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| |  Macintosh PowerBook 1400 Series CD-ROM Drive Replacement |
| Device | Macintosh PowerBook 1400 Series |
| Difficulty | Very easy |
| Time | 1 minute |
| Steps | 6 |
This guide is by Corinne Schnieders 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 show you how to replace the CD-ROM Drive. |
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| Step 1 | ![[step 1 photo]](5399/step01-1.jpg)
• Turn the device upside down and then locate the battery latch near the front of the device.
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| Step 2 | ![[step 2 photo]](5399/step02-1.jpg)
• Slide the latch to the left to release the battery.
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| Step 3 | ![[step 3 photo]](5399/step03-1.jpg)
• Continue holding the latch then gently pull the battery out of the device.
• NOTE: Place the battery in a safe location.
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| Step 4 | ![[step 4 photo]](5399/step04-1.jpg)
• Locate the CD-ROM Drive latch.
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| Step 5 | ![[step 5 photo]](5399/step05-1.jpg)
• Slide the latch to the right to release the CD ROM drive.
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| Step 6 | ![[step 6 photo]](5399/step06-1.jpg)
• 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.
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| Conclusion | | To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order. |
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