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Mac Forum / General / Portable Macs / November 2007Replacing a hard drive in a 15" G4 PowerBook
Hello again, Here's what Apple say about replacing a hard drive in a G4 PB: http://www.info.apple.com/usen/cip/pdf/pbg4/pbg4_hd-cip.pdf However, my machine doesn't look like figure 2; i don't have those screws all over the bottom of the case. I have a row of four at the back, and then another ten around the edges. I have a separate hatch for the RAM. I think i have what's known as a FW800 or 1.5 GHz PowerBook (it has a 1.5 GHz processor, and i think it has FW800 too, BICBW). I can't find instructions for replacing the hard drive on those; can it be done? Has someone written it up? Can i just undo all the screws and kind of muddle along following the method above? I'm going to find out how much it'd cost to get a qualified guy to do the installation, but i'd like to do it myself if possible. tom  SignatureScience runs with us, making us Gods. > Hello again, > > Here's what Apple say about replacing a hard drive in a G4 PB: > > http://www.info.apple.com/usen/cip/pdf/pbg4/pbg4_hd-cip.pdf that's the old powerbook g4 titanium. > However, my machine doesn't look like figure 2; i don't have those screws > all over the bottom of the case. I have a row of four at the back, and [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > someone written it up? Can i just undo all the screws and kind of muddle > along following the method above? no, the design is *totally* different and a lot trickier to open (in particular, the clips), which is why apple doesn't have a how-to for it. <http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Mac/PowerBook-G4-Al-15-Inch-1-5-1-67-BT-2-0- LR/64> > I'm going to find out how much it'd cost to get a qualified guy to do the > installation, but i'd like to do it myself if possible. it's probably worth having it done. the clips are a pain, and if you bend/break them, the top lid won't properly fit. |
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