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Replacing the optical drive is straight forward and all you need is a Phillips head screw driver. Use this guide to replace the optical drive in your Mac Pro.
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Lift the lever to unlock the case
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Firmly grasp the handles of the shown compartment and pull out firmly to remove the optical drive bay.
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Firmly hold each of the two connectors and pull them out of their respective sockets.
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Unscrew the shown two 6-32 type screws on each side of the optical drive.
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Firmly grasp the optical drive and pull it out of its enclosure.
To make the pull easier without pluming the whole body over- pull with your fingers and brace your thumbs on the tower chassis above - worked for me.
Correction, for pluming read pulling!
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Thanks! It had been a long time since I'd been inside my towers! Easy-peasy!
I am having problems with the new optical drive not being able to eject and close without my help. Any thoughts?
Did you take off the front of the tray?
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Awesome!!! Worked like a charm! Drive is totally busted. Do you have a link or a suggestion for an optical drive for a late 2009 Mac pro? Thanks either way!
The unit holding the optical drive will NOT pull out at all and I and really pulling on it and wiggling it. All other videos show it popping out with little force. What am I doing wrong?
I am having the same problem did you figure out what was wrong?
Probably just stuck. I’ve had mine out several times before, but the lever at the back of the case must be open. When it’s closed, it locks it in.
Aquenon -
I am having the same problem . I raised the lever handle no problem---Is there another interlock ?
I am having the same problem. The lever arm comes up and stays up no Problem. Is there another interlock to release the optical drive door ?
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I am having the same problem. Any solution ?
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