PowerBook G3 Pismo Optical Drive Replacement

ID: 39

Description: It's easy to change or upgrade the optical...

Steps:

  1. Use the lever at the front of your laptop to remove the optical drive bay from the computer.
  2. Remove the 2 Phillips #00 screws from the left side of the optical drive housing.
  3. These screws are longer than those on the other side.
  4. Step image
  5. Remove the 2 Phillips #00 screws from the other side.
  6. Step image
  7. Grasp the black drive housing in one hand and the drive itself in the other, then slide the two apart.
  8. If you have a CD or any other object jammed in your optical drive, we have an optical drive repair guide.
  9. Step image
Back