La Cie Internal DVD Burner and A Power Mac G4

A stupid situation here.....
I just bought & installed the La Cie internal Lightscribe DVD burner to replace the Pioneer DVD burner which wore out. ( Installed into a Power Mac G4 - mirror drive door version.)
It works except it seems that the tray on the La Cie burner is about 1/8" larger than the opening on the Mac chassis. So - unless you leave the access panel of the G4 down and leave the housing of the bays faced out, the tray won't open.
Has anyone else had this issue???? I've tried installing in both bays w/out luck. La Cie claims it is compatible. (techically it is but it seems they forgot about the physical world here.)
Anyone know a good place to get a Pioneer drive?
several Macs   Mac OS X (10.4.6)  
several Macs   Mac OS X (10.4.6)  

Hi, skokiejoe, and welcome to the Discussions, neighbor!
You're not alone with this issue; lots of folks have asked the same question here.
There's a plate attached to the front of the tray which needs to be removed before it will fit properly. Remove the drive, open the drive tray manually by inserting a paperclip into the tiny hole on the face of the drive and pushing on it until the tray ejects part way. Turn the drive upside down, grasping it in both hands and unlatching the two clips on the bottom of the tray with your thumbs, popping the plate off. Save the plate for possible future use and reinstall the drive.
Gary

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