Two years ago I got screwed buying a "cheap" G5 project. Firstly, I didn't know how flaky G5s can be - up until that time I was cocky, thinking: "I have never seen a Mac I couldn't fix!" Fix meaning something short of replacing the PSU, logic board, and processors! Screwed also not because it was broken, but because these guys said they didn't know what was wrong with it, when it was apparent upon closer inspection that they had very clumsily tried to fix it themselves already, making it worse - and leaving out some of the hardware. Whatever... It was not a total loss, I got some decent parts out of it.
But now I am cleaning up the case, since I need some cases, and pondering what to do with it. With some effort I removed the logic board and power supply. But what I cannot figure is how to remove that pesky top plate. The one that the optical and hard drives are meant to mount above. I unscrewed the torx screws I could see on the case. I cannot see anything holding it in there, but it barely moves. With the torx removed I can slide it a few millimeters where the mounting holes are slotted. Are there hidden fixtures? Or do I need to move it some crazy way? Would somebody explain what the trick is with these?
But now I am cleaning up the case, since I need some cases, and pondering what to do with it. With some effort I removed the logic board and power supply. But what I cannot figure is how to remove that pesky top plate. The one that the optical and hard drives are meant to mount above. I unscrewed the torx screws I could see on the case. I cannot see anything holding it in there, but it barely moves. With the torx removed I can slide it a few millimeters where the mounting holes are slotted. Are there hidden fixtures? Or do I need to move it some crazy way? Would somebody explain what the trick is with these?
