ByteRot :: Power Mac G4 Cube Airport Card Replacement

BYTEROT - retro PCs, consoles and lost software

Get an account

Accounts are free. Join #retro on irc.fxnet.org, identify with NickServ and type !req.

[ how ]

IRC

#retro on irc.fxnet.org
6697 ssl · 6667 plain
modern + vintage clients welcome

[ vintage how-to ]

Sections

OS 1,075

DRIVERS 61

SOFTWARE 22

GAMES 10

UTILS 37

DOCS 561

INCOMING 0

REQUESTS 0

LIBRARY 25,406 files

Some stats

releases	1,766
last 24h	+750
online	404.1 GB
library	1.2 TB
members	0
updated	2026-10-04 23:30

Power Mac G4 Cube Airport Card Replacement

Device	Power Mac G4 Cube
Difficulty	Moderate
Time	5 minutes
Steps	2

This guide is by Ryan Chun on iFixit and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0. ByteRot mirrors it for non-commercial preservation: formatting changed and photos resized for old browsers; full-size photos and the text are on the FTP in /DOCS/REPAIR. Original guide >>

Installing the Airport Card involves removing the outer case.

Step 1 :: Remove Cube Core

• Release the handle at the bottom of the Power Mac G4 Cube by pushing it down. Slowly pull out the cube by holding the end of the handle.
• CAUTION: Watch for any parts that may become entangled with the outer case.
• Push back the handle after you have taken the core out of the case.

Step 2 :: Accessing AirPort Card

• Pull outwards on the antenna cable.
• NOTE: The cable should pop out of the card without much force.
• Pull on the clear tab outwards to remove the existing AirPort card
• Slide in the new AirPort card.
• Reconnect the antenna cable.

Conclusion

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

Credit