How do I get a black keyboard onto a Mac Powerbook G4 Aluminum Laptop?
I’d like to change the color of the keyboard on a Powerbook G4 Aluminum from silver to black. How do I do this? I considered painting it, but then I’d lose all the letter markings. Thanks for any other ideas.
So you wanna swap out a keyboard there are many sites out there that will help you save the money and even help you along the way. Best site to start with is http://www.xlr8yourmac.com great site to Hack you Mac.
Notice the detail they take in showing you how to get the job done
http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/systems/pb_g4_15_al_takeapart/al_pb_g4_take-apart.html
Even at Apple they help you out:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=111922
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=95132
It’s not that hard as it was meant to be replaced by the user.
Then there is the movie MacBook Pro/PowerBook Keyboard Replacement it does pertain to your Mac as well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUonF9OSvpA
3ch Aluminum Black Phoenix Rc Helicopter w/ Gyro