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Power Mac G4 Quicksilver Hard Drive Replacement

Device	Power Mac G4 Quicksilver
Difficulty	Easy
Time	5 - 10 minutes
Steps	10

This guide is by Ryan Bylard 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 >>

Removing the hard drive of the Power Mac G4 Quicksilver for replacement.

Tools: Phillips #0 Screwdriver

Step 1

• The handle to open your computer is located on top of the right side panel.

Step 2

• Grab the circular handle and pull outward.

Step 3

• Your computer is now open and ready for repair.

Step 4

• The hard drive is located in the rear right corner of the case.

Step 5

• Unplug the IDE ribbon cable. This is the wide flat grey cable.

Step 6

• Remove the screw holding down the hard drive enclosure.

Step 7

• Lift the hard drive enclosure straight up and out.
• NOTE: Be carful not to pull the attached cable.

Step 8

• Disconnect the MOLEX connector.
• NOTE: This cable may be hard to remove. Grab the connector on either side as pictured and wiggle it back and forth to remove it.

Step 9

• Remove the four screws holding the hard drive to the enclosure.

Step 10

• Your hard drive is now free from the enclosure and is ready to be replaced.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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