[G4] SuperDrive Install Problem on Mirror-Door G4

[Kunga]

Two things wrong. Wrong order (106 belongs on top for iDVD3 to see it) 
and forgot to remove the 106 faceplate from the front of the tray.

Remove the mounting bracket and reverse the drives. 106 on Top and 
Combo on Bottom both set to cable select.

1. As you pull the bracket, before you remove the POWER connector from 
the 106, turn the Mac on and push the eject button on the drive so the 
tray slides open.

2. Then immediately hold the Mac power button to turn it OFF. Now 
unplug the power cable from the 106 and set the bracket on a table.

3. The faceplate of the front of the tray slides UP and OFF of the 
front of the tray leaving a smaller tray face that fits through the MDD 
door. You may SLOWLY push the tray back into the drive without hurting 
the mechanism.

4. Now you can remove the 106 from the bottom and the Combo from the 
top.

5. Move Combo to bottom of bracket.

6. Put 106 in the top. BOTH cable select.

7. Reinstall the pair in the bracket, hook up the cables, you're good 
to go.

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On Monday, August 25, 2003, at 09:04  PM, Ron Michael wrote:

> I've installed a black Pioneer DVR-106 in the lower (vacant) bay on my 
> new
> G4 1.25 mirror-door Mac. It won't eject because it's hitting the sides 
> of
> the slot opening. I think I read somewhere that someone else had the 
> problem
> but can't remember where. Surely, it's the same size as the the 105, 
> etc.
> Anyone have a tip on what I'm doing wrong? Thanks in advance.