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 — Optical Drive Carrier and Optical Drives 24
Replacing the Optical Drive Carrier and Optical Drives
Important: Use the original Apple cables that came with the computer when you install or
replace the optical drives. If just one optical drive is installed, tuck the cables for the second drive
out of the way.
Attach the power and ribbon cables to the back of the drive(s). 1.
Important: Attach the connector on the end of the optical drive ribbon cable and the
connector in the middle of the optical drive power cable to the top drive. If there is a second
drive in the carrier, attach the remaining optical drive ribbon and power connectors to the
bottom drive.
Slide the optical drive carrier over the guides and into place in the optical drive bay. 2.
Important: Be very careful not to catch the cables under the carrier as you slide it into the
bay.