I have found since that you can take the piece of metal out of the frame right behind the upper drive bay to open room for the ribbons to go. I saw a pic somewhere and they said the piece of metal is not welded or bolted in, just pressed in somehow. I haven't pulled my old beige box out to see what exactly there is, but it's the corner piece with the holes for an additional fan. Apparently it slides up and out.
I've been meaning to pull it apart to see anyway. Let me know if you have any luck, I'll check back with you after I pulled my cover off. Ron on 6/6/04 3:08 AM, MacAddictvja at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I ran into the same problem when installing the controller card for extra > harddrives in my PowerMac 7300. I couldn't figure out what to do, so have > been running the 7300/500 with the case off for several years now. Is there > a safe method to put the cover back on without pinching the ribbon? > > > -- > vjamacaddict > http://www.angelfire.com/ca2/VernAndrews/ > �������������������������������������������� >> From: Ron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> Running an IDE ribbon from the PCI slots through the 7300 case to the front >> bays can cause a problem if your'e not careful. >> >> When sliding the cover back on because the ribbon cable can get pinched >> where it runs over the metal cage inside the case. In my G3 DT case I put a >> few strips of electrical tape over the part of the ribbon cable that could >> get pinched to protect the ribbon. >> >> I had 3 hard drives mounted in my G3 desktop with the CD & Zip drive using >> an ATA card. In my G3 case I had room to mount the third drive vertically to >> the side of the case next to the PCI slots so your 7300 may also have room >> if your PCI cards allow room for it. If you mount the drive vertically it >> should be formatted in that postion as well. >> >> Ron > -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
