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Remove front fan assembly (if necessary), Remove optical drive, Install g5 jive base plate – Sonnet Technologies G5 Jive User Manual

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Figure 33

Figure 32

Figure 31

Installation Steps for Power Mac G5 with PCI-X Slots

Remove Front Fan Assembly (if necessary)

If you are working with a dual processor Power Mac G5, grasp the
front fan assembly’s handle, and pull it straight out of the computer
(Figure 31).


Remove Optical Drive

1. Unlock the release levers securing the optical drive in the com-

puter

(Figure 32); be sure to pull them open all the way (at a 90˚

angle from the chassis).

2. Pull the optical drive part way out of the computer, and then

carefully disconnect its ribbon cable and power connector
(Figure 33); pull on the connectors, not on the wires.

3. Remove the optical drive from the computer (Figure 33).

Install G5 Jive Base Plate

1. Locate and remove the screw from the floor of the computer in

front of the RAM slots

(Figure 34).

front fan assembly

optical drive

release lever

release lever

ribbon cable

connector

optical drive

screw