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 — Mac Pro RAID Card and Battery 58
Mac Pro RAID Card and
Battery
Note: If a Mac Pro RAID Card is installed in a Mac Pro (8x), the standard iPass cable routing has
been changed so that the cable connects to the card, rather than to the logic board.
Tools
The only tool required for this procedure is a Phillips #1 screwdriver. You might also nd a small
at-blade screwdriver helpful in releasaing the iPass cable connector.
Preliminary Steps
Before you begin, open the computer, lay it on its side with the access side facing up, and remove
the following:
All h• ard drives and hard drive carriers
A• ny 12-inch PCI Express cards
Processor heatsink cove• r
Front fan assembl• y
Part Location