Apple mac pro server mid 2010 User Manual

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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...

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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...

Mac Pro (Mid 2010) Take Apart — Processor Cage 165 2010-12-06
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...

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7 Lift cage out of 
enclosure.
Important: Before you re-
install cage in enclosure, 
fans must be inserted 
partway into cage.
Note: The clips on the 
bottom of the processor 
cage are replaceable. New 
clips are available as a set 
of four; order part number 
922-8963.  

Mac Pro (Mid 2010) Take Apart — Processor Cage Fans,  Front and Rear 168 2010-12-06
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
Tools
• ESD wrist strap
• Flatblade screwdriver
Processor Cage Fans,  
Front and Rear  

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Removal
1 Release fan cables 
from clips on bottom 
of processor cage.
2 Release 4 latches on 
front fan and slide fan 
out of cage.
Note: Latch #4 is on 
inside of cage.
3 Repeat step 2 for rear 
fan.  

Mac Pro (Mid 2010) Take Apart — Speaker Assembly 170 2010-12-06
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 processor cage 
fan
Note: Speaker is installed 
on front processor cage 
fan. To access speaker, you 
must remove fan from 
cage.
Tools
• ESD wrist strap
• Jeweler’s Phillips #1 
screwdriver
Speaker Assembly