Do it Yourself replace of CD drive in a iMac G4

It's pretty fiddly to work inside an iMac G4 so you must be cautious. Always take anti-static precautions. Here are three options for guiding you through the procedure:

• MacWorld
  
• xlr8yourmac
  
• Service Manuals

I've also taken a fair few photos which you can find here.

I'd advise reading the reports on the xlr8yourmac drive database so get other people's experiences first.

You must replace the Thermal Paste when you close the iMac up or it will overheat.

It's probably worth replacing the PRAM Battery whilst you're in there as these have a finite life (once they fail to re-charge you may start to run in to snags - it's only a $5 part).

You should be fine with OS 10.4.8 but on older OS you may need PatchBurn.

You should be looking at a Dual Layer 16x Superdrive for the replacement not only are these most capable but only cost around $40.

HTH

mrtotes

mrtotes

Glad you got it working. 😉

regards

mrtotes