Apple mac pro early 2009 User Manual

Mac Pro (Early 2009) Take Apart — PCI Express/Graphics Card 131 2010-09-27
Card with Booster 
Cables
Note: Some graphics 
cards require 1 or 2 
booster cables connecting 
card to auxiliary power 
connectors on backplane 
board. 
1 Disconnect booster 
cable(s) from 
backplane board.
2 Holding card by top 
corners, pull it up out 
of slot.
3 If you are replacing 
booster cable(s) with 
new one(s), 
disconnect cable(s) 
from card.  

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Reassembly Note for 
Double-Wide Card: Make 
sure end of card goes into 
correct card guide before 
aligning card with PCI slot.
Note on ATI Radeon HD 
4870 Graphics Card: 
Install card in PCI slot 1, 
2, or 3. Installed in slot 2, 
it blocks slot 3. Installed 
in slot 3, it blocks slot 4. 
Because of card’s height, 
do not install it in slot 4. 
Reassembly Note for 
Card Using One Booster 
Cable: Connect card’s 
booster cable to...

Mac Pro (Early 2009) Take Apart — Power Supply 133 2010-09-27
First Steps
Open computer, lay it 
down with access side 
facing up, and remove:
• Hard drives and hard 
drive carriers in drive 
bays 3 and 4
• Optical drive carrier 
and optical drives
• Any PCI Express 
cards blocking access 
to power supply 
mounting screws
Tools
• ESD wrist strap 
• RIght-angle, 
magnetized 2.5 mm 
hex driver
• Long-handled, 
magnetized Phillips #1 
screwdriver
Power Supply  

Mac Pro (Early 2009) Take Apart — Power Supply 134 2010-09-27
Removal
1 Remove 2 Phillips 
screws on power 
supply cable cover.
2 Remove cover from 
computer.
3 Remove 4 hex screws 
from underside of 
media shelf  

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4 Disconnect power 
supply cable.
5 Slide power supply to 
left.  

Mac Pro (Early 2009) Take Apart — Power Supply 136 2010-09-27
6 Remove power supply 
and cable from 
enclosure, routing 
cable as shown.
Reassembly Note: When 
placing power supply back 
into enclosure, slide it 
toward back of computer 
as far as possible. Power 
receptacle must align with 
opening in enclosure’s 
back panel and 4 screw 
holes in power supply 
must align with screw 
holes in media shelf.  

Mac Pro (Early 2009) Take Apart — AirPort Extreme Card 137 2010-09-27
First Steps
Open computer, lay it 
down with access side 
facing up, and remove:
• Processor tray
Important: Enclosure 
includes 3 AirPort antenna 
wires and 1 Bluetooth 
antenna wire. Wires look 
similar, except Bluetooth 
wire includes “BT” label. 
For proper operation, do 
not connect Bluetooth 
antenna wire to AirPort 
card or any AirPort wire to 
Bluetooth card. 
Note: Connect AirPort 
antenna wires labeled #1 
and #3 to AirPort...

Mac Pro (Early 2009) Take Apart — AirPort Extreme Card 138 2010-09-27
Removal
1 Disconnect 2 antenna 
wires.
2 Remove 2 screws.
3 Slide card out of 
connector and 
remove card from 
computer.
Note: If you are not 
replacing AirPort card, 
cover connectors on 
AirPort antenna wires 
with Kapton or other 
non-conductive tape 
to prevent wires from 
shorting out components 
on processor board or 
backplane board.  

Mac Pro (Early 2009) Take Apart — Bluetooth Card 139 2010-09-27
First Steps
Open computer, lay it 
down with access side 
facing up, and remove:
• Processor tray
Important: Enclosure 
includes 3 AirPort antenna 
wires and 1 Bluetooth 
antenna wire. Wires look 
similar, except Bluetooth 
wire includes “BT” label. 
For proper operation, do 
not connect Bluetooth 
antenna wire to AirPort 
card or any AirPort wire to 
Bluetooth card. 
Tools
• ESD wrist strap
• Jeweler’s Phillips #0 
screwdriver
Bluetooth Card  

Mac Pro (Early 2009) Take Apart — Bluetooth Card 140 2010-09-27
Removal
1 Disconnect Bluetooth 
cable from card.
2 Disconnect antenna 
wire from card.
3 Remove screw.
4 Lift card out of 
computer. 
Note: You may need 
to lift firmly. Card 
is connected by 
adhesive foam pad 
below it. Adhesive 
and pad may be 
reused if you reinstall 
the card.
5 If you are replacing 
Bluetooth-to-
backplane-board 
cable, disconnect 
cable from backplane 
and remove from 
computer.
Important: If you are 
not replacing...