iBook G3 14" Inverter/AirPort Cables Replacement

Use a coin to rotate the battery locking screw 90 degrees clockwise.

Lift the battery out of the computer.

Pull the keyboard release tabs (highlighted in red) toward you and lift up on the keyboard until it pops free.

If the keyboard does not come free, use a small flathead screwdriver to turn the keyboard locking screw 180 degrees in either direction and try again.

Flip the keyboard over, away from the screen, and rest it face-down on the trackpad area.

Push the wire clasp toward the AirPort card and pull it up to free it from the RAM shield.

Grasp the clear plastic tab on the AirPort card and pull toward the right.

Hold the AirPort card in one hand and use your other hand to remove the antenna cable.

Remove the two Phillips screws that secure the RAM shield.

Grasp the metal bracket on top of the RAM shield and pull upward to remove the shield.

Pull the keyboard cable up from the logic board, holding the cable as close to the connector as possible.

Use a pin to remove the three rubber feet from the lower case.

Remove the three newly-revealed Phillips screws.

Use a spudger or small flathead screwdriver to pry up the three metal rings that housed the rubber bumpers.

Remove the three hex screws using a T8 Torx screwdriver.

Remove the two Phillips screws on either side of the battery contacts.

Push the thin rims of the lower case surrounding the battery compartment in, bending them past the tabs, and then lift up to free that corner of the lower case.

Use a small flathead screwdriver to pry out the slot's lower rim and pull up on the lower case to free the slot from the tabs holding it.

Run a spudger along the seam between the lower case and upper case on the front of the computer to free the tabs locking the lower case.

Pull up on the lower case and continue to use the spudger as necessary until you hear three distinct clicks.

Continue to run the spudger around the front, right corner.

Once the front and sides of the lower case are free, turn the computer so that the back is facing you.

Pull the lower case up and toward you until the back tabs pop free.

Remove the small greasy springs with white plastic caps from either side of the battery contacts.

Remove the following 9 screws on the bottom of the computer:

Three 3 mm Phillips around the battery compartment.

Three 5 mm Phillips on the left and bottom edges.

Three 14.5 mm Phillips on the top and right edges (you may have to peel back the foil tape to reveal the screw near the security lock slot).

Turn over the computer and open it.

Pry up the magnet covering a Phillips screw near the middle of the computer.

Remove the following 3 screws on the edges of the keyboard area:

Two 6 mm Phillips underneath the keyboard area.

One 9 mm Phillips above the keyboard area.

With your fingernails, grasp the locking bar on either side and pull up a small amount (about 1/16" or 2 mm).

After disengaging the locking bar, slide the cable out of the connector.

Loosen the trackpad connector by pulling the top piece up slightly, freeing the trackpad ribbon.

Slide the orange trackpad ribbon out of the connector.

Use a straightened paperclip to open the optical drive tray, and pull it out about halfway.

Lift the upper case from the left side and use your other hand to pull out the right side in order to clear the power receptacle.

Lift the upper case enough to disconnect the blue and white power cable from the logic board.

Using your fingernails or a dental pick, carefully pry the connector from its socket.

Lift the upper case off completely and disconnect the red and black speaker cable from the logic board.

Remove the following 16 screws:

Five 3 mm Phillips (these have smaller heads than the others).

Three 5 mm Phillips.

Eight 6 mm Phillips.

Lift the top shield up from the right side, minding the upper left corner, which may catch on the metal framework.

Disconnect the microphone cable from the front, left corner of the logic board.

Peel back the black tape and free the microphone cable from the hard drive.

Use the black plastic handle to disconnect the display data cable from the logic board.

Remove the two Phillips screws securing the display data cable to the metal framework.

Deroute the display data and microphone cables, removing tape as necessary.

Peel back the yellow tape securing the inverter cable to the metal framework.

Disconnect the inverter cable from the logic board.

Carefully deroute the inverter cable from beneath the optical drive.

Deroute the AirPort antenna cable from beneath the optical drive.

Remove the single Phillips screw on the outer edge of either hinge (two screws total).

Tilt the display back to get over two small nubbins, and then slide it directly from the case and away.

Use a 1.5 mm hex screwdriver to remove the two hex screws on either side of the display (four screws total).

Use your thumbs to slightly separate the rear bezel from the front bezel.

Insert the flat end of a spudger into the gap between the front and rear bezels.

Rotate your spudger until it is parallel to the front face of the display.

Run the spudger around the perimeter of the display to separate the rear bezel from its retaining clips.

Lift the rear bezel off the display.

Remove the pieces of readily removable tape from around the perimeter of the display.

Carefully remove the aluminum tape covering the display data cable connection.

Remove the single screw inserted through the piece of EMI tape near the bottom edge of the display.

Use the tip of a spudger to remove the small washer under the screw you just removed.

Peel the aluminum/EMI tape off the cast aluminum frame of the clutch hinges.

Remove the two Phillips screws securing each side of the LCD to the clutch hinge frame (four screws total).

Lift the thin steel LCD cover off the LCD.

Remove the second of the two Phillips screws securing the clutch cover to the cast aluminum frame of the clutch hinges.

Pull the clutch cover away from the front of the display.

Remove the pieces of tape covering the display data and microphone cables near the bottom edge of the display.

Disconnect the display data cable by pulling its connector away from the socket on the LCD.

Remove the display data cable from the display.

Use the tip of a spudger to lift the microphone out of the front bezel.

De-route the microphone cable from around the top and side of the display.

Remove the display data cable from the display.

Remove the two pieces of tape covering the inverter/AirPort cables along the lower edge of the display.

Carefully peel the inverter cable ground strap off the cast aluminum frame of the clutch hinges.

Disconnect the backlight cable from the inverter.

Lift the LCD out of the display assembly.

Remove the single Phillips screw securing the reed switch board to the front bezel.

Carefully lift the reed switch board off the metal frame of the clutch hinges.

Remove the two Phillips screws securing the right AirPort antenna to the clutch hinge frame.

Carefully lift the right AirPort antenna off the clutch hinge frame.

Remove the two Phillips screws securing the left AirPort antenna to the clutch hinge frame.

Carefully lift the left AirPort antenna off the clutch hinge frame.

Use the flat end of a spudger to remove the antenna board from the front bezel.

Remove the single Phillips screw securing the front bezel to the middle of the cast aluminum clutch hinge frame.

Carefully bend the front display bezel away from the clutch hinges as you slide the two AirPort antennas out from under the clutch hinge frame.

While pulling the inverter cable away from its socket on the inverter board, use the tip of a spudger to push the connector out of its socket.