Put the iBook on a smooth and clean surface, the operation requires:
√ just a bit of lube oil (possibly a siliconinc one)
√ Torx #8 screwdriver, Philips medium screwdriver
√ Small (both philips and regular) screwdrivers

Put the iBook face down

Remove the battery

Remove rubber feet

By using a small screwdriver remove the 3 rubber feet, below feet there are screws.

Here are the screws below rubber feet

Remove screws below rubber feet

Using a medium sized philips screwdriver remove the 3 screws, together with their metallic retainer.

Remove bottom Torx screws

Use a #8 Torx screwdriver and remove the screws that lock the shell lower panel.

Remove bottom Torx screws

Torx screws to be removed are highlighted in orange.

Remove the screws holding down battery bay

Unlock the keyboard

Turn the iBook face up, open it and pick up the keyboard.

Remove Airport spring

Unplug and remove Airport card.
When closing the iBook and re-connecting the Airport card be very carefull, and hold down the antemna connector on its top.

NOTE: newer iBook models don’t have a separated Airport card, while older ones could carry an horizontal AirPort

Remove AirPort bay

Airport bay is locked down by four small screws (orange in the picture), remove them.

The magnetic trap

In the middle of the high portion of keyboard bay there is a small metallic disk. It’s magnetic, and a screw is cloacked below it…

Remove the magnet

By using some big metallic tool (very bigger than the head of the screw), take away the magnetic protection.

Remove keyboard connector

Act gently on its sides with a small screwdriver. Be very carefull, don’t damnage wires or te connector itself.

Remove screws in keyboard bay

Screws to be removed (left side) are highlighted in orange.

Remove screws in keyboard bay

Screws to be removed (right side) are highlighted in orange.

How to handle removed screws

The most common storage way in complex operation is to store screws and parts in schemas shaped like their original position, one schema per plan.

Pick up the upper panel, just a bit and carefully

We won’t remove now the panel, as it is locked by 3 cables.

Cables holding the top

iBook top is hold by audio cable (on the left) and switch cable (on the rght).
Withouth stretching wires, free the audio cable from the shield, take care of adhesive tape (we’ll use it again when closing the iBook).

The trackpad connector

Depending on iBook model thic connector will vary.
In the picture: a late 2004 G4 iBook (top plastic shield, face down).

Far scavallare sul lato dell’alimentazione

Here are the hinges

Hinges are highlighted in yellow.
Lube them carefully, without dropping.
Move the display, and clean up the hinges before closing everything.

© and credits

All material used is orginal and specifically produced for faqintosh.com by Marco Balestra (operator and author).