Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

9

Time Required

                          15 minutes

Sections

3

  • Top Cover
  • 3 steps
  • CD-ROM Drive
  • 3 steps
  • Logic Board
  • 3 steps

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Step 1

              Remove screws
  • Remove six Philips #2 screws from the bottom of the case.
  • REASSEMBLY CAUTION: To prevent thread stripping during reassembly, turn screws backwards slowly until you feel the screw thread drop into the original plastic thread, and only then, tighten screw normally but lightly - you’re working with 20+ year-old plastics.

Remove six Philips #2 screws from the bottom of the case.

REASSEMBLY CAUTION: To prevent thread stripping during reassembly, turn screws backwards slowly until you feel the screw thread drop into the original plastic thread, and only then, tighten screw normally but lightly - you’re working with 20+ year-old plastics.

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Step 2

              Disconnect top cover ribbon cable
  • Carefully fold the top and bottom open, revealing a ribbon cable connecting the two halves.
  • Unlock and disconnect the ribbon cable. Unlock by pulling the lock lever evenly on both sides, parallel to the board surface (not lift/pivot), in the direction of the ribbon cable.
  • When this ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) connector is properly unlocked, the ribbon cable should just fall right out of the socket (no need to pull with any strength).

Carefully fold the top and bottom open, revealing a ribbon cable connecting the two halves.

Unlock and disconnect the ribbon cable. Unlock by pulling the lock lever evenly on both sides, parallel to the board surface (not lift/pivot), in the direction of the ribbon cable.

When this ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) connector is properly unlocked, the ribbon cable should just fall right out of the socket (no need to pull with any strength).

Step 3

              Remove RF shield
  • Simply lift the RF shield off the unit.
  • When reinstalling, take note of the 6 fork-like interlocking clips around the edge of the shield, which should engage with the original positions.

Simply lift the RF shield off the unit.

When reinstalling, take note of the 6 fork-like interlocking clips around the edge of the shield, which should engage with the original positions.

Step 4

              CD-ROM cables and screws
  • Disconnect the digital audio connector (red) and the lid switch return connector (blue) from the logic board.
  • Unscrew four Philips #2 screws that secure the CD-ROM drive to the chassis.
  • REASSEMBLY CAUTION: To prevent thread stripping during reassembly, turn screws backwards slowly until you feel the screw thread drop into the original plastic thread, and only then, tighten screw normally but lightly - you’re working with 20+ year-old plastics.

Disconnect the digital audio connector (red) and the lid switch return connector (blue) from the logic board.

Unscrew four Philips #2 screws that secure the CD-ROM drive to the chassis.

Step 5

              Data and Power cables
  • Disconnect the large 40-pin IDE data connector and disconnect the 4-pin PC power connector from the CD-ROM drive.

Disconnect the large 40-pin IDE data connector and disconnect the 4-pin PC power connector from the CD-ROM drive.

Step 6

              Remove CD-ROM
  • Lift the CD-ROM drive out of the chassis.

Lift the CD-ROM drive out of the chassis.

Step 7

              Logic Board Screws
  • Remove 5 Philips #2 screws from the logic board (note: these are shorter than the previous screws)
  • REASSEMBLY CAUTION: To prevent thread stripping during reassembly, turn screws backwards slowly until you feel the screw thread drop into the original plastic thread, and only then, tighten screw normally but lightly - you’re working with 20+ year-old plastics.

Remove 5 Philips #2 screws from the logic board (note: these are shorter than the previous screws)

Step 8

              Lid switch
  • Unplug the lid switch from the logic board. If the housing comes up with the connector (leaving only pins behind on the board), carefully separate the housing from the connector the two and push the housing back onto the pins in the original orientation.

Unplug the lid switch from the logic board. If the housing comes up with the connector (leaving only pins behind on the board), carefully separate the housing from the connector the two and push the housing back onto the pins in the original orientation.

Step 9

              Logic Board
  • Remove the logic board from the chassis.

Remove the logic board from the chassis.

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

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