09 motherboard broken, can I replace to quad core 2011 motherboard?

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iMac Intel 27" EMC 2309 and 2374

iMac Intel 27 "EMC 2309 (Finales de 2009, Core 2 Duo 3.06 o 3.33 GHz) ID iMac10,1, EMC 2374 (Finales de 2009, Core i5 2.66 GHz o Core i7 2.8 GHz) ID iMac11,1

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Pete Dinh @petedinh

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09 motherboard broken, can I replace to quad core 2011 motherboard?

I have to replace the motherboard on this after breaking the LCD display attachment. It's going to cost about the same to replace with the same motherboard w/o CPU vs buying a replacement motherboard with an i5 CPU for a 2011 27 iMac.

Since they look like they are the same form factor, can I just buy a motherboard for a 2011 27" iMac and stick it in my 2009 iMac 27" iMac? Are the other components compatible? Will there be issues with the GPUs?

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Publicado: 1 de sep. de 2012

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If the logic boards were able to be swapped the processors would not present a problem...I see an '09 as aniMac10,1 while '11 is an iMac12,2. I would contact the vendor before purchase and see if they confirm the swap, and guarantee it.

Your old HD might be a problem, the '09 was SATA II the '11 is SATA II (but SATA is backward compatible-however sometimes theory and reality don't intersect as predicted) and there'd be firmware updates necessary after you got the machine booted.

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Thanks for the reply. The link you posted was helpful, but it's comparing the 2010 imac to the 2011 imac. My question is this - can I use a 2011 quad-core logic board in a 2009 core 2 duo 27" imac? They look like the same form factor.

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3 de sep. de 2012 - de Pete Dinh

Look farther into the site, do a side/side comparison and Pete Dinh - For future reference you posted a comment in the place where only Answers belong. Please use the Add Comment link, or update your Question

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Thanks for the reply. The link you posted was helpful, but it's comparing the 2010 imac to the 2011 imac. My question is this - can I use a 2011 quad-core logic board in a 2009 core 2 duo 27" imac? They look like the same form factor.

thanks. — Pete Dinh
Look farther into the site, do a side/side comparison and Pete Dinh - For future reference you posted a comment in the place where only Answers belong. Please use the Add Comment link, or update your Question — originalmachead

Chris RG @chrisrg18478 Rep: 1 · Answer 1 · 2015-04-24T17:38:14-07:00

Chris RG @chrisrg18478

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I had an issue with one of the sensors that is not on the older motherboard (2009) Still can't figure it out how to solve it, otherwise everything else works perfectly.

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what was the new motherboard? did you manage to fix it eventually?

did you replace anything else as well?

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