Comments on: Struggling with Apple engineering (Mac Pro) http://www.extrapepperoni.com/2007/12/10/struggling-with-apple-engineering-mac-pro/ Chris Pepper on whatever (the non-Julia blog) Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:04:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: reppep http://www.extrapepperoni.com/2007/12/10/struggling-with-apple-engineering-mac-pro/comment-page-1/#comment-257 reppep Sat, 15 Dec 2007 05:46:30 +0000 http://www.extrapepperoni.com/2007/12/10/struggling-with-apple-engineering-mac-pro/#comment-257 <p>@jkb</p> <p>Thanks. I did eventually get them out, by prying against a thin protrusion on the left side with the edge of a flat-head, while jamming another flat-head between the right side of the drive and the plastic cage, wiggling back and forth. I was able to force enough give to get the drives out, with lots of wiggling and waggling. The screws weren't loose, on either drive.</p> <p>But those could have helped, although for this I'd prefer something not sharp at all.</p> @jkb

Thanks. I did eventually get them out, by prying against a thin protrusion on the left side with the edge of a flat-head, while jamming another flat-head between the right side of the drive and the plastic cage, wiggling back and forth. I was able to force enough give to get the drives out, with lots of wiggling and waggling. The screws weren’t loose, on either drive.

But those could have helped, although for this I’d prefer something not sharp at all.

]]> By: jkb http://www.extrapepperoni.com/2007/12/10/struggling-with-apple-engineering-mac-pro/comment-page-1/#comment-256 jkb Sat, 15 Dec 2007 04:06:42 +0000 http://www.extrapepperoni.com/2007/12/10/struggling-with-apple-engineering-mac-pro/#comment-256 <p>I'm assuming that you mean a Power Mac G5 rather than a Mac Pro. I've had to get stuck drives out of a few G5s. Best I can tell, the drives get stuck because the mounting screws haven't been tighted to be flush with the side of the drive. To get the drive out, I've always used a set of long handled picks similar to these (though not these; couldn't find the same models online): http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00940749000P?keyword=pick</p> <p>I use the pick with the right angle bend. You stick the pick underneath the drive and put the end of the pick against the back of the drive and pull/push the drive out.</p> <p>jkb</p> I’m assuming that you mean a Power Mac G5 rather than a Mac Pro. I’ve had to get stuck drives out of a few G5s. Best I can tell, the drives get stuck because the mounting screws haven’t been tighted to be flush with the side of the drive. To get the drive out, I’ve always used a set of long handled picks similar to these (though not these; couldn’t find the same models online): http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00940749000P?keyword=pick

I use the pick with the right angle bend. You stick the pick underneath the drive and put the end of the pick against the back of the drive and pull/push the drive out.

jkb

]]> By: jkb http://www.extrapepperoni.com/2007/12/10/struggling-with-apple-engineering-mac-pro/comment-page-1/#comment-255 jkb Sat, 15 Dec 2007 04:00:15 +0000 http://www.extrapepperoni.com/2007/12/10/struggling-with-apple-engineering-mac-pro/#comment-255 <p>I'm assuming you mean the drives are stuck in a Power Mac G5 and not a Mac Pro. What you need are a set of picks similar to these: http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00940749000P?keyword=pick I have a set that are extended length I've used a few times to get out drives stuck in G5s. I use the pick that has a right angle bend. The pick is long enough to get behind the drive and pull it out from behind. Best I can tell, the reason the drives occasionally get stuck is because the mounting screws were not tightened into place completely.</p> I’m assuming you mean the drives are stuck in a Power Mac G5 and not a Mac Pro. What you need are a set of picks similar to these: http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00940749000P?keyword=pick I have a set that are extended length I’ve used a few times to get out drives stuck in G5s. I use the pick that has a right angle bend. The pick is long enough to get behind the drive and pull it out from behind. Best I can tell, the reason the drives occasionally get stuck is because the mounting screws were not tightened into place completely.

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