Apple power mac g4 fw 800 User Manual
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Power Mac G4 (Mirror/FW 800) Take Apart - 29 ATA 100 Hard Drive Cable Tools No tools are required for this procedure. Preliminary Steps Before you begin, do the following: • Open the side access panel. • Remove the back hard drive carrier. Procedure 1. Open the cable clamp at the bottom of the chassis. 2. Disconnect the ATA 100 cable from the connector at J34 on the logic board.
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30 - Power Mac G4 (Mirror/FW 800) Take Apart Optical Drive Optical Drive Tools The only tool required for this procedure is a Phillips screwdriver. Part Location Preliminary Steps Before you begin, open the side access panel.
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Power Mac G4 (Mirror/FW 800) Take Apart - 31 Optical Drive Procedure 1. Loosen the captive screw near the front panel board. 2. Remove the lower screw that secures the optical drive carrier to the chassis. 3. Slide the back panel off the carrier.
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32 - Power Mac G4 (Mirror/FW 800) Take Apart Optical Drive 4. Slide the carrier back and rotate it so that you can reach the drive cables. 5. Disconnect the drive data and power cables (P6 and P7) from the back of the optical drive(s) and remove the carrier from the computer. 6. Remove the four mounting screws from the sides of the drive carrier. 7. Slide the drive forward out the front of the drive carrier.
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Power Mac G4 (Mirror/FW 800) Take Apart - 33 Optical DriveReplacement Note: Before sliding the carrier back onto the optical drive shelf, make sure the power cable bundle at the side panel is routed in the recessed channel.
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34 - Power Mac G4 (Mirror/FW 800) Take Apart Optical Drive Replacement Note: When sliding the carrier back onto the optical drive shelf, make sure the latch on the underside of the carrier engages with the notch in the drive shelf. Replacement Note: Before sliding the rear panel back onto the carrier, make sure the top lip of the panel engages with the top edge of the drive carrier. Warning: Be careful not to pinch the power cable between the panel and the carrier.
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Power Mac G4 (Mirror/FW 800) Take Apart - 35 Optical Drive Cable Tools No tools are required for this procedure. Preliminary Steps Before you begin, do the following: • Open the side access panel. • Remove the front hard drive carrier. • Remove the optical drive carrier. Procedure 1. Peel up the optical drive cable from the double-sided tape on the optical drive shelf.
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36 - Power Mac G4 (Mirror/FW 800) Take Apart Optical Drive Cable 2. Open the two cable clamps at the bottom of the chassis. 3. Disconnect the cable from the logic board and free the cable from the opening in the optical drive shelf.
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Power Mac G4 (Mirror/FW 800) Take Apart - 37 Lower Fan Tools The only tool required for this procedure is a small flat-blade screwdriver. Part Location Preliminary Steps Before you begin, do the following: • Open the side access panel. • Remove the optical drive carrier.
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38 - Power Mac G4 (Mirror/FW 800) Take Apart Lower Fan Procedure 1. Disconnect the ribbon cable from the logic board and fold it back to expose the lower fan cable connector. 2. Using a small flat-blade screwdriver, gently lift up the locking tab on the lower fan cable and disconnect the cable from the logic board. Replacement Note: Route the fan cable under the ribbon cable and over the narrower flex cable, as shown.