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Power Mac G4 M5183 Power Supply Replacement

Introduction

This guide will help you in disassembling the power supply from your PowerMac.

What you need

  1. Power Mac G4 M5183 Power Supply Replacement, Opening PowerMac G4 M5183 Case: step 1, image 1 of 2 Power Mac G4 M5183 Power Supply Replacement, Opening PowerMac G4 M5183 Case: step 1, image 2 of 2

    • Pull on outer latch.

    • Lower door until it is level with your work surface.

    • Before working on the computer make sure it is not plugged into a power supply, then touch a metal object. This discharges static electricity, which could damage the computer.

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  2. Power Mac G4 M5183 Power Supply Replacement, Main Fan: step 2, image 1 of 2 Power Mac G4 M5183 Power Supply Replacement, Main Fan: step 2, image 2 of 2

    • Remove the screw from each of the two niches on lower part of fan using the Phillips #1 screwdriver.

    • The fan housing will still be connected to the computer by a power cable which will be removed in the next step.

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  3. Power Mac G4 M5183 Power Supply Replacement: step 3, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the power cable from the fan and detach bracing.

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  5. Power Mac G4 M5183 Power Supply Replacement, DVD-ROM Drive: step 4, image 1 of 2 Power Mac G4 M5183 Power Supply Replacement, DVD-ROM Drive: step 4, image 2 of 2

    • Removing the faceplate.

    • On the inside of the case, find the two plastic tabs.

    • While depressing the tabs, remove the faceplate by pulling and rotating outward.

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  6. Power Mac G4 M5183 Power Supply Replacement: step 5, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the two screws on the front of the drive with the Phillips #1 screwdriver.

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  7. Power Mac G4 M5183 Power Supply Replacement: step 6, image 1 of 3 Power Mac G4 M5183 Power Supply Replacement: step 6, image 2 of 3 Power Mac G4 M5183 Power Supply Replacement: step 6, image 3 of 3

    • Pull the drive out to allow access to the power and ribbon cables. Do not fully remove.

    • Remove both the power and ribbon cable.

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  8. Power Mac G4 M5183 Power Supply Replacement, Power Supply: step 7, image 1 of 2 Power Mac G4 M5183 Power Supply Replacement, Power Supply: step 7, image 2 of 2

    • Remove the 3 hex screws on the back of the case.

    • Remove the single screw on the side of the power supply casing with the Phillips #1 screwdriver.

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  9. Power Mac G4 M5183 Power Supply Replacement: step 8, image 1 of 2 Power Mac G4 M5183 Power Supply Replacement: step 8, image 2 of 2

    • Remove power cable from the logic board.

    • Remove power cable from hard drive.

    • Pull the power supply out and towards yourself.

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3 Comments

Had a nearby lightning strike, "scrammed" my Mac, but couldn't start it up afterwards. Google led me to the ifixit site ( where I should have gone first!) and your instructions got me going again. Granted, I had an identical, spare Macintosh so I was able to pull that power supply to replace the damaged one and not have to wait for a replacement, but your step-by-step made the swap fairly easy! Thank you! I am happy tonight!

Now to order the replacement.

Bill Pitts - Reply

Hello Bill, I was wondering what power supply did you order as a replacement. Getting an original would cost over $100 almost next to $200, so I want to make sure where else I can buy a good power supply. Thanks in advance.

Andrew R. -

ditto…. like Bill I had a faithful G4 i use to archive some old OS9 files that need specific software that never went to OS X and some very basic Apache web server stuff. Mostly sleeping it went pop one day, I had replaced it a few years previously after a pram issue with a clean SH unit which i just swopped drives over, so getting sleeping beauty down from attic, following instructions I removed the power pac and in 30 minus the dead mac was running again and archive is protected

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