Apple G5 manual Carefully pull the drive a short distance out of the bay

4Carefully pull the drive a short distance out of the bay.

5Disconnect the ribbon cable from the back of the original drive and gently pull the cable through the opening in the sheet metal divider at the back of the optical drive bay.

Remove the ribbon cable from the back of the optical drive. Slide the other end of the ribbon cable up through the opening in the sheet metal divider inside the computer.

Remove the metal shield from the optical drive.

Remove the four metal	Remove the power	Remove the drive from the bay by inserting
optical drive guide pins	cable from the back	a couple of fingers through the ribbon cable
from the bottom of the drive.	of the optical drive.	opening and pushing against the drive.

6Place two or three fingers through the opening at the back of the optical drive bay and push the drive out slightly so you can remove it from the computer.

7Remove the power cable from the drive.

8Unscrew the four optical drive guide pins from the bottom of the original drive and attach them to the bottom of the replacement drive.

9Remove the metal shield from the front of the drive and attach it to the front of the replacement drive.

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