Installing Your Zip® ATAPI Drive in a G4 or Blue and White G3 Macintosh®

NOTE: Your G4 or Blue and White G3 can support one ATAPI device in addition to a CD/DVD-ROM drive. The following steps describe how to install a Zip ATAPI drive into your Macintosh.

  1. The Zip drive is set as the factory default to the "Slave" configuration. Make sure that your drive matches this configuration. (When installed on a Macintosh, the Zip drive should only be installed in a slave configuration.)

    1. Jumper Block—Slave (Factory Setting—no jumper on pins)
    2. Jumper—Shipped with the Zip ATAPI drive
  2. Your Zip drive comes mounted on a drive sled. To install your Zip drive in a G4 or Blue and White G3 computer, remove the mounting screws and slide the drive out of the sled. Save the screws for use in a later step.

  3. Shut down your computer and disconnect the power cord.

  4. Open the side of your Macintosh. Refer to your computer's owner's manual if you are unsure how to do this.
    1. Right Side Panel Latch
  5. Remove the drive bezel by pushing the two bezel tabs towards the CD/DVD-ROM drive and toward the front of the computer.
    1. Bezel Tabs (behind edge of chassis)
    2. Bezel
    3. Chassis
  6. Remove the screws that attach the drive carrier to the computer's chassis. These screws are located on the front of your computer directly below the CD/DVD-ROM drive (shown on the illustration above). Keep these screws separate from the screws removed in step 2. Push the drive carrier forward about one inch.
    1. CD/DVD-ROM drive
    2. Drive Carrier Mounting Screws
    3. Bezel
    4. Zip Drive
    1. Drive Carrier
    2. Drive Shelf
  7. Unplug the three cables attached to the back of the CD/DVD-ROM drive. These are the CD audio cable, IDE cable, and power connector.
    1. Audio Cable
    2. Power Connector
    3. IDE Data Cable
  8. Slide the drive carrier out of the computer.

    NOTE: You may feel some resistance as you push on the drive carrier.

    1. Drive Carrier

  9. If the drive carrier has a small metal piece inserted in the empty drive bay below the CD/DVD-ROM drive, remove the metal insert.

  10. Slide the Zip drive into the drive carrier until the mounting screw holes on the Zip drive can be seen through the mounting holes in the drive carrier. Use the screws that you removed from the drive sled in step 2 to attach the Zip drive to the drive carrier.
    1. Zip Drive

    CAUTION! Mounting screws must not extend into the Zip drive farther than 4.0 mm (about 0.16 inch). Mounting screws that are too long could damage the drive.

  11. Slide the drive carrier partially into the computer, leaving enough room to plug in the cables.
    1. Drive Carrier
  12. Connect a power cable and data connector to the Zip drive.
    1. Power Cable
    2. IDE Data Cable
  13. Connect the audio, power, and data connectors to the CD/DVD-ROM drive.
    1. Power Cable
    2. IDE Data Cable
    3. Audio Cable

    CAUTION! Make sure all of your connections are tight. Your computer may not start up properly if these cables are not properly connected.

  14. Slide the drive carrier until it locks into place. (The carrier tab will slide into the hole on the drive shelf.)
    1. Carrier Tab
  15. Use the drive carrier mounting screws to secure the drive carrier to the computer's chassis.
    1. CD/DVD-ROM Drive
    2. Drive Carrier Mounting Screws
    3. Bezel for Zip
    4. Zip Drive
  16. Replace the front bezel by aligning the bezel tabs on the left side of chassis and pushing the right side gently toward the computer until the right bezel tabs click into place. Some G4 or Blue and White G3 systems shipped with a Zip® bezel included. If your computer did not come with a Zip bezel, you can order one from your local authorized Apple service center or from a third-party company. To locate an Apple dealer near you, visit Apple's web site at www.apple.com.
    1. Bezel tabs
    2. Zip Bezel
    3. Chassis
  17. Close your computer, reconnect the power cord and restart.

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