Apple Front Panel Board Cable warranty Required Tools, Hard Drive

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Required Tools

•Phillips #2 screwdriver

•RIght-angle, 2.5 mm hex driver

•Flatblade screwdriver

•Long-handled Phillips #1 screwdriver

Removing the Installed Cable

Before removing the front panel board cable, you must remove:

•Hard drive in far-left drive bay

•Graphics card in slot 1

•Processor tray

•PCIe fan

•Processor cage

Hard Drive

1Make sure latch on back panel is up, so that drive is unlocked.

2Pull hard drive out of far-left drive bay.

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Contents Opening Computer Unplug power cordFirst Steps Pull hard drive out of far-left drive bay Required ToolsHard Drive Remove bracket from enclosure Graphics CardLocate graphics card in slot Apple Inc. All rights reserved Checklist for handling card Processor Tray Locate processor trayPCIe Fan Locate PCIe fanLocate processor cage Processor CageRemove 2 screws Slide fan up and out of computer Repeat steps 4 and 5 for rear fan Front Panel Board Cable Lift cage out of enclosureInstalling Replacement Cable Secure 6 captive screws Reconnect 3 cables Reinstall graphics card in slot Slide PCIe fan to the right to lock card in placeReplace hard drive Far-left drive bay Replace access panelClosing Computer