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Macintosh PowerBook 1400 Series RAM Replacement

Device	Macintosh PowerBook 1400 Series
Difficulty	Moderate
Time	15 - 30 minutes
Steps	24

This guide is by Kian Dinyari 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 instructions on how to remove the Macintosh PowerBook 1400c RAM.

Tools: 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 RAM Memory stick
• NOTE: These are the upgradeable RAM Memory sticks, they must be removed first

Step 21

• Gently grasp the ram on the far end as shown in the picture and then pull up and away from the right side of the computer

Step 22

• Remove the upgradeable RAM stick
• NOTE: If the upgradeable RAM stick is all you are repairing you can end the guide here, however to remove the factory installed RAM please continue

Step 23

• Gently grasp the factory installed RAM by grabbing each end as shown in the picture and pull the stick directly up

Step 24

• Remove the factory installed RAM memory module

Conclusion

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

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