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 — PCI Express/Graphics Card 29
PCI Express/Graphics Card
The Mac Pro (8x) logic board includes one double-wide PCI Express graphics slot and three
PCI Express expansion slots, for a total of four slots. The computer comes with a graphics card
installed in slot 1. You can install additional PCI Express graphics and expansion cards in the
remaining three PCI Express expansion slots.
Important: Graphics cards from previous Power Mac G5 models are not compatible with Mac
Pro (8x) models. In addition, Mac Pro (8x) graphics cards are not compatible with previous
models.
Important: Combined maximum power consumption for all four PCI Express slots must not
exceed 300 W.
Slot 1: Double-wide
PCI Express graphics
(graphics card installed)
Slots 2–4: PCI Express
Tools
The only tool required for this procedure is a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
Preliminary Steps
Before you begin, open the computer, and lay it on its side with the access side facing up.
Note: You may also nd it helpful to remove the hard drives and carriers and any adjacent PCI
Express cards before beginning this procedure.