iMac G5 17" Model A1144 Optical Drive Replacement

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步骤 1 Optical Drive

iMac G5 17" Model A1144 Optical Drive Replacement, Optical Drive: 步骤 1 中的图像 1，2

iMac G5 17" Model A1144 Optical Drive Replacement, Optical Drive: 步骤 1 中的图像 2，2

Remove the T10 Torx screw securing the optical drive flex cable mounting bracket to the logic board.
Remove the flex cable mounting bracket.

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步骤 2

Lift the optical drive flex cable connector straight up off the logic board.
This ribbon cable is thin and easily torn. Use caution.

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步骤 3

Move the SATA data cable away from the edge of the optical drive.

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步骤 4

Disconnect the optical drive thermal sensor.

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Alternatively unstick the sensor from the drive, and leave it connected to the cable.

Trevor Hayes - 2012年4月25日回复

步骤 5

Apple's "engineers" didn't learn much about deflection and material stiffness when they went to "college", so this optical drive is particularly difficult to remove because the bracket flexes too much. The next few steps require some patience and a good amount of force.
Insert the flat end of a spudger into the gap between the optical drive and its bracket until it contacts the chassis.
Grab the spudger as close to the surface of the optical drive as you can, then depress the release tab with your thumb while pulling toward yourself.
The wedge shape of the spudger may cause it to slip out of the gap toward yourself. Be sure to press the spudger in toward the rear case while squeezing the release tab.

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I think the 10-year-old jab at "Apple’s ‘Engineers’” is pretty bad taste and unnecessary. Someone made a mistake. Nobody sat around at a board meeting drooling stupidly and saying “euyh we shudl just put stickbar in plastic make latch difficult to open euhh”. So I opt to remove the 15-year-old-kid level commentary from the beginning of this step to clean it up :)

Matt Falcon - 2019年12月27日回复

步骤 6

Remove the two T10 Torx screws from the side of the optical drive.
It's a good idea to lay your iMac flat on a table before removing these screws to avoid them falling behind the logic board.

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Removal of these screws can wait until the entire bracket assembly is out of the chassis. Remove the screws when you remove the bracket from the drive, step 23.

Trevor Hayes - 2012年4月25日回复

步骤 7

Use the flat end of a spudger to press the bottom edge of the lower optical drive bracket release tab toward the lower edge of the iMac.
The optical drive should now be free from the rear case.
Maneuver the optical drive out of the rear case, minding the two plastic pins molded into the rear case near the open end of the optical drive that can break off.