[G4] G4 won't read OS X upgrade CDs

[John Niven]

Yeh, but you forgot the power connector to the drive.
So once you get to number 13 you have to go all they
way back to number 1, and start again :-)

John (smartarse)

--- Ronald Steinke <ronsteinke at mac.com> wrote:

> On 17 Jul, 2007, at 9:14 PM, David Minger NPG Cable
> wrote:
> 
> > Question: (a) any online tips / procedures for
> swapping out the drive?
> 
> IIRC, both machines are G4 models, so the take-apart
> is the same for  
> both.
> 
> 1. Disconnect the power cord.
> 2. Open the case.
> 3. Touch the casing of the power supply to ground
> yourself.
> 4. Look inside the edge of the case nearest the CD
> reader for a pair  
> of plastic tabs that come from the front panel.
> 5. Gently press the tabs toward the CD reader and
> then toward the  
> front of the computer.
> 6. Remove the front panel.
> 7. Remove the two screws that hold the sub-chassis
> in place.
> 8. Pull the sub-chassis forward about two inches and
> disconnect the  
> IDE ribbon and sound cable if necessary.
> 9. Completely remove the sub-chassis from the
> computer.
> 10. Remove the four screws holding the CD reader to
> the sub-chassis.
> 11. Swap the CD readers from the machines.
> 12. Reverse the above procedure to reinstall the
> swapped readers.
> 13. Start the computer and insert the installation
> discs.
> 
> This should get you back in the running IF your
> problem was simply  
> not having the right type of reader in the machine
> you wanted to do  
> the OS installation on.
> 
> If this doesn't fix your problem, you have a more
> complicated problem  
> than I can easily describe a solution for.>
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