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#453815 - 11/06/09 11:24 AM Replacement optical drive for PM G5
trey Custom Title (50 characters max) Registered: 01/02/03 Posts: 5104 Loc: The Wizard's Balcony	Anyone have experience that one of these might be better than the other?
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#453826 - 11/06/09 11:54 AM Re: Replacement optical drive for PM G5 [Re: trey]
John Rougeux Member # -1 Registered: 11/06/08 Posts: 5634 Loc: Louisville, KY	I like Pioneer drives. I changed mine out in my old powermac G5 with the Pioneer 111D. BTW, newegg is a little bit cheaper: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827129043
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#453844 - 11/06/09 12:36 PM Re: Replacement optical drive for PM G5 [Re: John Rougeux]
trey Custom Title (50 characters max) Registered: 01/02/03 Posts: 5104 Loc: The Wizard's Balcony	Well, that's good enough for me! I just ordered two. The front thingie comes off to let it fit through the door, right?
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#453847 - 11/06/09 01:05 PM Re: Replacement optical drive for PM G5 [Re: trey]
John Rougeux Member # -1 Registered: 11/06/08 Posts: 5634 Loc: Louisville, KY	Yup, that's the only modification I had to do, which was really easy.
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#453848 - 11/06/09 01:22 PM Re: Replacement optical drive for PM G5 [Re: trey]
MacBozo Nut Dood Registered: 04/20/02 Posts: 17620 Loc: Pinellas Park, Florida	Originally Posted By: trey The front thingie comes off to let it fit through the door, right? I love it when you get all technical! _________________________
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#453856 - 11/06/09 01:54 PM Re: Replacement optical drive for PM G5 [Re: MacBozo]
trey Custom Title (50 characters max) Registered: 01/02/03 Posts: 5104 Loc: The Wizard's Balcony	I like to be as specific as possible.
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#454215 - 11/09/09 08:36 AM Re: Replacement optical drive for PM G5 [Re: trey]
trey Custom Title (50 characters max) Registered: 01/02/03 Posts: 5104 Loc: The Wizard's Balcony	OK, how do I get the front panel off without breaking the tray?
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#454217 - 11/09/09 08:42 AM Re: Replacement optical drive for PM G5 [Re: trey]
MacBozo Nut Dood Registered: 04/20/02 Posts: 17620 Loc: Pinellas Park, Florida	I don't have a tray loading drive to look at. Will the front of the tray slip off allowing the front cover to come off? They are usually secured with locking tabs which can be depressed to release. _________________________
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#454218 - 11/09/09 08:45 AM Re: Replacement optical drive for PM G5 [Re: trey]
Jim_ aka Reboot Registered: 04/21/02 Posts: 13595 Loc: Columbus OH	It comes off pretty easy. It slides up. There's a couple of clips near the outer edges. Thumbs on the top of tray, pull up on the bezel with your fingers from underneath the bezel. Edit - I prefer to file the corners and edges if possible to keep dust out of the drive rather than remove the seal. I never have liked how Apple does that, removing the bezel that has the seal. Edited by Reboot (11/09/09 08:50 AM) _________________________ AppleCentral Trivia MM-MCF Trivia Call the Doctor
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#454219 - 11/09/09 08:47 AM Re: Replacement optical drive for PM G5 [Re: trey]
Jim_ aka Reboot Registered: 04/21/02 Posts: 13595 Loc: Columbus OH	You have to stick a tech tool into the hole to manually pull the tray out first BTW. _________________________ AppleCentral Trivia MM-MCF Trivia Call the Doctor
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