Hello! Excellent guide! I do have a question, however.

Due to an upcoming move I am thinning out my possessions. I am stripping down many of my old Macs to sell them as "shells" (as in, I'm keeping the RAM and hard drives for myself to keep any sensitive information that might still be on them, and then selling the shells "as is", because it's this or the curb. I know a guy that can sell anything, why not make a few bucks?).

Bear in mind I am a production artist, not a computer tech, so my working knowledge of the guts in these things is kind of limited and learned-as-I-go.

In any case, I have removed all 8 of the RAM cards in my Power Mac G5, and the HD found in slot "B".

However, there is a drive in slot "A", although it's been too long and I can't remember what this drive is for!! And it seems impossible to take out, so...

My questions to anyone are: What is this drive for, does it pose an information risk if I leave it there, and if so, is there a way to remove it? Thank you in advance!

~Mary