PowerBook G3 Lombard Modem Replacement

ID: 43

Description: 56k internal modem, standard on all models.

Steps:

  1. Turn the computer so that the ports are facing you.
  2. If the keyboard is locked, open the port cover and turn the keyboard locking screw until the keyboard is unlocked.
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  3. Pull the keyboard release tabs toward you and lift up on the keyboard until it pops free.
  4. Make sure you have removed the laptop battery and CD/DVD module from the expansion bays before proceeding.
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  5. Lift the keyboard out by pulling it up and away from you. Rest the keyboard, face down, on top of the trackpad.
  6. In order to replace the keyboard, you must first remove the modem.
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  7. Remove the three silver Phillips screws that attach the heat shield to the internal metal framework.
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  8. Lift the heat shield up and pull it toward you.
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  9. Your laptop should look approximately like this.
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  10. Pull the battery cable directly up from the logic board.
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  11. Remove the battery from its holder by pulling up and to the left.
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  12. Remove the two silver Phillips screws from the modem.
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  13. Use a spudger, the tips of your fingers, or a flat non-metal tool to get under the modem's edge and pry it up from its socket as shown in the picture.
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  14. Disconnect the cable from the right side of the modem.
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  15. Your laptop should look approximately like this.
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