Powerbook G4 take apart dissassembly

[MrApplehult]

Brilliant! I´ve just changed to 120GB SSD och my G4 (used to have Hitachi 60GB). This I did running your clip on my Thinkpad T43 ;-) The G4 now starts from zero to full operating mode in half the time (approx 1min instead of approx 2min).

[curemymind]

this is why i buy PC, most PC's are much much easier to take apart then this... But people buy Mac's and then i fix them :(... Good job on the video :)...

[ahawaiiguy]

thanks man, after checking out all other videos, urs is the best :D

[mrflaco21]

cool thankz man now i can repair my powerbook

[AskNorb]

hands down best walk thru!

Can you believe the other 40 second sped up videos of this? useless!

I used this PLUS since I had mine half opened up for 2+ years, ifixit.com helped with figuring out which screw goes where.

I went with a 160GB hard drive replacement on this, I'll post an article on my blog AskNorb.com since it took me a while to make sure the hard drive would be compatible.

[loco4532]

Hi I have question ,my g4 it turn on but no the screen what it cuold be the problem ,can yuo help me pls.

[pjmuck]

Thanks much for the video. I would avoid telling people to pry the small molex connector on the left side with the red/black wires (which runs to the power button), as it DOES NOT come out as easily as shown in this video! It's connection to the circuit board is very fragile. I gently pried one out and it came right off the circuit board. There's enough slack in the wires to remove the cover and prop it up against something upright next to the laptop.

[AskNorb]

@pjmuck Yeah that was a bit tough, it went it MUCH easier than it came out! In fact both of them did, one is 2 wire the other 3-wire.

[quintvondergraf]

Nicely done. Thanks.

[shmmat18]

Thank you so much for the upload, absolutely saved my life!! Amazing!!

[leenevin2]

i have badly dented my pb g4 17 therefore i need to replace the bottom houseing. If i replace it with a housing from the same model but with a different processor speed (1.67ghz case for 1.33ghz) will it be compatible ? thankyou, please help :)

[crazzydude14]

@leenevin2 i know this would be late reply; but no it won't. all powerbooks that are not more than 400~ mhz apart and are of the same size are built the same way. so you're good.

[leenevin2]

@crazzydude14 thanks :) not got round to repairing it yet

[goldanthrowolf]

Thanks for this video, as someone dropped one of these guys off, and I was having a hell of a time taking it apart. The hidden screws under the keyboard is what was throwing me off, and several other guides failed to mention them, thanks!

[SuperMario811]

12-inch PowerBook G4s still look so good. Even to this day!

[iSpinify]

Seems to have the same internal design as the iBook G4!

[pusatube1]

Thank goodness that Apple rolled out the unibody notebooks. So much easier to get access to the internals.

[crazzydude14]

@pusatube1 you're an idiot.

[pusatube1]

@crazzydude14: :P

[Topher0Teck]

This tutorial I felt was excellent. I was having problems figuring out where the hidden screws were. Thank you. Also I would like to say I followed your instructions and everything went perfectly. When prying off connectors, whether you use a screw driver, plyers, or an OEM tool, if you are not familiar with the connector and how it attaches and unattaches, then chances are you will break them. So for all the tech beginners maybe a tutorial on basics like connectors and force. Highly Recommend!!

[MaestroBLC]

@boogiebuddy01 Ask some people on the Apple Support Forums, they are awesome at that stuff.

[kuest1one]

nice video Jason. thanks for the tutorial

[agent9205]

Still looks like a pain in the rear....

[carlosecabezas]

very nice video,,,.... keep posting more videos please !!!!!

[pelofanta]

do you have another tutorial to change completely the LCD Screen by other brand new? Thank you!

[rubyrod2]

@pelofanta

[mzuliedy]

You don't need to remove screws 4 & 5.

Prying the connectors off with a screw driver will likely break them.

Pulling the top case off without first releasing the battery-bay tabs will likely break them.