Mac Pro 2009-2012 Graphics card Replacement

Written By: Branning Goody
  • Comments: 6
Mac Pro 2009-2012 Graphics card Replacement

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

7

Time Required

4 - 10 minutes

Introduction

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    • Use hands to unscrew the retaining brackets.

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    • Push the white button on the side of the fan and push back gently until snap.

    • You should see numbers as the pictures show.

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    • Pull the old graphics card out gently from the PCIe slot and a PCIe holder if you have a new dual-socket replacement card.

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    • Have your new graphics card nearby and any power cables if your GPU requires external power.

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    • Skip this step if your graphic card does not require external power.

    • Plugin your mini 6 pin connectors to the logicboard but don't plug it into GPU yet.

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    • Put the new GPU where your old one once was and make sure it is in tight and that it aligns up with the crew holder.

    • Then push the fan brackets back into position(until you hear a click).

    • Screw in the thumbscrew that holds all cards and your GPU in place.

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    • With the power, you just plugged into the logic board, now connect it to the GPU. Like show in the picture and put the lid of the Mac Pro back on and start it up.

Conclusion

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

Author

Branning Goody

Member since: 24/01/22

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6 comments

@Branning Goody

your guide is good but

we already have one guide we don’t need two,

please delete it.

Ben Capehart -

@krisrodriguez

If you could help that would be great

Ben Capehart -

@beanman56 , could you please link the duplicate guide?

Kris Rodriguez -

Yes, Mac Pro 2009-2012 Graphics card Replacement

The first guide is here: Mac Pro 2009-2012 PCIe Card/GPU Replacement

Ben Capehart -

@beanman56 , still taking a look into this. I'll let you know what we decide to do.

Kris Rodriguez -

@beanman56 , I appreciate your patience. I wanted to triple-check with the tech writing team before taking action. We've gone ahead and archived this guide.

Kris Rodriguez -