Apple HD 4870 manual

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    07 3-1 250 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 . T ouch metal PCI cover 4 on back of computer . Unplug power cor d. 5 [...]

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    07 3-1 250 Rev . A 2 © 2009 Apple Inc . All rights reserved. Required T ool Phillips #1 screwdriver Removing the Installed Cable The cable is connected to the graphics card . T o remove the cable , rst removed the car d. Locate car d. 1 2 Using Phillips #1 screwdriver , lo osen 2 captive screws securing card’ s bracket to enclosure. Remove br[...]

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    07 3-1 250 Rev . A 3 © 2009 Apple Inc . All rights reserved. 4 Pr ess button on PCIe fan. Move fan to left, 5 which releases retention bar . 6 Disconnect card’ s cables from backplane board. Holding card by top 7 corners, pull it up out of slot and remove card from computer . Note: If card is held in place by ret ention bar , complete steps 4 an[...]

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    07 3-1 250 Rev . A 4 © 2009 Apple Inc . All rights reserved. 8 Disconnect cable from card . Installing the Replacement C able and the Card Connect replacement 1 cable to card . 2 Re-install card in slot. Note: Y ou can install card in PCI slot 1, 2, or 3. Installed in slot 2, it blocks slot 3. Installed in slot 3, it blocks slot 4. Because of card[...]

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    07 3-1 250 Rev . A 5 © 2009 Apple Inc . All rights reserved. If card is held in place 4 by reten tion bar , slide PCIe fan to the right to lock card in place . 5 Replace PCI bracket and tighten screws. Note: Slide bracket under circled tab before securing screws. Closing the C omputer 1 Replace access panel. Note: Make sure latch is up befor e you[...]

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    07 3-1 250 Rev . A 6 © 2009 Apple Inc . All rights reserved.  Apple Inc. © 2009 Apple Inc . All rights reserved. This document is protected under U.S. Copyright Law and International Tr eaties, and no par t of this document may be repr oduced in any form without written permission from Apple . Apple is not res ponsible for typographical, print[...]

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    07 3-1 250 Rev . A 7 © 2009 Apple Inc . All rights reserved.[...]