Apple Front Panel Board Cable warranty Required Tools, Hard Drive, Removing the Installed Cable

Models: Front Panel Board Cable

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•Phillips #2 screwdriver

•RIght-angle, 2.5 mm hex driver

•Flatblade screwdriver

•Long-handled Phillips #1 screwdriver

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

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

Replacement Instructions First StepsOpening the Computer Front Panel Board CableRemoving the Installed Cable Required ToolsHard Drive 5 Remove bracket from enclosure Graphics Card3 Locate graphics card in slot 073-1257 Rev. A 6 Press button on PCIe fan 7 Move fan to left, which releases retention barChecklist for handling card 073-1257 Rev. A Processor Tray10 Locate processor tray 12 Holding tray by latches, lift it out of computer PCIe Fan13 Place tray DIMM side up on soft, clean cloth 14 Locate PCIe fan17 Locate processor cage Processor Cage15 Remove 2 screws 16 Slide fan up and out of computer 073-1257 Rev. A 19 Using long-handled Phillips #1 screwdriver, loosen 6 captive screws 073-1257 Rev. A Front Panel Board Cable24 Lift cage out of enclosure 26 Disconnect cable from front panel board and backplane board Installing the Replacement Cable1 Connect replacement cable to front panel board and backplane board 27 Remove cable from enclosure2 Position cage in enclosure Processor CagePCIe Fan Graphics Card 12 Reinstall graphics card in slotProcessor Tray Slide PCIe fan to the right to lock card in placeHard Drive Closing the Computer1 Replace access panel 16 Replace hard drive in far-left drive bay