Apple Power Mac G5 - Manual (Page 55)

Chapter 3 Working Inside Your Computer 55
Installing Serial ATA Drives
Your Macintosh can accommodate one additional internal 1-inch-high Serial ATA drive
in the hard drive bay, for a total of two drives. Your computer comes with one Serial
ATA drive installed, and it usually sits in the top hard drive bay. You can install a second
Serial ATA drive in the lower hard drive bay.
1 Open your computer and remove the side panel following the directions that begin on
page 42.
2 Unscrew the four drive guides from the left side of the hard drive bay and screw them
to the threads at the sides of the hard drive as illustrated above.
Important: If the printed circuit board (PCB) is exposed on the bottom of the hard disk
drive, hold the drive by its sides. To avoid damaging the drive, take care not to touch
the PCB during installation.
Install the four drive guides into four of the
threaded holes on the side of the drive. If you
have a choice, use holes that are closest to
the corners of the drive.
Your drive will need to have these
blade-type connectors to attach
the power and data cables. Some drives may have these
pin-type connectors, too, but
you won’t be connecting any
cables to them.
The four drive guides are
stored in the plastic divider
next to the hard drive bays.