Geoff Black wrote: > *From: * bla...@telkomsa.net <mailto:bla...@telkomsa.net> > *Subject: * *Re: G4 TOWER* > *Date: * 11 August 2009 8:47:33 AM > *To: * g3-5-list@googlegroups.com <mailto:g3-5-list@googlegroups.com> > > The drive is on a sled which slides downward and locks onto 3 pins on > the case. There is a clutchplate on the left of the sled. > Pull that toward you and push the entire sled upward. The whole drive > jumps out quite suprisingly. > On 11 Aug 2009, at 2:53 AM, Bryan Roth wrote: > >> >> OK, this is probably a really stupid question, but I just bought an >> old G4 tower (450 Mhz), and I was wondering how one removes the HD? >> (I actually bought two...one of which is the "good" one--but has no >> HD--the other one has a HD, but is otherwise inferior). I want to >> take the HD out of the one and install it in the other. I can't seem >> to see how the original factory-installed HD is fastened into the >> case--does it require a special tool to remove?
Your 450 G4 must be different then everyone elses. Most 450 G4s have a metal tray/sled. Remove IDE connector and you will find a philips screw. The back of the sled fits into slots on bottom of case. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
