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- Page 1 OWC Mercury G4 Cube Optical Drive Installation Instructions For the Power Macintosh G4 Cube 450MHz/500MHz...
- Page 2 Thank you for purchasing an OWC Mercury G4 Cube Optical Drive from Other World Computing! Please use this reference guide to install your OWC Mercury G4 Cube Combo Drive into your Power Macintosh G4 Cube 450MHz/500MHz. Before getting started, you will need the following: •...
- Page 3 Begin by turning your G4 Cube over on it’s top. You will 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 Cube. Press inward on the core retaining handle and release the locking mechanism as shown.
- Page 4 Gently remove the top cover, lifting it from the side that the optical drive is on. You will notice a cable coming off of the sleep/power switch, which plugs into position S1 on the logic board. Gently remove that cable from the logic board and set the top cover aside in a safe location.
- Page 5 Look at the side of the core that has the Airport card access door on it. If you have an Airport card, you will need to remove it to gain access to this area. The Airport card simply clips in and slides into it’s slot, with the antenna plugged into the end. For instructions on how to install or remove the Airport card, refer to your Power Macintosh G4 Cube manual.
- Page 6 Gently lift upward on the optical drive, it will slide in it’s track mount a bit. GENTLY remove the IDE ribon cable from the backpanel connector. The IDE cable will detach downward toward the bottom of the cube. Then, remove the white power connector. That will pull straight toward you, and it will take a gentle rocking motion to get it to release.
- Page 7 Once the stock optical drive is removed. place it on the table in front of you and look at the backpanel connector. This will need to be removed and transferred to the new drive you’re installing. Notice that the screws that secure the backpanel connector to the drive are VERY small. These screws have a tendency to not hold tight once removed.
- Page 8 Slide the new optical drive back down into the slot you removed it from, and reattach the IDE and power cords. You may want to do the attachment with the drive lifted up a bit in the slot, it does make for easier access for your fingers. Replace the two Torx T-10 screws from the right side of the chassis.
- Page 9 Reinsert the two Torx T-10 screws on the left side of the core. Replace the access panel cover back onto the cube, sliding the two locking tabs back down into place. Make CERTAIN that the cover is fully engaged and not loose at the bottom.
- Page 10 You may need to change the jumper on the internal hard drive to the Slave position. Some original drives will not need this modifi cation, but you need to remove the drive to determine this. Behind the Airport door, you will see the 2 cables attached to the hard drive.
- Page 11 Retrieve the top cover and attach the sleep switch cable back onto position S1 on the logic board. It is the only connector in that area and can only be attached one direction. Set the top cover back onto the cube core. You will have to align the corner posts, access cover, and side posts to get the cover to slide back in place.
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Page 12: Troubleshooting
You’re ready to try out your new OWC Mercury Cube Combo Drive! Boot the system up and insert a blank CD-R disc - you should be greeted with a dialog box asking what you wish to do with it. The OWC Mercury Cube Combo works natively with all of your favorite CD creation applications! Troubleshooting: •...
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