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| |  Power Macintosh G3 (Minitower) Hard Drive Assembly Replacement |
| Device | Power Macintosh G3 Minitower |
| Difficulty | Easy |
| Time | 2 minutes |
| Steps | 3 |
This guide is by LeoI07 on iFixit and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0. ByteRot mirrors it for non-commercial preservation: formatting changed and photos resized for old browsers; full-size photos and the text are on the FTP in /DOCS/REPAIR. Original guide >>
Tools: Phillips #1 Screwdriver |
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| Step 1 :: Side Access Panel | • Press the green release button on top of the side access panel.
• Pull off the side access panel to get inside the computer.
• NOTE: When putting the side access panel back on, make sure that the bottom of the panel lines up with the rail on the bottom, and that the chassis is locked with the green latches.
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| Step 2 :: Hard Drive Assembly | • Unscrew the two Phillips screws holding the hard drive in place.
• The hard drive and its carrier should come off together.
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| Step 3 | • Unplug the IDE and Molex cables from the hard drive.
• CAUTION: Be sure to be careful when removing the IDE cable so as to not damage the pins on the hard drive. (Instead of yanking it, pry it off from side to side.)
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| Conclusion | | To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order. |
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