Apple Mac pro (early 2009 Pdf User Manuals. View online or download Apple Mac pro (early 2009 User Manual. The Mac Pro (Early 2009, Single CPU) has no frontside bus, and as such there is no published bus speed. In its place, the Mac Pro uses Intel's QuickPath Interconnect system, a bi-directional, point-to-point connection system, which is functionally equivalent to a frontside bus operating at roughly 1:1 with the processor clock speed.
Introduction
This teardown is not a repair guide. To repair your Mac Pro 2009-2012, use our service manual.
I took the Mac Pro Apart.
added the PSU
added the backplane board
Front Panel Board
Here you can see the LEDs of the Mac Pros, and the DIAG_LED bottom
The front panel board to backplane board cable
another view of the front panel board
Another view of the backplane board
BackPlane Board and frontPanel Board linked by FrontPanel Board to BackPlane Board cable
Bluetooth antenna connected to the card on the Backplane board. One needs to be careful because if not connected the Antenna needs to be attached in order not to short-circuit the backpanel board.
A view of the PCI Slots on the Mac Pro Early 2009
Optical Drive Cables on BackPlane Board.
A view of the power button that needs to be connected on the front panel board.
Processor Cage
Left Fan in processor cage with speaker.
right fan in processor cage. Remember, two clips to take the a fan apart. Top and Bottom.
Unit with, PSU, BackPlane Board, Front Panel Board.
Small parts that cover the PSU and Super Drive cables.
Processor heatsinks 8 Core
Processor Heatsink 4 core
We can really see the difference between the 8 core and 4 core.
Processor Cage & Left and right Speakers.
A nice view of processor board 8 core.
CPU B of the processor Board.
CPU A of Processor Board.
Processor & HeatSink
RAID Card for Mac Pro Early 2009
Graphic Card
Fibre Channel Card
Finally the machine is rebuilt
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