Power Mac G4 M5183 Hard Drive Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Very easy

Steps

5

Time Required

                          10 minutes            

Sections

2

• Opening PowerMac G4 M5183 Case
• 1 step
• Hard Drive
• 4 steps

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Introduction

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Step 1

              Opening PowerMac G4 M5183 Case               

• Pull on outer latch.
• Lower door until it is level with your work surface.
• Before working on the computer make sure it is not plugged into a power supply, then touch a metal object. This discharges static electricity, which could damage the computer.

Pull on outer latch.

Lower door until it is level with your work surface.

Before working on the computer make sure it is not plugged into a power supply, then touch a metal object. This discharges static electricity, which could damage the computer.

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Step 2

              Hard Drive               

• Remove the ribbon cable and power cable from the Hard Drive.

Remove the ribbon cable and power cable from the Hard Drive.

Step 3

• Remove the screw which holds the Hard Drive tray in place.

Remove the screw which holds the Hard Drive tray in place.

Step 4

• Slide the Hard Drive tray out of the computer.

Slide the Hard Drive tray out of the computer.

Step 5

• To remove the Hard Drive from the tray, unscrew the 4 screws on the bottom of the tray.

To remove the Hard Drive from the tray, unscrew the 4 screws on the bottom of the tray.

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