holder by pulling up and to the left.

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

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Step 4, 5 and 6 are useless for changing the PRAM battery..

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Seems the step I was referring to are no longer there!

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