iMac G5 (20-inch iSight) Take Apart — Optical Drive 62
Removing the Optical Drive
Looking at the circles below, starting with the top circle, do the following: 1.
Peel back the silver EMI tape going from the chassis frame to the optical drive, remove the
two T6 screws on the optical drive ex cable, disconnect the exible cable, and disconnect
the optical drive sensor cable from the logic board.
Caution: Never press down on or grasp the body of the optical drive. Pressing or squeezing
the body of the optical drive could damage the mechanism.