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Page 1: Installation Guide
Internal Hard Drive Upgrade with Installation Kit for PowerBook G4 Installation Guide http://www.mcetech.com... - Page 2 Installation Guide Introduction Thank you for purchasing a new MCE hard drive upgrade solution for your PowerBook! We’re sure that your new high-capacity hard drive will enrich your PowerBook computing experience. MCE strongly recommends that the installation of the hard drive upgrade be performed by a qualified technician.
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Page 3: Warranty Information
Purchaser's purchase of a product and/or the above war- ranty shall not in any event exceed the actual amount paid by Purchaser for the product. In no event shall MCE be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, collateral, exemplary, consequential or special damages or... - Page 4 MCE, together with a copy of the invoice on which the product appears, transportation and insurance prepaid, within the warranty period, and if the product is found by MCE to be defective within the terms of the warranty. Prior to returning any product to MCE, Purchaser must obtain a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number from MCE.
- Page 5 PowerBook G4 Introduction to PowerBook G4 Installation This chapter details the procedure for installing an MCE hard drive upgrade kit into a PowerBook G4. MCE strongly recommends that the installation be performed by a qualified technician. The installation procedure involves disassembling the PowerBook and exposing its sensitive electronics.
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Page 6: Installation Checklist
In addition to the new hard drive, the following items should also be found in this PowerBook hard drive upgrade kit: - (1) Disposable Grounding Wrist Strap - (1) MCE Standard/Phillips Combo Screwdriver - (1) Torx T8 Screwdriver Installation Procedure Caution: Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) can easily damage electronic components. - Page 7 PowerBook G4 Step 4: Using the Phillips end of the MCE mini screwdriver, remove the eight screws from the base of the computer. Step 5: Remove the base plate by sliding it towards the front of the computer about a half inch,...
- Page 8 If you have the appropriate hardware, such as the MCE DataShuttle Xtreme PC Card Kit, you may transfer the data from the original internal hard drive to the new internal hard drive.
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Page 9: Troubleshooting
Setup utility to initialize, format and perform other hard drive functions for all MCE hard drive upgrade kits. This utility can be found on the CD-ROM disc of the latest release of Apple’s Mac OS system software or at Apple’s web site. - Page 10 Troubleshooting PowerBook now starts up, a software conflict is causing the condition. Determine which system components are conflicting and disable them. • “Re-bless” the System Folder of the internal hard drive by booting from an external volume (CD-ROM, external hard drive, etc.) and double clicking on the System suitcase of the internal hard drive’s System Folder.
- Page 11 Please provide the following information: • Your name • Invoice number • Date of the invoice • MCE part number • PowerBook model • Mac OS version number • Description of the problem, including any relevant error messages Since technical assistance representatives do not have access to invoice informa- tion, it is necessary that you have this information with you when contacting them.
- Page 12 © 2001 Mac Components Engineered MCE and the MCE logo are trademarks of Mac Components Engi- neered. Apple, the Apple logo, Mac, the MacOS logo, Macintosh, Power- Book, and Drive Setup are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. reg- istered in the U.S. and other countries.
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