Installing Power Mac G4 MDD Optical Drive Cage

User-Contributed Guide

User-Contributed Guide

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  • Author: Chris Green
  • Time required: 15 Minutes - 45 Minutes
  • Difficulty: Moderate
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The Power Mac G4 MDD Uses a removable cage supporting up to two IDE SuperDrives.

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Add Note Edit Step 1 — Case  ¶ 

  • The Power Mac G4 MDD: the last, and the fastest G4-based Mac. This computer boasted up to a Dual 1.42GHz PowerPC G4 CPU (though I have a single 1.25GHz).

  • Six USB ports.

  • Four FireWire ports.

  • Assorted SCSI (SCSI50/SCSI68)

  • Assorted Audio

  • Video (ADC & DVI)

  • Networking (RJ-45 Ethernet/56k Modem)

  • Some later model MDD's (such as the dual 1.42GHz) Have a FireWire 800 Port Here:

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Add Note Edit Step 2  ¶ 

  • Pull on the side lever and lower the side of the case.

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Add Note Edit Step 3 — Hard Drives  ¶ 

  • The hard drive cages are located here.

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