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Pre-2008 mac pro installation, Pre -2 008 m ac p ro i n st al la ti on – Sonnet Technologies eSATA Extender Cable User Manual

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2. Unscrew the PCI bracket retainer’s captive screws, and

then remove the retainer and set it aside

(Figure 4).

3. While pulling the PCIe slot release tab, carefully

remove the graphics card from the computer, handling
it only by its edges

(Figure 5). Set aside the graphics card

with the heat sink (or fan) face down. Please note that if
your computer has any full length PCIe cards installed (long
enough to extend all the way to the fan assembly), you must
also remove them before proceeding to the next step.

4. Grasping it by its finger holes, gently but firmly pull

on the top memory riser card to remove it from the
computer

(Figure 6), and then set it aside on a soft,

clean cloth with the DIMMs facing up. Repeat the
process with the bottom memory riser card.

PRE-2008 MAC PRO INSTALLATION

Figure 6

Figure 5

Figure 4

Support Note:

If your computer’s graphics card has a

separate power cable, disconnect it before proceeding to

the next step.

PCI bracket retainer

release tab

graphics card

memory

riser card

memory

riser card

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