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Page 191

Mac Pro (Early 2009) Take Apart — Front Panel Board 191 2010-09-27
Removal
1 Disconnect power 
button cable from 
front panel board.
2 Remove 5 screws. 
3 Remove board from 
enclosure.  

Page 192

Mac Pro (Early 2009) Take Apart — Power Button 192 2010-09-27
First Steps
Open computer, lay it 
down with access side 
facing up, and remove:
• Hard drive and drive 
carrier in drive bay 1
• Graphics card in slot 1
• PCIe fan
• Processor tray
• Processor cage
• Front-panel-board-
to-backplane-board 
cable
Tools
• ESD wrist strap
• Jeweler’s flatblade 
screwdriver
Power Button  

Page 193

Mac Pro (Early 2009) Take Apart — Power Button 193 2010-09-27
Removal
1 Disconnect power 
button cable from 
front panel board.
2 Lay computer so that 
front panel is facing 
down.
3 Remove black cap.
4 Using jeweler’s 
flatblade screwdriver, 
pry up metal C-ring.
5 Remove power 
button board.
6 Remove metal 
activation ring.
7 Remove power 
button.  

Page 194

Mac Pro (Early 2009) Take Apart — Optical Drive Cable Harness 194 2010-09-27
First Steps
Open computer, lay it 
down with access side 
facing up, and remove:
• All hard drives and 
drive carriers
• Optical drive carrier 
and optical drives
• PCIe fan
• All PCI Express cards
• Processor tray
• Processor cage
• Front-panel-board-
to-backplane-board 
cable
• Backplane board
Tools
• ESD wrist strap
Optical Drive Cable Harness  

Page 195

Mac Pro (Early 2009) Take Apart — Optical Drive Cable Harness 195 2010-09-27
Removal
1 Insert backplane-
board connectors on 
cable harness through 
opening in media 
shelf.
2 Remove cable harness 
from enclosure.  

Page 196

Mac Pro (Early 2009) Take Apart — Bluetooth Antenna Board with Cable 196 2010-09-27
First Steps
Open computer, lay it 
down with access side 
facing up, and remove:
• All hard drives and 
drive carriers
• Optical drive carrier 
and optical drives
• PCIe fan
• All PCI Express cards
• Processor tray
• Processor cage
• Front-panel-board-
to-backplane-board 
cable
• Backplane board
Tools
• ESD wrist strap
• Jeweler’s Phillips 
screwdriver
• Long-handled, 
magnetized T8 torx 
screwdriver
Bluetooth Antenna...

Page 197

Mac Pro (Early 2009) Take Apart — Bluetooth Antenna Board with Cable 197 2010-09-27
Removal
1 Remove antenna 
board mounting 
screw.
2 Remove tape holding 
Bluetooth cable to 
enclosure.
Note: If a metal loop is 
attached to Bluetooth 
antenna cable, remove 
enclosure screw that 
secures loop. See 
Reassembly steps 3-6.
3 Gently grasp 
Bluetooth antenna 
board and pull it out 
of its mounting.
4 Remove antenna 
board and cable from 
enclosure.  

Page 198

Mac Pro (Early 2009) Take Apart — Bluetooth Antenna Board with Cable 198 2010-09-27
Reassembly
1 Insert replacement 
antenna board at 
an angle into its 
mounting. Then 
straighten out board 
and insert fully.
2 Replace antenna 
board mounting 
screw.  

Page 199

Mac Pro (Early 2009) Take Apart — Bluetooth Antenna Board with Cable 199 2010-09-27
Note: A metal grounding 
loop is attached to the 
replacement antenna 
board cable. Do the 
following to ground the 
loop to the enclosure:
3 Using a T8 torx 
screwdriver, remove 
the enclosure screw 
indicated.
4 Place washer 
(included with 
replacement antenna 
board) face up over 
screw hole.
5 Place grounding loop 
over washer.
6 Reinstall enclosure 
screw.
7 Replace tape that 
secures cable to 
enclosure. If you...

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