If I were to do it again, what I would do is scan/photocopy the side of both the original CD drive and the replacement DVD drive. I'd cut out both. I'd make holes in the CD drive picture, so that I could align the template with the carrier. I'd stick the DVD drive picture on top, taking care to align it and then use that as a template. Then I'll drill new holes in the carrier. A pillar drill would help, but if you've got a steady hand...
On Mar 30, 1:43 pm, Simon Royal <m...@simonroyal.co.uk> wrote: > Dan > > Now now. Wheres your LowEndSpirit. Of course it would be worth it, just for > the experience :) > > Simon > > --- Visit my Mac site athttp://www.simonroyal.co.uk. Or Skype me on > 'Simon-Royal'. (Apple PowerBook G4 867Mhz, 768MB RAM, 80GB HD, SuperDrive. > Mac OSX 10.5, 10.4 & 9.2.2...) > > On Mar 30 2009, Dan Knight, LowEndMac.com wrote: > > Thanks for the info. Probably not worth the effort for such an old, > low-powered G3 iMac (mine are 450 and 500 MHz). > > dk > > On Mar 29, 12:31 pm, warhelmet <nova.akrop...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > > > > I've fitted a drive from a MacBook into my Flower Power G3. It's > > certainly possible. It's not easy. I've bodged something together but > > realistically, how practical it is depends on what tools and materials > > you have to hand... > > > The DVD drive I got has screws of a different type and with different > > placement from the CD drive from the iMac. It's physically smaller in > > most dimensions. The DVD drive has no "meat" in the right place for > > the screwhole on the CD adaptor board to be of any use. Compared to > > the CD drive, the DVD drive is skeletal. Care has to be taken than > > anything you do does not foul the visible mechanisms. Very careful > > measurement is required to get the slot to line up with the case. > > Etc...- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
