Mac Pro 2009 2012 Pcie Card Gpu Replacement 2009 2010 2011 2012 Repair Guide

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

4

Time Required

                          5 - 15 minutes            

Sections

1

• PCIe Card
• 4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              PCIe Card               

• Lift the latch
• Remove the side panel

Lift the latch

Remove the side panel

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Step 2

              Remove PCI bracket cover               

• The screws are spring-mounted and will stay attached to the cover. You can remove them by hand, although a screwdriver may be needed to start.
• When reassembling, pay attention to the notch at the top. The cover should slide into this notch.

The screws are spring-mounted and will stay attached to the cover. You can remove them by hand, although a screwdriver may be needed to start.

When reassembling, pay attention to the notch at the top. The cover should slide into this notch.

Step 3

              Release card from support slots or lock bar               

• If the card is long enough to reach the slots in the fan casing, or the card is hooked into the lock bar next to the PCI ports, you need to slide the cover on the fan casing over.
• Press the release button and slide the casing to the left.
• This also moves the lock bar.

If the card is long enough to reach the slots in the fan casing, or the card is hooked into the lock bar next to the PCI ports, you need to slide the cover on the fan casing over.

Press the release button and slide the casing to the left.

This also moves the lock bar.

Step 4

              Slide card out of PCI slot               

• Pull the card straight out
• When reinstalling the card, make sure the bracket fits over the screw threads.
• Don’t wiggle it! if you do so then you might damage the card or the slot

Pull the card straight out

When reinstalling the card, make sure the bracket fits over the screw threads.

Don’t wiggle it! if you do so then you might damage the card or the slot

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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dawudi88 - Nov 10, 2021

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I was wondering if anyone knows if Sapphire Radeon video cards are repaired and who can that be