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) Take Apart — Hard Drives 20
If you are replacing the hard drive with a new drive, remove the four screws that mount the 3.
drive to the carrier and mount the new drive in the carrier.
Important: Hold the drive by its sides. Be careful not to touch the printed circuit board on
the bottom of the drive.
Replacement Note: Slide the carrier and drive over the guides and into the drive bay, until you
feel the drive snap into place.
Note: If you install a new (replacement) drive, format it by following these steps:
Open Disk Utility and select the drive in the list to the left. 1.
Note: If you are formatting the primary drive, use the Disk Utility program on the Install Disk.
Click on the Partition tab.2.
Click on “Options” and verify GUID is selected if this is a bootable drive.3.
Apply the change by clicking on the “Partition” button.4.