Apple mac pro server mid 2010 User Manual

							Mac Pro (Mid 2010) Take Apart — Mac Pro RAID Card and Battery 161 2010-12-06
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 (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 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.  
						

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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.  
						

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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