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HELP! Can't get 2nd HD out of G5
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Title says it all... I'm taking my HD's out of an older G5 and moving them into a new one. Problem is the bottom hard drive is STUCK. I can't even begin to get the slightest bit of movement, even when I undo the latches with flat head screw drivers and WIGGLE.
This is pretty ridiculous, and should NOT be this hard.
Pleeeease help with some suggestions. I can't get any kind of grip on this thing.
~Robert
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M. Robert Spryn
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NYU Center for Advanced Digital Apps
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Join Date: Feb 2005
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Originally Posted by danman
Pull harder?
haha! Thanks for the advice but I can't GRIP it to pull any harder.
I'm going to try and loop something around the back of it...
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M. Robert Spryn
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Take the top drive out first - that will help a lot.
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Are you sure there isn't some screen somewhere you missed? If It's not loose at all it typcially means it's attached to something.
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2008 iMac 3.06 Ghz, 2GB Memory, GeForce 8800, 500GB HD, SuperDrive
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Nope I didn't miss anything. A bunch of people have been having this problem ( see this post ) as the screws that apple provided for the second drive were a little too big and not coated with a slippery material. This thing was just wedged in there.
With a shoelace and a prayer I was able to get this thing out. I had to drop it down behind the drive and get a hold of it from the other side... then I could pull the drive towards me with the shoelace.
Also, you can't remove the top drive before removing the second drive. the clearance isn't there.
Thanks,
Robert
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M. Robert Spryn
Grad Student
NYU Center for Advanced Digital Apps
sprynmr@mac.com
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