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Step 1
Remove the following parts before you continue:
• (Rechargeable-) Battery-Pack
• Stylus
• Memory- and Dummy-Cards
• Display-Lid
Put your Newton™ face down on a soft surface to avoid scratches on the dis-
play.
Step 2
Remove all screws marked with
red
circles.
Lift off the bottom cover. Start at the
PCMCIA-Slots.
Both parts of the cover are held together with
little plastic clips. You'll find a few very tight
clips in the area where the stylus-holder is
located.
Tilt the lower housing diagonally upwards
away. A resistance stronger as usual in this
place is normal.
Step 3
Remove all components marked
yel-
low
.
To unplug the white ribbon-cable,
you have to unlock the connector by
using a little screwdriver.
Do not twist or bend that cable - it‘s
the
connection
between
the
logic-board and the display.
Pull all plugs
marked
blue
out of
their sockets (carefully!) . The
grey
wire (connects the microphone) is held in little plastic-clips. To remove the
wire, press carefully (with your screwdriver) on the clips while pulling out the
wire.
They otherwise loose their adhesive which keeps them in place.
Do not pull at the wires! They otherwise can remove ‚themselves‘ in the
most unfavorable case out of the plug.
Memorize the positions of the plugs and mark the positions if neccessary.
Remove the screws that are marked
red
. The leftmost one keeps the top part of
the battery case in place, the other four attach the stylus holder.
