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Macintosh PowerBook 1400 Series Keyboard Replacement
DeviceMacintosh PowerBook 1400 Series
DifficultyModerate
Time5 minutes
Steps19
This guide is by Sean Bent 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 >>

The keyboard has 3 main parts, including the speaker cover, the heat sink, and the keyboard itself. You have to remove these in order to remove the keyboard.

Tools: Phillips #1 Screwdriver; Spudger


Step 1
[step 1 photo]
• Turn the device upside down and then locate the battery latch near the front of the device.

Step 2
[step 2 photo]
• Slide the latch to the left to release the battery.

Step 3
[step 3 photo]
• Continue holding the latch then gently pull the battery out of the device.
• NOTE: Place the battery in a safe location.

Step 4
[step 4 photo]
• Locate the CD-ROM Drive latch.

Step 5
[step 5 photo]
• Slide the latch to the right to release the CD ROM drive.

Step 6
[step 6 photo]
• 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
[step 7 photo]
• Locate the speaker cover.

Step 8
[step 8 photo]
• Press firmly on each end of the speaker cover and slide it to the left.

Step 9
[step 9 photo]
• Gently lift the speaker cover to remove it.

Step 10
[step 10 photo]
• Lift the keyboard up from the back using a spudger(wedge side).

Step 11
[step 11 photo]
• Gently lift the keyboard until only the ribbon cable remains attached.

Step 12
[step 12 photo]
• Tilt the keyboard away from the screen.

Step 13
[step 13 photo]
• Locate the six screws that secure the heatsink.

Step 14
[step 14 photo]
• Remove the six screws from the heatsink using the Philips #1 screwdriver.

Step 15
[step 15 photo]
• Lift the heatsink from the side closest to the laptop screen.

Step 16
[step 16 photo]
• Remove the heatsink.

Step 17
[step 17 photo]
• 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
[step 18 photo]
• Detach the ribbon cable.

Step 19
[step 19 photo]
• Remove the keyboard.

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

Credit
This guide is by Sean Bent 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 >>
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