Legacy Mac (G5 Tower): Optical Drive Replacement

Created on: May 6, 2013
Last updated: August 18, 2017

For the installation of optical drives in any of the Power Mac G5 towers, please see the isntall videos for the "Optical Drive" and "Optical Drive Tray Bezel Removal", linked from the page below.

http://eshop.macsales.com/installvideos/powermac_g5/

 

For Apple instructions on replacing the optical drive "Standoffs" see the link below. 

http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/PMG5_OpticalDriveScrews_DIY.pdf