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| |  Power Mac G4 Quicksilver Hard Drive Assembly Replacement |
| Device | Power Mac G4 Quicksilver |
| Difficulty | Very easy |
| Time | No estimate |
| Steps | 5 |
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 >>
This is meant to be a private prereq guide.
Tools: Phillips #0 Screwdriver |
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| Step 1 | ![[step 1 photo]](2079/step01-1.jpg)
• The hard drive is located in the back right corner of the case.
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| Step 2 | ![[step 2 photo]](2079/step02-1.jpg)
• Remove the flat ribbon cable by pulling with substantial force.
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| Step 3 | ![[step 3 photo]](2079/step03-1.jpg)
• Remove the screw holding the hard drive to the computer.
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| Step 4 | ![[step 4 photo]](2079/step04-1.jpg)
• Pull the drive up and out of the computer.
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| Step 5 | ![[step 5 photo]](2079/step05-1.jpg)
• Remove the multicolored cable by grasping the plastic connector on either side and pulling with substantial force.
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| Conclusion | | To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order. |
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