Use the lever at the front of your laptop to remove the optical drive bay from the computer. Remove the 2 Phillips #00 screws from the left side of the optical drive housing. These screws are longer than those on the other side. /Guide/Installing-PowerBook-G3-Pismo-Optical-Drive/39/all#s100 Remove the 2 Phillips #00 screws from the other side. /Guide/Installing-PowerBook-G3-Pismo-Optical-Drive/39/all#s101 Grasp the black drive housing in one hand and the drive itself in the other, then slide the two apart. If you have a CD or any other object jammed in your optical drive, we have an optical drive repair guide. /Guide/Installing-PowerBook-G3-Pismo-Optical-Drive/39/all#s102