iBook G3 Clamshell Disassembly: Installing DC-In Board - Removing Optical Drive (page 7/14)

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click image to enlarge	Optical Drive (product details: CD: IF149-016 DVD: IF149-043) If the optical drive is not open, use a straightened paperclip to open it now. Remove the 5 mm standoff.
	Disconnect the optical drive cable from the logic board.
	Lift up on the optical drive while sequentially pushing the small plastic tabs one after another toward the screen to free one side of the drive. Lift up the side of the optical drive you just freed and slide the drive out and away from the screen. When reinstalling the optical drive, be sure that the drive tray is out far enough to slide under the lower casing rim.