User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Mac Pro (8x)
- Contents
- Basics
- Take Apart
- General Information
- Opening the Computer
- Hard Drives
- Optical Drive Carrier and Optical Drives
- Memory (FB-DIMMs) and Memory Riser Cards
- PCI Express/Graphics Card
- Power Supply
- Power Supply Fan
- AirPort Extreme Card
- Bluetooth Card
- Battery
- Processor Heatsink Cover
- Front Fan Assembly
- Mac Pro RAID Card and Battery
- Memory Cage with Rear Fan
- Processor Heatsinks
- Processors
- Speaker Assembly
- USB Cable
- Logic Board
- Front Panel Board
- Power Button
- AirPort Antenna Board with Cables
- Optical Drive Power Cable
- Optical Drive Data (Ribbon) Cable
- Ambient Board
- Ambient Board Cable
- Bluetooth Antenna Board and Cable
- Hard Drive Cable Harness
- Hard Drive Temperature Sensor Cable
- Hard Drive Temperature Sensor
- Power Cable Harness
- Troubleshooting
- Upgrades
- Views
Mac Pro (8x) Upgrades — PCI Express/Graphics Card 165
Warning: When installing or removing a card, handle it only by the edges. Do not touch its
connectors or any of the components on the card.
Standard Card
Align the card’s connector with the expansion slot and press until the connector is inserted 1.
all the way into the slot. If you’re installing a 12-inch card, make sure the card engages the
appropriate slot in the PCI card guide.
• Don’t rock the card from side to side; instead, press the card straight down into the slot.
• Don’t force the card. If you meet a lot of resistance, pull the card out. Check the connector
and the slot for damage or obstructions, then try inserting the card again.
• Pull the card gently to see if it is properly connected. If it resists and stays in place and its
gold connectors are barely visible, the card is connected.
Replace the PCI bracket and tighten the two screws that secure it to the enclosure.2.