Mac Pro Late 2013 Ssd Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

4

Time Required

                          5 minutes            

Sections

2

• Outer Case
• 2 steps
• SSD
• 2 steps

Flags

0

• BackMac Pro 2013

• Full Screen

• Options

• History

• Save to Favorites

• Download PDF

• Edit

• Translate

• Get Shareable Link

• Embed This Guide

• Notify Me of Changes

• Stop Notifications

Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Outer Case               

• Slide the lock switch to the right, to the unlocked position.

Slide the lock switch to the right, to the unlocked position.

1024

Step 2

• Lift the outer case straight up off the Mac Pro.
• It may help to push down on the center of the fan while lifting the case up.

Lift the outer case straight up off the Mac Pro.

It may help to push down on the center of the fan while lifting the case up.

Step 3

              SSD               

• Remove the single 6.5 mm T8 Torx screw.

Remove the single 6.5 mm T8 Torx screw.

Step 4

• Pull the SSD slightly away from the graphics card.
• Do not pull the top edge of the SSD more than 1/2" away from the graphics card, or you will risk damaging it.
• Lift the SSD straight up out of its slot on the graphics card.

Pull the SSD slightly away from the graphics card.

Do not pull the top edge of the SSD more than 1/2" away from the graphics card, or you will risk damaging it.

Lift the SSD straight up out of its slot on the graphics card.

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

Cancel: I did not complete this guide.

                                                                                      34 other people completed this guide.                                             

Author

                                      with 3 other contributors 

                    Andrew Optimus Goldheart                     

Member since: 10/17/2009

491,689 Reputation

                                      411 Guides authored                  



                       Badges:
                       44







                                                        +41 more badges                           

Team

                       iFixit                        

                                                  Member of iFixit 



                    Community                     


                                            141 Members                     


                                            15,767 Guides authored                     

Sam Yao - Apr 23, 2019

Reply

Will a 970 evo 512 gb pcie m2 fit on here?

Robert Maxwell - Sep 10, 2019

As long as the drive is not the Plus version, you may be able to use an adapter in order to use that SSD in your MacPro6,1:

https://www.amazon.com/Sintech-Adapter-U…

I have not tried this, but am, currently, researching a fix for a machine in my care.

ericbalog - Nov 22, 2019

Yes—works very well with the Sintech adaptor (and even with an EK-M.2 NVMe Heatsink — use thermal paste for longevity!).

Just did this yesterday and it’s a great/fast/easy upgrade.

Cesar Cuenca - Sep 16, 2019

Reply

Do you need a heat sink in the SSD?

Robert Maxwell - Sep 16, 2019

The stock (Samsung) drive(s) that shipped (from Apple) with these machines do not; unless the black, outer covering helps with heat. [???]

I have had both a Samsung MZ-JPU256T/0A1 (256GB) and Samsung MZ-KPU1T0T/0A1 (1TB) installed in my machine without issue.

Third-party drives may include or heatsink and/or require at least 10.13 (High Sierra).