Remove the DVD drive by lifting the right edge up and out of the computer.

If you have a CD or any other object jammed in your optical drive, we have an optical drive repair guide.

Turn the G4 over.

Using a 5 mm nut driver or needle-nose pliers, remove the hex nut from the modem.

Lift the modem out by pulling up and to the right.

The plastic shielding on the modem may catch on the computer's case. Rocking the modem from side to side will help free the modem.