imac 17" core 2 duo 1.83Ghz motherboard upgrade

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imac 17" core 2 duo 1.83Ghz motherboard upgrade

My imac 17" core 2 duo 1.83Ghz motherboard happened video problem, I am going to buy a 17" core 2 duo 2Ghz motherboard from ebay to upgrade/replace the bad motherboard. The bad motherboard parts is 280-1919-A, the 2Ghz motherboard parts is 280-2052-A. I am no sure if the 2Ghz motherboard can use 1.83Ghz motherboard fan, heatsink, power supply etc.
Anybody can give me advice?
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imac Core 2 duo 17"

Posted on Feb 13, 2011 7:33 AM

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den.thed

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Feb 13, 2011 9:19 AM in response to kersa0608

Hi kersa0608

Welcome to Apple Support Communities

First off, buying a used or reconditioned logic board off e-bay sounds very risky.

Second there is no guaranty that it will even fit or work in that educational 17" model, besides the Graphic's Chip, the Optical Drives and Airport cards just to mention two biggies are also different.

http://support.apple.com/kb/SP28

Lastly I'm not sure how much that Logic Board is going to cost you, but if anything else doesn't fit or something happens to another component it could end up costing you more to patch up that 5 year old 17" iMac than the price of a new or refurbished 21.5".

http://store.apple.com/us/configure/MC508LL/A?mco=MTg1ODA3OTA

http://store.apple.com/us/product/FC508LL/A?mco=MTkwMjE2MzY

Dennis

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