iBook G3 12" Keyboard Replacement

Written By: iRobot

Comments: 3

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

Time Required

10 - 20 minutes

Introduction

Replacing this keyboard is easy and takes only a few minutes.

Tools

Parts

iBook G3 12" Keyboard (Short tab)

Step 1

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

Also unplug the computer just before taking the two steps described above.

Ken Horner - 01/05/19

Step 2

Pull the keyboard release tabs 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.

Step 3

If the computer does not have an Airport card installed, skip the next two steps.
Push the wire clasp toward the Airport card and pull it up to free it from the RAM shield.

Step 4

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

Step 5

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

Step 6

Remove the two 2.5 mm Phillips screws that secure the RAM shield.

Step 7

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

Step 8

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

Note: The cable may have adhesive holding it to a shield. Pull in an upward direction gently, with an evenly distributed force across the cable until it comes loose from the shield.

gsp -

I feel this step needs clarification: Are just lifting the cable away from the shield, or are we removing the cable entirely?

David Maag - 04/12/17