[G4] Dual Layer DVD Unit

[James Asherman]

On May 29, 2005, at 3:38 AM, Kunga wrote:

> And it is extremely easy to do. Most important thing to remember to do 
> is REMOVE the faceplate of the drawer before you install it. You do 
> this by plugging in the power cable to the drive, after you've removed 
> the old drive, turning on your Mac and pressing the eject button so 
> the drawer slides out. Then gently but firmly slide the faceplate off 
> the front of the drawer. That is the most important and difficult part 
> of the installation. It will pop off. Do not install the drive with 
> the face plate on it. You have got to get that puppy off or the drawer 
> will JAM and perhaps even BREAK the drawer mechanism if you don't get 
> that faceplate off. Once the drawer is open you can shut down the Mac 
> again.
>
> k
>

K,
  Thanks for all the great info.
Replacing your optical drive is not very hard.
You can cut a finger on the sheet metal though .
I think the only tool required is a philips head svrewdriver.
  But I'm pretty sure that you should take off the faceplate earlier.
   when the drive is still in your hands.
Do the paperclip trick to open the drawer and then turn it upside down
On the bottom of the faceplate should be some kind of tabs.
  Loosen those and it will just pop off.
Save the faceplate in case you upgrade again later.
I sold my 103 on ebay.
Jim