CD Drive
I orginally planned to use the normal layout of the standard Apple G4 with the Optical drive but this was not going to be possible. The next idea was to use an external drive bay but they are expensive and it wasn't an ideal solution. However while looking at the case I realised that it would be possible to mount the drive on its side ejecting out of the back of the case. This would mean that I would need to remove the 120mm fan and its shroud but this wasn't a problem.
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First I need to remove the screw mounts for the 120mm fan, I attacked them with a dremmel and cut them off.
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I intended to mount the drive using 2 brass brackets, after drilling the mounting points I realised I hadn't taken into account the perspex handles at the drive wasnt able to eject. Luckily I hadn't cut out the slot yet so I re-did the mounting with the drive raised higher.
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With the drive placement fixed, I cut a thin slot in the metal at the rear. The CD is ejected via Windows or pressing the button which is accessible through one of the old vent holes.
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The slot being cut out of the perspex and the CD drive tray ejecting from the rear of the case.
