Apple power mac g4 quicksilver User Manual

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Hard Drive, IDE /ATA
Before you begin, open the 
side access panel.
Note:  The Power Mac G4 
supports a total of three 
internal hard drives. It can 
accommodate up to two Ultra 
ATA drives in drive bay 3, 
near the rear of the 
computer. ATA drives are 
not supported in drive bay 1 
or 2.
Note: You must assign a SCSI 
ID number to every 
additional hard drive and the 
number must not conflict  

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with the ID number already 
assigned to another drive. 
One factory-installed drive 
has ID 0; a second factory-
installed drive has ID 1. 

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1. Disconnect the Ultra ATA 
hard drive data cable and 
the hard drive power 
cable (P3) from the 
hard drive.  

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2. Remove the hard drive 
carrier mounting screw.
3. Pull the drive carrier 
back and lift up at an 
angle to release the 
carrier tabs from the 
slots in the chassis.
4. Remove the carrier and 
drive from the 
computer. 

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5. If youÕre returning the 
drive to Apple, remove 
the screws that mount 
the hard drive to the 
carrier.
6. Lift the hard drive from 
the carrier.
Note:  Drives must be 
returned to Apple in Apple 
packaging, without cables or 
carriers. Failure to comply 
with this requirement may 
result in a packaging 
noncompliance charge. For 
more information, refer to 
the service parts database. 

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Replacement Note: To install 
two drives in the U-shaped 
carrier, install the first 
drive in the bottom of the 
carrier. Then place the 
second drive in the carrierÕs 
upper bay and attach screws 
through the sides of the 
carrier into the sides of the 
drive. Note that tightening 
screws on the left side of the 
carrier bends the arms of 
the carrier into the drive, 
holding it securely.  

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Replacement Note: When 
reconnecting a dual-drive 
ATA cable to drives installed 
in a U-shaped carrier, be 
sure to attach the end 
connector to the drive in the 
bottom of the carrier. 

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Hard Drive, Ultra2 
LVD SCSI
Before you begin, open the 
right side access panel.
Note: This computer 
supports a total of three 
internal hard drives. If a 
unit has at least one internal 
Ultra2 LVD SCSI drive, an 
Ultra2 LVD SCSI PCI card, 
and a SCSI data cable, you 
can connect additional 
internal and external Ultra2 
LVD SCSI devices. The unitÕs 
SCSI data cable supports 
three internal SCSI drives;  

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this cable has a built-in 
terminator so you donÕt need 
to add one. You can connect 
external Ultra2 LVD SCSI 
devices to the port on the 
rear of the computer.
If the computer came with 
one Ultra2 LVD SCSI drive, 
itÕs installed in drive bay 1, 
near the front of the 
computer. If it came with 
two drives, the second one is 
installed in bay 2. If a third 
drive is installed, itÕs in bay 
3. Usually the computer 
uses the drive in bay 1 to 
start up.  

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You must assign a SCSI ID 
number to every additional 
hard drive and the number 
must not conflict with the ID 
number already assigned to a 
drive on the SCSI chain. One 
factory-installed drive has 
ID 0; a second factory-
installed drive has ID 1; a 
third drive has ID 2. The 
SCSI PCI card has ID 7.