Apple mac pro 8x User Manual

Mac Pro (8x) Take Apart — Power Button 101
Procedure
Disconnect the optical drive ribbon cable from the logic board and move the cable out of 1. 
the way.
Disconnect the front panel board power cable from the front panel board and move it out of 2.  
the way.
Disconnect the power button cable from the front panel board. 3. 
Lay the computer so that the front panel is facing down.4.  

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Remove the black rubber cap that covers the power button LED.5. 
Using a jeweler’s flat-blade screwdriver, pry up the metal C-ring that secures the power 6. 
button board. 
Lift up and remove the power button board. 7.  

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Remove the metal activation ring that lies below the power button board. 8. 
Remove the power button from the enclosure. 9.  

Mac Pro (8x) Take Apart — AirPort Antenna Board with Cables 104
AirPort Antenna Board  
with Cables
The AirPort Extreme antenna cables are part of the AirPort antenna board assembly. To remove or 
replace the cables, you must replace the antenna board assembly
Tools
The only tools required for this procedure are a jeweler’s flat-blade screwdriver and a magnetized 
jeweler’s Phillips #0 screwdriver.
Preliminary Steps
Before you begin, open the computer, lay it on its side with the access side facing up,...

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Part Location
Procedure
Place the computer so that the bottom panel is facing you. 1. 
Remove the tape holding the antenna cables to the enclosure.2.  
Using a jeweler’s flat-blade screwdriver, pry open the three latches on the antenna cables 3. 
ferrite bead and remove the bead from the cables.  

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Using the jeweler’s flat-blade screwdriver, carefully pry up the rectangular plastic plate on 4. 
the bottom panel. 
Using a jeweler’s #0 Phillips screwdriver, remove the four antenna board mounting screws. 5.  

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Tilt the antenna board away from the back panel a short distance.6. 
Feed each antenna cable separately out through the small opening in the bottom panel. 7. 
Remove the antenna board and cables from the enclosure.8.   

Mac Pro (8x) Take Apart — Optical Drive Power Cable 108
Optical Drive Power Cable
Tools
The only tool required for this procedure is a magnetized #1 Phillips screwdriver.
Preliminary Steps
Before you begin, open the computer, lay it on its side with the access side facing up, and remove 
the following:
Optical drive carrier and optical drive• s
Hard drives and hard drive carriers in drive bays 1 and • 2
Any 12-inch PCI Express card• s
Processor heatsink cove• r
Front fan assembl• y
Part Location 

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Procedure
Using a magnetized #1 Phillips screwdriver, remove the two mounting screws on the hard 1. 
drive connector for drive bay 1 and move the connector out of the way. 
Unwind the tape that holds the optical drive data cable to the optical drive power cable.2.  
Disconnect the optical drive power cable from the logic board.3. 
Insert the logic board end of the power cable into the opening in the media shelf at hard 4. 
drive bay 1 and remove the...

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