On Sep 5, 2008, at 7:16 PM, Eric Volker wrote:
> > I recently purchased a Powermac G5 1.8 DP PCI from FleaBay. It is due > to arrive shortly, but has a few deficiencies. For one, it has a > DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo drive I want to upgrade to a dual-layer DVD-RW. I > have such a beast, but it is not a Superdrive. I googled up the > instructions for installing optical drives in the Late 2004 G5, and > found that special screws/standoffs were needed depending on the model > of Superdrive. So will my el-cheapo burner mount in the G5 with the > existing screws? > > Thanks, > > Eric > If it has a combo drive in it now, chances are it will have the "special screws" on the bottom side of it. You'll need to remove those screws and install them onto the "new" drive so that the new one will "slide" into the recesses that apple has in the G5 for the optical drive to slide into. Hope that helps. Jeff --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
