When you have that all set, remount the drive carrier. Note that the edges of the carrier are slightly wider than some drives in order to accomodate oversized units if you have a smaller drive, don't worry, just don't tighten the screws up so far that the carrier is against the drive edge. Before mounting the second drive, make sure the jumpers on it are set to 'SLAVE.' Most drives have a sticker near the jumpers or on the edge of the cable connector showing what configuration of jumpers you'll need. Preferably on a static-free surface, place the drive carrier with the drive side up. Aren't you glad you listened and got a driver? Okay, now, the drive carrier has two tabs on the end opposite the locking screw that hold it in, so if you lift on the end where the screw was, it should slide right out. Remove the cables from it to expose the locking screw for the drive carrier (Philips). Locate the IDE drive, which is on the base of the unit near the rear. Philips head screwdriver (you don't? And you call yourself a geek.A new IDE 3.5" hard drive (well, erasable at least).
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Repeat after me: Open Firmware (OF hereafter) is a gooood thing. Note: The Powermac G4 is a ' New World ROM' machine, so when looking for linuxppc info on it make sure to follow New World ROM directions. This is an alternative guide to those found on the LinuxPPC site at in the support section. Below is a record of my travails, in the hope that others may avoid some of the same pitfalls I ran into. I recently embarked on a quest to get LinuxPPC installed on my Powermac G4/500 at work.