Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PCIe/Graphics Card Apple
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07 3-1 248 Rev . A 1 © 2009 Apple Inc . All rights reserved. Mac P ro F irst Steps Shut down computer . 1 2 W ait 1 0 minutes. W arning: Parts inside computer can be very hot. Allow comput er to cool down bef ore continuing . Unplug all external 3 cables exc ept power cord .
07 3-1 248 Rev . A 2 © 2009 Apple Inc . All rights reserved. PCIe Slots Y our computer’ s backplane board includes one double-wide PCI Express (PCIe) graphics slot and three PCIe expansion slots, for a total of four slots. All four slots physically support cards of up to x1 6 slot width.
07 3-1 248 Rev . A 3 © 2009 Apple Inc . All rights reserved. Removing the Installed PCIe/ Graphics Ca rd Locate car d. 1 2 Using Phillips #1 screwdriver , lo osen 2 captive screws securing card’ s bracket to enclosure. Remove bracket from 3 enclosure.
07 3-1 248 Rev . A 4 © 2009 Apple Inc . All rights reserved. Note: Card is held in place by reten tion bar . Next two steps explain how to release bar . Pr ess button on PCIe 4 fan. Move fan to left, 5 which releases retention bar . Holding card by top corners, pull it up out of slot.
07 3-1 248 Rev . A 5 © 2009 Apple Inc . All rights reserved. Installing the Replacement PCIe/Graphics Card 1 Install replacement card. Note: Align card’ s connector with expansion slot and press down un til connector is inser ted all the way int o slot.
07 3-1 248 Rev . A 6 © 2009 Apple Inc . All rights reserved. Closing the C omputer 1 Replace access panel. Note: Make sure latch is up befor e you replace panel. If latch is down, panel will not seat correctly . Push latch do wn 2 to close and secure access panel.
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