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Mac Pro 2009-2012 Optical Drive Replacement

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  1. Mac Pro 2009-2012 Optical Drive Replacement, Remove Side Panel: step 1, image 1 of 2 Mac Pro 2009-2012 Optical Drive Replacement, Remove Side Panel: step 1, image 2 of 2
    • Lift up the latch

    • Remove the Side panel

    • The hard drives and optical drives are locked in place when the latch is down!

  2. Mac Pro 2009-2012 Optical Drive Replacement, The remove the optical drive carrier: step 2, image 1 of 1
    • Pull out halfway

    • Disconnect the cable(s)

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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After adding the drive, the computer does not recognize it. If I swap the cables, the other drive is recognized. Is there a software configuration that I need to make?

wmhoover - Reply

Did you check the cable that won't work for debris?

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