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PowerBook G4 Titanium Mercury Hard Drive Replacement

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      • Turn the G4 over.

      • Remove the eight Phillips screws from the lower case.

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      • Using your thumbs, slide the lower case away from you.

      • The lower case may stick in the front on a tab just above the center of the DVD drive. Be careful as you work the case off, or you may break the thin strip of plastic just above the drive.

      • Lift the lower case off.

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      • Your laptop should look approximately like this.

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      • Disconnect the hard drive ribbon from the logic board using a spudger or the tip of your finger.

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      • To free the hard drive, remove the two T8 Torx screws from the right wall of the battery housing.

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      • Remove the hard drive by gently grasping the orange ribbon cable and lifting the left edge up and out of the computer.

      • There are four rubber bumpers that fit over the hard drive screws. Ensure that these bumpers come out when you remove the hard drive.

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      • Your laptop should look approximately like this.

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

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