Pioneerd DVR 111D -a few installation questions for G4 AGP

hi there
I own an upgaraded G4 AGP (800mhz) and am considering upgradign the cd/rw drive to a DVD-R. i have several questions so please answer which ever you feel you can! any help will be much appreciated as i am loathe to get pro installation (i live hours from an apple store) or replace such a good computer.
Q1. where is a good installation manual? my powermac manual only covers hardrive upgrades
Q2. will i need to reinstall OSX once the drive is in place?
Q3. i have lost my panther discs is there any concievalbe way i can save a new copy of OSX onto my external hd that doesnt involve piracy?
Q4. i'll probably also be installing more RAM and a replacement hardrive...which order do you suggest i might install them? or shall i just do them all at the same time?
hope thats not too confusing!
mnay thanks
Robbie Cooke

Hi
Q1. where is a good installation manual? my powermac manual only covers hardrive upgrades
Installation instructions, including a QuickTime movie, can be found here:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75312
Q2. will i need to reinstall OSX once the drive is in place?
No, although you may need to install PatchBurn to get full Disc Burner and iApp support if you're not using Tiger (OS X 10.4). It can be downloaded from here:
http://www.patchburn.de/
Q3. i have lost my panther discs is there any concievalbe way i can save a new copy of OSX onto my external hd that doesnt involve piracy?
Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper! should work:
http://www.bombich.com/software/ccc.html
http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html
Q4. i'll probably also be installing more RAM and a replacement hardrive...which order do you suggest i might install them? or shall i just do them all at the same time?
As they're not really dependent on each other, the order shouldn't matter. I'd be tempted to do them all at once, although it is recommended to do them individually so if you do experience a problem it's easier to narrow down.
I hope this helps.

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