Preliminary Steps

Before you begin, remove the following:

Battery

Memory door

Lower memory card (nearest to battery bay), if present

Procedure

Note: This procedure removes the top case and keyboard assembly. The keyboard is attached to the top case and is not removed.

1.Place the computer face down on a soft cloth.

2.Remove the three screws inside the battery bay.

Note: These screws are shorter than on the memory door. Use care not to lose the screws into holes along the battery bay.

Note: Check for lost screws caught by magnets inside the front edge of the battery well.

3.Remove the five screws along the back edge (the two outside screws are longer and have “shoulders”).

4.Remove the two screws on the logic board.

Top Case

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Apple Powerbank G4 manual Preliminary Steps