User Guide
Table Of Contents
- PowerBook G4 (12-inch)
- Take Apart
- General Information
- Battery
- Feet
- Memory Door and Memory Card
- AirPort Extreme Card
- Keyboard
- Top Case
- Reed Switch Board and Cable: PowerBook G4 (12-inch)
- Hall Effect Sensor Board and Cable: PowerBook G4 (12-inch DVI)
- Hard Drive
- Modem
- DC-to-DC Board
- Heatsink and Fan Assembly: PowerBook G4 (12-inch)
- Heatsink: PowerBook G4 (12-inch DVI)
- Inner Frame: PowerBook G4 (12-inch)
- Inner Frame: PowerBook G4 (12-inch DVI)
- RJ11 Modem Board and Cable: PowerBook G4 (12-inch)
- RJ11 Modem Board and Cable: PowerBook G4 (12-inch DVI)
- Fan: PowerBook G4 (12-inch DVI)
- Sleep Light
- Logic Board
- DC-In Board
- Optical Drive
- How to Remove a Stuck Disc from the Slot-Load Drive
- Bluetooth
- Subwoofer
- Display Module
- Bottom Case
- Display Housing
- LCD Panel
- Inverter Board (and Antenna Cable Assembly)
- Hinges with Bezel Brace
- Display Bezel
- Troubleshooting
- Views

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Heatsink: PowerBook G4 (12-inch DVI)
3. Near the fan, peel up the tape that secures the cables to the heatsink.
4. Remove the 3mm-long screw that secures the inverter cable to the frame.
5. Disconnect the inverter cable that runs along the top of the fan from the logic board.
6. Use a black stick to pry up the lower right side of the heatsink plate. Holding the
heatsink at the crossbar, begin to lift up the heatsink assembly, being careful where it
catches on remaining tape and the chassis.
Warning: To avoid bending the heatsink, support the heatsink as it is removed.