#MAC PRO POWER SUPPLY PINOUT MOD#
#MAC PRO POWER SUPPLY PINOUT UPDATE#

For now, the power supply is all you need, put everything else to the side so you have space to work. As you lift the power supply, feed the cable through the hole to the other side of the fan. Now slide the power supply to the left slightly so that you can reach in and lift it out of the frame. With the 4 screws out, disconnect the power supply from the board. You donвЂ™t want to be clunking around in there trying to get this done with a screwdriver that barely fits, the risk of slipping and damaging the board is just not worth it. This is where the flexible screwdriver extension comes in really handy. This is held in place by four hex screws above HDD bay 4. Once the optical drive bay is out, proceed by removing the aluminum back plate.ДЄt this point, you may want to get rid of the dust bunnies in there and do some cleaning. Removing the PCI fan is optional but gives you a bit more space to work with later.

Start by removing the PCI cards, all hard drive sleds, and the PCI fan. Put the Mac Pro down on a towel or something soft that wonвЂ™t scratch your Mac. I recommend reading this whole guide first before starting, donвЂ™t just follow along before you know the whole process. All images can be enlarged by clicking on them.

I made this a step-by-step that covers everything, even stuff you probably already know. Having the Mac laying down makes things much much easier.

#MAC PRO POWER SUPPLY PINOUT MOD#

LetвЂ™s dive right in! I have tried this mod with the Mac standing up and with the Mac laying flat on a table. The screw bits, flexible extension and screwdriver I used are all in this iFixit toolkit. IвЂ™ve read that the Posi-Tap is a popular choice for this mod as well. IвЂ™m sure there are other options for tools and taps, these are simply the ones I decided to go with. Maybe he first wrote about the mod on his blog or something (I canвЂ™t find it if he did) thus the name вЂњPixlaвЂ™s ModвЂќ which turned into вЂњPixlas ModвЂќ because people are too lazy to type an вЂ I guess. The guy that first came up with the idea for this mod, named Andree, has a website, pixla.ch. вЂ“ PCI fan (optional but will make the job much easier) I also put a Kit together which can be found here:ДЄs an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.Д¬omponents that have to be removed (in order): вЂ“В Compressed air (if you want to give your Mac a good cleaning while youвЂ™re at it) (Ships from Hong Kong, allows for cable length and color selections.) (Ships from the USA, allows for cable length and color selections.

Get the cable from Kareon Kables here (link updated on July 25, 2020).

#MAC PRO POWER SUPPLY PINOUT UPDATE#

Latest update added on September 8th, 2020. Updates and new relevant information is listed at the very bottom of this article.

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