iBook G3 12" LCD Replacement

Step 1 iBook G3 12" LCD Replacement

• Use a coin to rotate the battery locking screw 90 degrees clockwise.
• Lift the battery out of the computer.
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Step 2



• Use a 1.5mm hex screwdriver to remove the two hex screws on either side of the display (four screws total).
• If you don't have a 1.5mm hex driver, you can probably get these screws out with a T6 Torx screwdriver. However, if you use a T6 Torx driver you'll be more likely to strip the screws.
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Step 3
• Insert the flat end of a spudger perpendicular to the face of the display into the gap between the front and rear bezels near the upper left corner of the display.
• Rotate the spudger away from the display to pry the rear bezel off the front bezel.
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Step 4
• Run your spudger along the top edge of the front display bezel to evenly separate the two bezels.
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Step 5
• Working down from the upper left corner, use the flat end of a spudger to pry the rear bezel away from the left edge of the display.
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Step 6
• Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the rear bezel away from the right edge of the display.
• If necessary, pry along the bottom edge of the rear bezel to separate it from the display assembly.
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Step 7
• Lift the rear bezel off the display assembly.
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Step 8
• Close the display.
• Remove the small pieces of yellow tape securing the thin metal LCD cover to the display.
• Remove the large piece of tape near the right display hinge.
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Step 9
• Remove the tape covering the inverter cable connector.
• Remove the piece of foil tape near the center of the thin metal LCD cover.
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Step 10
• Remove the Phillips screw near the right display hinge.
• Use the tip of a spudger to remove the small spacer under the screw you just removed.
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Step 11
• Pull the foil/braided pieces of tape off the aluminum frame of the clutch hinges. Leave the tape attached to the thin steel LCD cover.
• Remove the small piece of tape holding the display data cable ground strap to the LCD cover.
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Step 12
• Remove the two Phillips screws securing the left and right sides of the LCD to the frame of the clutch hinges (four screws total).
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Step 13
• Carefully remove the thin steel LCD cover.
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Step 14
• Remove the long piece of tape securing the display data cable to the LCD.
• Disconnect the display data cable by pulling the cable away from the socket on the LCD.
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Step 15
• Disconnect the backlight cable from the inverter.
• It is helpful to use a spudger to push the backlight connector away from its socket while you lightly pull its cables away from the inverter.
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Step 16
• Open the display.
• Lift the LCD out of the display assembly.
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