Just like your old graphics card, your new graphics card has a connector tab along its edge that will fit in this slot. Before inserting your new graphics card take note of the bottom-most PCIe slot (F).*If you are installing a card that requires an additional power supply please look here for assistance.

Insert the small black end of each power cable into the clip until they 'snap' into place. If your GPU came with power cables t his is where you will connect them (some smaller cards do not require and thus do no come with power cables). Refer back to the black clips mentioned earlier (Figure 2).You may now remove your current graphics card by gently rocking it back and forth while pulling it towards you out of the Mac Pro. This is necessary to accommodate the larger fan on your new graphics card. Remove the retaining plate that they were holding. Loosen the thumbscrew (D) and the matching one above it.Make note of the two small black clips (C) to the right of the fan, they will be used momentarily. This will cause the metal bar (B) that holds the graphics card in place to also slide to the left. Press this button and slide the fan to the left. In Figure 2 you will see a gray button located on the Mac Pro's fan (A).The inside of your computer should look like Figure 1, with the gray fan on the left and your current graphics card on the right. If you are installing a new AMD GPU you will not need additional drivers.īegin by disconnecting your Mac Pro's power cable and any display monitors currently connected to the back of your Mac Pro. If you are installing a new Nvidia GPU please install the appropriate drivers before installation.

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