Apple mac pro early 2009 User Manual

							Mac Pro (Early 2009) Take Apart — Battery 141 2010-09-27
First Steps
Open computer, lay it 
down with access side 
facing up, and remove:
• Any PCIe cards 
blocking access to 
battery
Tools
• ESD wrist strap
Battery  
						

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Removal
1 Slide battery out from 
underneath battery 
holder’s metal clip.
2 Remove battery from 
holder.  
Reassembly
Insert new battery into 
holder, making sure 
battery’s positive symbol 
(+) faces up.
Warning: Installing the battery incorrectly may cause an explosion. Be sure battery’s positive 
and negative sides are correctly oriented in holder. Use only the same type of battery or 
equivalent recommended by manufacturer of original battery.
Important: Batteries contain chemicals, some of which may be harmful to the environment. 
Please dispose of used batteries according to your local environmental laws and guidelines.  
						

							Mac Pro (Early 2009) Take Apart — PCIe Fan 143 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
Tools
• ESD wrist strap
• Phillips #2 screwdriver
PCIe Fan  
						

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Removal
1 Remove 2 screws.
2 Slide fan up and out 
of computer.
Reassembly
1 Slide fan into 
enclosure so that fan 
tabs engage with 
slots on processor 
cage.
2 Press down until 
fan clicks into place 
in backplane board 
connector.
3 Replace 2 screws.  
						

							Mac Pro (Early 2009) Take Apart — Mac Pro RAID Card and Battery 145 2010-09-27
First Steps
Open computer, lay it 
down with access side 
facing up, and remove:
• All hard drives and 
hard drive carriers
• Any 12-inch PCI 
Express cards
Tools
• ESD wrist strap
• Phillips #1 screwdriver
Mac Pro RAID Card and Battery  
						

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Removal
1 If you have not 
already done so, 
loosen 2 captive 
screws securing PCI 
bracket to enclosure 
and remove bracket 
from computer.
2 Press button on PCI 
slider. 
3 Move slider to left, 
which releases card’s 
retention bar.
4 Holding card by top 
corners, gently pull up 
and remove card from 
computer.
Note: When removing 
or installing card, handle 
it only by the edges. Do 
not touch its connectors 
or any components. Lift 
card straight out from 
connector to remove it, 
and insert it straight into 
connector to install it.   
						

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5 If replacing card’s 
battery:
• Disconnect battery 
cable from card.
• Remove 3 screws and 
lift battery from card.
Reassembly
Note: Mac Pro RAID Card 
must always be installed 
in PCI slot 4.
1 If installing a new 
RAID card, transfer 
battery from original 
card to new card and 
connect battery cable 
to card.  
						

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2 Align card’s connector 
with PCI slot 4 and 
press until connector 
is inserted all the way 
into slot. Make sure 
card also engages in 
slot 4 of PCI card 
guide.
3 Press button on PCI 
slider.
4 Move slider to right to 
secure card.
5 Replace PCI bracket 
and tighten captive 
screws.
Note: System Profiler 
does not display the 
serial number for the Mac 
Pro RAID Card. You can 
find the serial number 
by checking the serial 
number sticker on the 
back of the card.  
						

							Mac Pro (Early 2009) Take Apart — Processor Cage 149 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
Tools
• ESD wrist strap 
• RIght-angle, 
magnetized 2.5 mm 
hex driver
• Flatblade screwdriver
• Long-handled, 
magnetized Phillips #1 
screwdriver
Processor Cage  
						

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Removal
1 Disconnect 3 cables 
from logic board.
2 Using long-handled 
Phillips #1 screwdriver, 
loosen 6 captive 
screws.
3 Rotate computer to 
stand vertically. Using 
2.5 mm hex driver,  
remove 5 mushroom-
head screws.
4 To release 2 latches 
holding front fan to 
cage, press down on 
bottom of cage while 
using flatblade 
screwdriver to release 
latch from top of 
cage. 
5 Slide fan partway 
into cage, so that fan 
clears enclosure.
6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 
for rear fan.
Note: Processor cage includes two fans, one at each end of cage. Before removing cage from 
enclosure, you must release 2 latches on each fan and push fans partway into cage.