http://www.riocar.org/upload/faqpics/drive_faq.htm

Like some others, I had trouble removing the drive cradle.

One technique that I found to help in removing the drive cradle is to [bold]gently[/bold] pull straight up on the ribbon cable to raise the front of the cradle. Once the front is free, then lift by the sides of the cradle.... Not sure if this goes without saying for most of you guys, but it helped me. I've had to take my empeg apart for two disk upgrades and to secure jumpers twice and this has been the way I did it.