Specifications
Table Of Contents
- PowerBook 190/5300 Series
- Basics
- Specifications
- Troubleshooting
- Take Apart
- Introduction
- Before You Begin
- Battery
- Floppy Drive
- I/O Door
- Front Feet
- Rear Feet
- Keyboard
- RAM Card
- Clutch Covers
- PC Switch Board (PCMCIA)
- Display Assembly
- Palm Rest
- Sleep Actuator
- Trackpad
- Hard Drive
- Power Supply Board (5300 Series Only)
- Backup Battery
- Heat Sink
- Video Board (Optional on 190 Series)
- Logic Board
- CPU Stiffener
- Infrared Board (Optional on 190 Series)
- Media Bay LED
- PC Card Door (PCMCIA)
- Video Expansion Cover (Optional on 190 Series)
- Reset Actuator
- Sound-In Cover (190 Series Only)
- Media Bay Release Mechanism
- Display Housing
- Inverter Board
- Display
- Microphone
- Speaker
- Clutches
- Floppy Drive Mechanism
- Upgrades
- Additional Procedures
- Exploded View

Take Apart Media Bay Release Mechanism - 79
2 Grasp the left side of the
release mechanism and
carefully lift up. The
entire mechanism will
pop out of its track.
Note: If the mechanism
doesn’t immediately pop out,
pull back on the sides of the
track to help free it (see
arrows at left).
Replacement Note: Starting
with the right side of the
release mechanism, align
the release mechanism with
the track on the bottom case
and push the mechanism
back into the track until it
snaps into place.
Media Bay Release Mechanism