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Replacing the Macintosh PowerBook 1400c Monitor

Device	Macintosh PowerBook 1400 Series
Difficulty	Moderate
Time	No estimate
Steps	39

This guide is by Taylor Chris 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 >>

This repair guide will give you step by step instructions on how to remove the Macintosh PowerBook 1400c Monitor.

Tools: Phillips #0 Screwdriver; Phillips #1 Screwdriver; Spudger

Step 1

• Turn the device upside down and then locate the battery latch near the front of the device.

Step 2

• Slide the latch to the left to release the battery.

Step 3

• Continue holding the latch then gently pull the battery out of the device.
• NOTE: Place the battery in a safe location.

Step 4

• Locate the CD-ROM Drive latch.

Step 5

• Slide the latch to the right to release the CD ROM drive.

Step 6

• Continue holding the latch then gently pull the CD-ROM Drive out of the device.
• NOTE: Place the CD ROM drive in a safe location.

Step 7

• Locate the speaker cover.

Step 8

• Press firmly on each end of the speaker cover and slide it to the left.

Step 9

• Gently lift the speaker cover to remove it.

Step 10

• Lift the keyboard up from the back using a spudger(wedge side).

Step 11

• Gently lift the keyboard until only the ribbon cable remains attached.

Step 12

• Tilt the keyboard away from the screen.

Step 13

• Locate the six screws that secure the heatsink.

Step 14

• Remove the six screws from the heatsink using the Philips #1 screwdriver.

Step 15

• Lift the heatsink from the side closest to the laptop screen.

Step 16

• Remove the heatsink.

Step 17

• Gently pull up on the beige ribbon lock until it moves a short distance on both sides to separate the ribbon cable from the connector.

Step 18

• Detach the ribbon cable.

Step 19

• Remove the keyboard.

Step 20

• Identify the right and left monitor end caps.

Step 21

• Pry off the end caps by putting a spudger between the monitor hinge and the end cap and prying outwards.

Step 22

• Once the end cap has been loosened by the spudger, pull outwards on the end caps.

Step 23

• Completely remove both end caps.

Step 24

• Identify the 4 total screw under the end caps (2 under each end cap).
• The two outside 16mm long screws
• The two inside 5.4mm long screws

Step 25

• Lay the monitor all the way back.

Step 26

• Remove the 4 screws using the Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Step 27

• Identify the center cap of the monitor.

Step 28

• Pry the center cap off by placing the spudger between the hinge and the center cap and prying upwards.

Step 29

• Detach the center cap completely.

Step 30

• Identify the one 12.6mm long screw under the center cap.

Step 31

• Remove the center screw with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Step 32

• Lift upwards on the metal cover under the screw.

Step 33

• Completely remove the metal cover.

Step 34

• Identify where the left and right monitor cords are attached to the logic board
• The base of the left monitor cord
• The base of the right monitor cord

Step 35