Apple mac pro early 2009 User Manual

							Mac Pro (Early 2009) Take Apart — Processor Board, Quad Core 181 2010-09-27
Removal
1 Remove 9 screws.
2 Remove card from 
board.
Reassembly Note: If you 
are installing new 
processor board, remove 
protective cap from new 
board’s processor holder 
and transfer cap to 
original board’s processor 
holder. Note that 
processor boards returned 
to Apple without 
protective caps may be 
rejected.
Warning: Be careful not 
to touch gold pins in 
processor connector on 
board.  
						

							Mac Pro (Early 2009) Take Apart — Processor Tray Support Plate 182 2010-09-27
First Steps
Open computer, lay it 
down with access side 
facing up, and remove:
• Processor tray
• Processor heatsink, 
Quad Core
• Processor heatsink,  
8 Core
Note: Illustrations show 
Mac Pro (Early 2009) 
8-core processor board. 
Procedure for quad-core 
processor configuration 
is the same. Support 
plate is identical for both 
configurations.
Tools
• ESD wrist strap
• Phillips #2 screwdriver
Processor Tray Support Plate  
						

							Mac Pro (Early 2009) Take Apart — Processor Tray Support Plate 183 2010-09-27
Removal
1 Remove 9 screws.
2 Remove support plate 
from board.  
						

							Mac Pro (Early 2009) Take Apart — Front-Panel-Board-to-Backplane-Board Cable 184 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
Tools
• ESD wrist strap
Front-Panel-Board-to-
Backplane-Board Cable  
						

							Mac Pro (Early 2009) Take Apart — Front-Panel-Board-to-Backplane-Board Cable 185 2010-09-27
Removal
1 Disconnect cable 
from front panel 
board and backplane 
board.
2 Remove cable from 
enclosure.  
						

							Mac Pro (Early 2009) Take Apart — Backplane Board 186 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
Disconnect power supply 
cable from backplane 
board. Refer to Power 
Supply in Take Apart.
In addition, disconnect the 
antenna wires from the 
following (if installed):
• AirPort Card
• Bluetooth card
Tools
• ESD wrist strap
• Phillips #2 screwdriver
Backplane Board  
						

							Mac Pro (Early 2009) Take Apart — Backplane Board 187 2010-09-27
Removal
1 Disconnect 4 cables.
2 Remove 10 screws.
3 Release AirPort 
antenna wires from 1 
clip on backplane 
board.
4 Release Bluetooth 
antenna wire from 2 
clips on backplane 
board.  
						

							Mac Pro (Early 2009) Take Apart — Backplane Board 188 2010-09-27
5 Slide board down so 
that its power 
connector clears 
media shelf. 
6 Slide board toward 
front of computer, so 
that its ports clear 
openings in back 
panel.
7 Lift board out of 
enclosure.
Note: If you are replacing 
backplane board with a 
new board, transfer back 
ports EMI shield from 
original board to 
replacement board. Also 
transfer PCI cards and 
AirPort card (if installed). 
You do not need to 
transfer Bluetooth card to 
new board; it comes with 
Bluetooth card already 
installed.  
						

							Mac Pro (Early 2009) Take Apart — Backplane Board 189 2010-09-27
Reassembly Note: 
Connect optical drive 
cable A to connector A on 
backplane board; connect 
optical drive cable B to 
connector B on backplane 
board  
						

							Mac Pro (Early 2009) Take Apart — Front Panel Board 190 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
• Phillips #2 screwdriver
Front Panel Board