Apple Powerbook 520 540 General Disassembly Repair Guide

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Introduction

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Step 1

              Apple Powerbook 520/540 General Disassembly               

• Turn computer over.
• Remove battery expansion cover and battery.

Turn computer over.

Remove battery expansion cover and battery.

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Step 2

• With monitor hinge at the bottom, remove the two top center screws.

With monitor hinge at the bottom, remove the two top center screws.

Step 3

• Remove top left and top right screws.

Remove top left and top right screws.

Step 4

• Remove middle left and middle right screws.

Remove middle left and middle right screws.

Step 5

• Open computer kickstands.
• Remove screws underneath each kickstand.

Open computer kickstands.

Remove screws underneath each kickstand.

Step 6

• Lift keyboard from bottom and take out of shell.

Lift keyboard from bottom and take out of shell.

Step 7

• Lift the white ribbon clamps securing the keyboard ribbon cables to the motherboard. You can do this using a plastic opening tool.
• Removing both ribbon cables from the motherboard will leave the clamps like so.
• From here you can access the logic board, hard drive, and floppy drive.

Lift the white ribbon clamps securing the keyboard ribbon cables to the motherboard. You can do this using a plastic opening tool.

Removing both ribbon cables from the motherboard will leave the clamps like so.

From here you can access the logic board, hard drive, and floppy drive.

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

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tas - Feb 22, 2015

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http://tim.id.au/laptops/apple/powerbook… (PDF)

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Luke - Mar 24, 2018

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Thanks been trying to fix this for a long time