Want to add Zip drive to G4

I'd like to add an internal 750MB Zip drive to the extra Bay under my DVD superdrive on my dual 500 Gigabit ethernet. Can I do this and how? The bay has a plastic cover I can't seem to remove.

Yes you can do this. It is easy to remove the cover. I installed the original Zip drive and managed to find a cover with the slot in on ebay.
Go to http://www.apple.com/support/powermac/g4/
where you can find a manual for the G4 for general info.
At http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/G3-ZONE/hival52x/install.html
you will find instructions for installing a DVD-R drive with shows you how to remove this front cover.
Good luck

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