Apple Front Panel Board Cable - Manuals

Page 2 - Hard Drive

073-1257 Rev. A 2 © 2009 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Required Tools Phillips #2 screwdriver • RIght-angle, 2.5 mm • hex driverFlatblade screwdriver • Long-handled Phillips • #1 screwdriver Removing the Installed Cable Before removing the front panel board cable, you must remove: Hard drive in fa...

Page 3 - Graphics Card; Remove bracket from

073-1257 Rev. A 3 © 2009 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Graphics Card 3 Locate graphics card in slot 1. 4 Using Phillips #1 screwdriver, loosen 2 captive screws securing card’s bracket to enclosure. Remove bracket from 5 enclosure.

Page 5 - Remove card from; Checklist for handling card:; connectors are barely visible, card is connected.

073-1257 Rev. A 5 © 2009 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. 8 Holding card by top corners, pull it up out of slot. Remove card from 9 computer. Checklist for handling card: When removing or installing card, handle it only by the edges. Do not touch its connectors • or any components. Don’t rock card fr...

Page 6 - Processor Tray; Locate processor tray.

Page 7 - Place tray DIMM side; PCIe Fan

Page 8 - Processor Cage

Page 9 - using flatblade

073-1257 Rev. A 9 © 2009 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. 18 Disconnect 3 cables from logic board. Using long-handled 19 Phillips #1 screwdriver, loosen 6 captive screws. Rotate computer to 20 stand vertically. Using 2.5 mm hex driver, remove 5 mushroom- head screws. 21 To release 2 latches holding f...

Page 11 - Remove cable from; Installing the; Connect replacement

073-1257 Rev. A 11 © 2009 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. 26 Disconnect cable from front panel board and backplane board. Remove cable from 27 enclosure. Installing the Replacement Cable Connect replacement 1 cable to front panel board and backplane board.

Page 13 - closed flush with front

073-1257 Rev. A 13 © 2009 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Processor Tray Holding tray by 10 latches, lower it into processor cage. Make sure latches are 11 closed flush with front of processor tray. Graphics Card 12 Reinstall graphics card in slot 1. Note: Align card’s connector with expansion slot ...

Page 14 - Closing the; Replace access panel.

073-1257 Rev. A 14 © 2009 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Hard Drive 16 Replace hard drive in far-left drive bay. Closing the Computer 1 Replace access panel. Note: Make sure latch is up before you replace panel. If latch is down, panel will not seat correctly. Push latch down 2 to close and secure ...