B bank999 macrumors newbie Original poster Jul 9, 2012 9 0 May 1, 2014 #1 I have this model Late 2009 Apple iMac 27-inch 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (MB952LL/A) Can i upgrade motherboard to this model Apple iMac 27-inch 2.66GHz Intel Core i5 (Quad Core) (MB953LL/A) All this 2009 model Thank
I have this model Late 2009 Apple iMac 27-inch 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (MB952LL/A) Can i upgrade motherboard to this model Apple iMac 27-inch 2.66GHz Intel Core i5 (Quad Core) (MB953LL/A) All this 2009 model Thank
A antman2x2 macrumors 6502a Mar 1, 2011 538 220 New YAWK May 2, 2014 #2 bank999 said: I have this model Late 2009 Apple iMac 27-inch 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (MB952LL/A) Can i upgrade motherboard to this model Apple iMac 27-inch 2.66GHz Intel Core i5 (Quad Core) (MB953LL/A) All this 2009 model Thank Click to expand... no.
bank999 said: I have this model Late 2009 Apple iMac 27-inch 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (MB952LL/A) Can i upgrade motherboard to this model Apple iMac 27-inch 2.66GHz Intel Core i5 (Quad Core) (MB953LL/A) All this 2009 model Thank Click to expand... no.
B bizzle macrumors 6502a Jun 29, 2008 942 43 May 2, 2014 #3 You can as long as you are replacing the logic board and the processor.
B bank999 macrumors newbie Original poster Jul 9, 2012 9 0 May 2, 2014 #4 Am going to buy off ebay thank for reply just want to make sure i can replace bizzle have you try?
B bizzle macrumors 6502a Jun 29, 2008 942 43 May 2, 2014 #5 I haven't tried, but I work on these enough to know the insides. You will need part 922-9287, which is the skin temp sensor. That is the only additional part the quad core has over the C2D model. Everything else is the same.
I haven't tried, but I work on these enough to know the insides. You will need part 922-9287, which is the skin temp sensor. That is the only additional part the quad core has over the C2D model. Everything else is the same.