I want to put in a new DVD drive

I just got this new DVD drive and i want to put it in my Power Mac G4 Quicksilver. Is that possible?

Hi
It should be possible, although you'll have to replace the existing optical drive, as the second bay can only accomodate 3.5" drives such as a zip drive.
Installation instructions, including a QuickTime movie, can be found here:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75314
Removing the old drive just involves unplugging the ribbon and power cable, undoing four screws to remove the drive and carrier from the computer and undoing a further four screws to remove the drive from the carrier. Installation of the new drive is basically the reverse process. You'll also just need to make sure the jumpers on the back of the new drive are set correctly to master.
You may want to make sure the drive is supported by the OS first though, with or without the help of PatchBurn:
http://www.patchburn.de/

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