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OWC Mercury Optical Drives
Installation Instructions
For PowerBook G4 15” Models
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Thank you for purchasing an OWC Mercury Optical drive from
Other World Computing!
Please use this reference guide to install your new optical drive into your PowerBook G4
15” “Titanium”.
Before getting started, you will need the following:
• A well lit clean work space approximately 3’x2’
• A soft cloth or rubber mat to place the PowerBook on while working on it
• A #1 Phillips Screwdriver
• A Torx T-8 Screwdriver
• A Torx T-6 Screwdriver (some models w/ combo drives installed)
• A blank CD-R disc
• A blank DVD-R disc (DVD-R optical drives only)
You will need to observe static safe precautions while performing this installation,
just like you would for installing memory into your computer. Refer to your original
PowerBook manual for those steps.
Start by turning your PowerBook over on it’s top. You may want to place the computer
on a soft cloth or a rubber mat to keep it from sliding around while you perform
this upgrade. A mouse pad works well, just be sure to not scratch the top of your
PowerBook. Take a few moments and align all of the components and tools you will need
to perform this upgrade so that you don’t have to move around much while doing the
upgrade. You will nd that if you don’t have to reach very far for an item, it will allow
you to concentrate more.
Bottom side of a PowerBook G4/500MHz. Some systems will look different and have screws in different
locations, although the objective is the same.
Before beginning, make certain your PowerBook is shut down. You cannot
perform this upgrade if the computer is in sleep mode.
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Remove the battery from the PowerBook and place it aside.
Remove the screws from the bottom of the computer. Depending on the model of
computer you have, it will either use #1 Phillips screws or Torx T-8 screws. Some of
these can be difcult to remove, be patient and use even force to unscrew them. Do
NOT slip and either damage the screw head or scratch the bottom of the PowerBook.
Gently remove the bottom of the PowerBook and expose the logic board / HD / CD
Drive. Note on the bottom left is the object of this upgrade, the CD-ROM drive. You may
want to take a few moments and remove any dust or lint that has become trapped inside
of the computer, especially at the top center, the cooling fan.
If you own a PowerBook G4 400 - 667MHz(VGA)
system without a combo DVD-CD/RW drive installed,
please continue with this section.
For 667Mhz(DVI) - 1GHz systems, or for machines
that already have a combo DVD-CD/RW drive, please
turn to page 11.
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Begin removing the CD-ROM drive by detaching the cable that controls it from the main
logic board as shown. You may nd a yellow piece of tape covering the cable you need to
remove, gently peel it off of the logic board, you can reattach it once the installation is
complete. Your ngernail is probably the best choice to remove this cable from the logic
board, you only need lift it up enough to dislodge it from the connector.
Once the cable has been unhooked, you can then grasp the side of the CD-ROM drive as
shown and gently lift it out of the computer. You’re lifting on the side of the drive, not
the front. Notice the 2 screws and rubber grommets attached to the CD-ROM drive, they
aren’t captive held into the frame of the computer, they are held in by compression once
the bottom is attached to the computer.
Lift the drive up and pull toward you, the entire mechanism will slide out.
NOTE: If you feel resistance, you may have a piece of tape holding the thin black
plastic shield down at the rear of the drive. The only way to remove this adhesive is to
physically break the plastic shield, it’s not very difcult to do. If you’re lucky, you can
peel the plastic away from the adhesive but don’t be concerned if you break the plastic
shield.
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Take the CD-ROM drive and turn it so you can see the cable attached to the back of it.
Gently use your ngernails to rock the cable gently, removing it from the connector.
Set the cable aside.
Another picture of the cable being removed, showing the connector in more detail.
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Use the Torx T-8 screwdriver to remove the 4 screws and grommets that are at the
corners of the drive. You will notice that the screws are all identical, but there are 3
different types of grommets.
• Two are half-moon shaped and go on the left side of the drive (they are the ones
that are compressed to hold in place when the lid is closed).
• One is a standard round washer that goes at the front right of the drive, right next to
the hard drive.
• One is a captive grommet, which is round and ts into a hole at the top right of the
CD bay.
Place these screws and grommets in order when you remove them to avoid having to
determine which one goes where upon reassembly.
Once the screws have been removed, slide the thin plastic drive shield off of the
CD-ROM mechanism. If you had to tear any part of it to remove because of it being
stuck inside of the machine, take a moment and examine where it was torn and use a
bit of tape to repair it.
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Side-by-side comparison of two drives. An OWC Mercury Ti Combo on the left, the CD-
ROM/DVD-ROM drive just removed on the right.
Slide the plastic drive shield over the rear of the new OWC Mercury Optical drive. This
usually takes two hands to get it in place. The shield will fully cover the rear of the drive
and the screw holes will be visible once you have it in place all the way.
Align the cable you removed and fully seat it into the OWC Mercury Optical drive’s
connector. This will also help hold the plastic shield in place while you install the screws
and grommets.
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Insert the 4 Torx T-8 screws into the OWC Mercury Optical drive and place their
grommets over the screw heads. Once again, the locations are:
• Two are half-moon shaped and go on the left side of the drive (they are the ones
that are compressed to hold in place when the lid is closed).
• One is a standard round washer that goes at the front right of the drive, right next to
the hard drive.
• One is a captive grommet, which is round and ts into a hole at the top right of the
CD bay.
The two grommets / washers on the right side are universal in orientation, because
they are round. The two grommets on the left side are half-moon shaped and the moon
(larger portion) should be facing up as shown in this picture. The drive slides down onto
the smaller portion of the grommet and if improperly installed, the case will not close on
the PowerBook.
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Now that you have the OWC Mercury Optical drive prepared to reinstall into the
PowerBook, take a moment and look inside of the CD-ROM bay where the new drive will
be placed. Note the two holes that are highlighted in this photograph. The grommet and
washer will be placed into these holes when you install the new drive. Note that the rear
hole is deeper than the front, as the front will not protrude into the hard drive bay when
installed.
Set the new drive into the bay (old drive is pictured, but the t is the same). NOTE:
The label side of the drive will be DOWN, reversed from what the original drive was. Be
certain when you have the holes on the right side of the bay lined up and pivot the new
drive down into the bay that you have the controlling cable ush with the rear of the
drive, otherwise it will catch and impede your movement of the drive downward.
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Once your new OWC Mercury Optical drive is inserted fully into the CD bay, insert the
controlling cable onto the connector on the logic board. Be sure that the cable is fully
lined up, it does take a bit of adjustment so it will seat into the connector fully. If your
system had yellow tape covering the two connectors, reattach it now.
Your new OWC Mercury Optical drive should t snugly into the drive bay. Run your
ngers along the perimeter of the drive to be sure that it fully seated into the bay, it
should not protrude from the left side at all, the half-moon grommets will settle down
onto the posts that align the height perfectly.
Please turn to page 20
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