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Can I change the optical drive in a dual G5 1.8?
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I just bought a G5 but haven't received it yet. I planned to put a LG DVDburner I already own inside, instead of the superdrive.
But I remember, the drive door looked somewhat strange/custom � will a normal drive (especially my LG) FIT into the G5 and properly open it'S door?!
Anyone tried this? 
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You might not have to replace the superdrive, because apple uses different dvd burners. You might get either an LG (hdst-xxx is an LG), Sony or a Pioneer superdrive.
You just need to remove the tray bezel on the drive.
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I'll add another question to this thread. I'm getting a dual 2.0 G5 with a combo drive that I plan on replacing as soon as it arrives with my current DVR-106 super drive. I was just reading on Apple's support pages that G5's use standoffs on the optical drive. It says not to transfer standoffs from the original drive to the replacement drive. Why not? Since my current optical drive has no standoffs I need to use the ones off of the combo drive. Have I put myself into a bit of a pickle by buying a machine that I intended to upgrade immediately?
Thanks...
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Originally posted by Chito:
I'll add another question to this thread. I'm getting a dual 2.0 G5 with a combo drive that I plan on replacing as soon as it arrives with my current DVR-106 super drive. I was just reading on Apple's support pages that G5's use standoffs on the optical drive. It says not to transfer standoffs from the original drive to the replacement drive. Why not? Since my current optical drive has no standoffs I need to use the ones off of the combo drive. Have I put myself into a bit of a pickle by buying a machine that I intended to upgrade immediately?
Thanks...
i got my dual 1.8 with the combo drive and switched it out for my pioneer dvr-106. the standoffs from my combo drive fit fine, they were the hex standoffs. i just had to remove the front bezel off of the pioneer drive like all optical drives that come with the g5 power mac. if your combo drive comes with the normal screw standoffs instead of the hex ones they might not work.
ill tell you what someone else on this board told me when i asked this question. if the standoffs dont work for your drive just go to a hardware store and pick up 4 screws that fit because thats all they are.
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Thanks Larry. That's exactly the answer I was hoping for.
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