[lug] optical drive replacement for a powerbook G4

[David Howland]

Yeah. I've done a HDD replacement on my iBook as well as a couple
Powerbooks for work. They're definitely a bit tricky. I'm a fan of the
guides that ifixit.com has. They usually have great pictures and
step-by-step instructions.

Also when I take the machine apart I usually take a piece of notebook
paper and draw a (really simple) diagram of the machine and place the
screws on the diagram where they go. Last I checked ifixit.com sells
some replacement screws too if you need them.. not sure how far back
in Apple's product line they carry screws for though.

Just be glad you're not working on an eMac. Those things are just
horrible inside.

And yes, the Mac Shack is great as well as Boulder Mac Repair (I think
that's what it's called. Up on north broadway near Ideal markets)

On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 12:09 PM, Nate Duehr <nate at natetech.com> wrote:
> David Howland wrote:
>
>> I have done my own repairs on both my iBook G4 (running Debian & OS X)
>> as well as my Macbook (running Gentoo & OS X).
>
> I know it's off-topic, but have you tackled the iBook G4 hard drive
> replacement?  Looks like a bejillion little screws to keep track of, and
> some tricky "popping" of the plastic case apart in the appropriate places,
> but do-able... kinda ugly though.
>
> Just wondering if you had tried it, and how it turned out.  Any "extra"
> screws left over when you got done?  Hahaha...
>
> Nate
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