Installation Guide for Mac Pro 2009 (4,1) and Mac Pro 2010-2012 (5,1) – Apple Broadcom BCM943602CDP – 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac with Bluetooth 4.2 Upgrade Kit
Step 1
Step 2
Open the Mac Pro • Shut down computer. • Look at the back and pull the lever that you will find there. • Once the lever is pulled out, the side panel can be removed – you don’t need use any screwdrivers or make any effort. However, Hold the lever in the extended position - otherwise you will lock the drive bays.
Step 3
Remove the hard-drive bays • Removing the drive bays is easy. Just pull and they slide out. (Make sure latch on the back panel is up, so that drives and carriers are unlocked).
Step 4
• Slide the fan up and out of the computer.
Step 5
Remove the PCI bracket • Loosen 2 captive screws securing PCI bracket to enclosure and remove the bracket from the computer.
Step 6
Remove CPU/RAM tray • Press down and release 2 latches on the front of the processor tray.
Step 7
• Disconnect 3 cables from the logic board
Step 8
• The processor cage includes two fans, one at each end of the cage. Prior to removing the cage from the enclosure, you must release the top latches on each fan and push fans partway into cage • To release the latches holding the front fan to cage, press down on the bottom of the cage, while using flat blade screwdriver to release latch from top of the cage. Slide fan partway into the cage, so that fan clears enclosure. Repeat these steps for the rear fan.
Step 9
• Using 2.5 mm hex driver, remove 5 mushroom-head screws.
• Slide the cage out of the housing. Important: Before you reinstall cage in enclosure, fans must be inserted partway into the cage
Step 10
• Disconnect cable from Bluetooth card
Step 11
• Remove screw. Slide the card out of connector and remove card from the computer.
Step 12
• Connect the antenna cable to the J3 Bluetooth terminal. And connect 2 or 3 antenna wires.
• Slide the card with the adapter and all 4 antennas attached, into the mPCIe slot. Tighten the adapter in place with one of two screws holding the old card.
Step 13
• Connect Bluetooth data cable. Make sure Grey (left side) wire connects to D+ and black (right side) wire connects to D-.
Note: If you bought extension cable, instead of external antenna kit
• Attach the original Bluetooth antenna to the extension cable
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• Push the front fan into the cage, and repeat the steps for the rear fan
Step 17
• Place fan back in the computer. Just push it in exactly the same way as it was pushed out screw the 2 screws