Let’s start…

Disconnect the power supply, shut down the powerbook, and place it on a smooth and clean surface.
We’ll need a Philips #0 screwdriver and a Black stick (a nylon tool, in alternative we can use a big flat-headed screwdriver)

Battery

Put the PowerBook face down, and remove the battery

Remove the 4 screws holding the RAM bay

Access the RAM bay

Extract SoDimm RAM module

Acting on sides, unlock the module

Extract SoDimm RAM module

Once RAM module has been freed, extract it

Bottom keyboard screw

Inside the RAM bay, on the side of the hinge, a long Philips screw locks the keyboard. Remove it.

Bottom keyboard screw

Remove the screw together with its EMI shield

Put the PowerBook face up

We’ll remove now 4 key caps in the upper key line: 2nd and 3rd leading keys (F1, F2), 2nd and 3rd trailing keys (F11, F12)

Remove the 4 key caps

Using a black stick (or a large flat-headed screwdriver) carefully pry up keys from the left side of each key

Remove the 4 key caps

Again act on the left side of each key

Remove keyboard screws

Below removed key caps there are 2 screws still locking down the keyboard

Remove keyboard screws

Remove both the screws

Pry up the keyboard

Pry up the keyboard on display side, then slide it

Put the keyboard face down over the trackpad

Remove keyboard connector

Act carefully on connector’s sides

Remove keyboard connector

Unplug the connector.
Keyboard has been freed, we can remove, clean and/or replace it.

When mounting the keyboard back…

To mount back key caps slide them from the left side to the right down, in order to fit the scissor

When mounting the keyboard back…

Once key cap right side is in place, a light vertical pressure on key cap’s left side will lock it down.

© and Credits

All material used is orginal and specifically produced for faqintosh.com

⌘ Marco Balestra (operator, author)