What are the chances? Yonah <-> Merom compatible?

[kevin.rivers]

I have read some speculation about it being possible to swap a Yonah out for a Merom in the iMac and MacMini. I know that they both have socketed(removable) processors.

I also know that the iMac is a pain to pull apart. However, this will give me a nice upgrade path.

It is speculated that initially Apple will stick Meroms in the current 945 chipset, and later move to the 965 chipset. Anyone have any insight on this?

 

[yankeefan24]

Someone has replaced his processor in a Mac mini to a pre production merom. They can be swapped in and out.

 

[kevin.rivers]

Amazing! Do you have a link for this? This perfect, this way I can sit out on the notebook line until they get improved. Woot!

Someone has replaced his processor in a Mac mini to a pre production merom. They can be swapped in and out.

 

[wonga1127]

The only way to swap them in notebooks is to unsolder the CPU, not easy. in iMacs, they are socketed, and its as easy and lift, pull, place, push, boot.

 

[yankeefan24]

I can't find the link where someone actually put on in (although it was on this site), i did find this:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/193349/ "Merom apparently works without a hitch in current Intel Mac's. That might actually say someone put it in, i just didn't have time to read it.

 

[odedia]

Amazing! Do you have a link for this? This perfect, this way I can sit out on the notebook line until they get improved. Woot!

there ya go.

https://www.macrumors.com/pages/2006/04/20060412011938.shtml