More importantly, are the logic boards identical on all A1133's, whichever LCD type they use? Thanks for any help, guys.

⟐ Answered October 4, 2010 at 7:36 am -0700

Question:

I have a macbook pro A1226 2.2 Ghz logic board laying around.

Is it possible to put this in an older model A1150 2 Ghz which has a broken logic board?

Kind regards,

Guido

⟐ Answer accepted October 6, 2010 at 4:22 am -0700

⟐ Answered November 10, 2011 at 8:02 pm -0700

Could I simply swap out the Logic Board and my SIM card into the new handset? Is there more work involved?

Thanks.

Joe

⟐ Answer deleted September 12, 2011 at 3:23 am -0700

I own a logic board a1226 and got a macbook pro model a1260 with a broken logic board.

is it possible to put a a1226 into a model a1260 macbook pro?

is there a problem that the a1226 is a 2,4 ghz and the a1260 is a 2,5 ghz?

There is a related post, but unfortunately it is the other way round:

http://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/33611...

Aditionally, can it brake everything, when i put in another logic board?

Thanks in advance,

Lukas Danzer

⟐ Answered May 1, 2013 at 12:15 am -0700

instead of just replacing it I'd like to take this opportunity and upgrade to a 2.4GHz, but the only ones available are Penryn (part number: 661-4709). is that possible?

both look very similar, as well as their specs, but I am not 100% certain of their inter-compatibility.

Santa Rosa (2.2GHz - mine):

http://guide-images.ifixit.net/igi/PKeac...

Penryn (2.4GHz):

http://guide-images.ifixit.net/igi/mexVo...

thanks!

⟐ Answered April 15, 2012 at 10:02 pm -0700

The logic board is dead

I can get a 1.4GHz / 2Gb RAM logic board for a sensible price (but not a 1.6GHz).

Can I swap these one for the other?

I know performance will drop :-( but are they the same fit and function?

Thanks. Matty

⟐ Answered July 13, 2012 at 6:01 am -0700

I have a MacBook Air 11" 1.6/4 2010

It won't power on. The magsafe light goes form orange to green. No apple lighting up on the lid.

The fan spins and the USB ports see some power but that's about it.

I want to check the power board first so that I don't spend all that money on a logic board.

How do I check the power board?

Also, can I use the logic board from say a 1.4/2 or a 1.6/2 to replace mine or is there a difference between all the other parts that connect to the logic board in each version of the machine?

Thanks so much - Matty

⟐ Commented July 15, 2012 at 5:03 am -0700

⟐ Answered August 9, 2012 at 9:46 am -0700

I've bought a iMac 27" 2.93 GHz Quad Core i7 early 2010. The seller told that the display port on the logic board is broken and that "the repair shop" told him it cannot be fixed.

Maby it can be fixed if I resolder a new connector.... But if this is not gonna work is it possible to swap the logic board with a i3 or i5 logic board and put the i7 CPU in that i3 or i5 board?

I've read that it's possible to upgrade a iMac 27" i5 to a i7, but I don't know if all the connectors are the same on the logic board ?

Does the iMac 27" (2009-2010) i3, i5 and i7 all use the same logic board?

Hope somebody can help....

Update

Dear,

I replaced broken keyboard connectors on the MacBook A1278, I think it's almost the same...

When I've the iMac here I will check the logic board part number, and check if it's the same as the i3 or i5 version.

⟐ Edited August 30, 2012 at 9:00 am -0700

Thank you

Scott

⟐ Answered August 29, 2012 at 8:09 am -0700

the logic board of my early 2011 Macbook Pro is broken.

Failure in the electric circuit beneath the graphic processor.

Apple and the local Apple Partner told me they can`t fix it.

They have to exchange the logic board.

They would charge me the Price of a new 13" MBP.

So I will exchange it myself. (Did it before with other Macbooks)

When I compare the late 2011 model logic board (photo) with mine, I can´t find any differences.

I found a late 2011 17" logic board here in Germany, there are no early 2011 logic boards on the free market at the moment.

Will it fit in and more important, will the system work properly ?

The technical specifications, apart from a discrete improved graphic card and processor speed enhancements, should be more or less the same.

Greetings

Jan

⟐ Edited April 30, 2013 at 11:52 am -0700

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?

thanks.

⟐ Commented September 3, 2012 at 7:42 pm -0700

⟐ Answered September 8, 2012 at 1:06 pm -0700

Early 2008

2.5 GHz - 661-4625

2.6 GHz - 661-4690

Late 2008

2.5 GHz - 661-4963

2.6 GHz - 661-4964

⟐ Answer accepted May 29, 2013 at 8:17 pm -0700

It did not seem very helpful, in that there is no clear answer there.

From what i can gather, a mid-2010 MacBook Pro 13" 2.66 GHz Logic Board will directly replace my current board. Chipset locations, mounting holes (through the PCB), and ports are all identical and there should be no issues mounting to my mid-2009 case.

Question:

1- Do the refurb'd boards sold here by ifixit come with the serial numbers wiped, so that I can restore my current serial number to the new board (makes integration to the iCloud and iTunes store vastly simpler)?

2- What kind of software issues will I need to be prepared to mitigate? (Note: my current MBP now a bit older, is a 3rd generation image that started on an Intel MacBook in 2006, transferred via HD swap to a newer MacBook in 2008, and then finally migrated, again via a HD swap to the current machine. Along the way I have upgraded the OS from 10.5, to 10.6, yadda, yadda, yadda....and copied the image to bigger HDs for swap in as well. I do not fear software issues, just want to know what to expect.)

Thanks!

⟐ Answer accepted January 5, 2013 at 7:22 pm -0700

I would like to ask the same question in late january 2013: Is it possible to switch from my fried logic board 3.06ghz C2duo for an i5 that I've seen on ebay for a reasonnable price?

I'm asking this question because it seems like the architecture seems the same between mid 2009 and early 2010 models.

Thanks for any information about that.

igor

⟐ Answered January 29, 2013 at 1:01 pm -0700

Macbook Pro 13" Model A1278

Two ports are out on my Macbook. Apple says my Logic Board had gone bad, not covered under warrenty.

I am going to replace it myself. Before I buy, I am curious.... if I have to replace anyway, are there any upgrade options? Are there other Logic Boards that will fit in this computer that will make my computer faster?

Thank You,

Bill Valentine

⟐ Commented February 23, 2013 at 12:18 am -0700

My logic board (Apple Part #: 661-4834, 661-5098, 2.4ghz, as i discovered thanks to ifixit) is suddenly dead.

So i decided to buy a new one but i want to know if is possible to use a newer one, like the 661-4836 2.8ghz or even the 661-5213 (or whatever is possible!).

As far as i can image the ports and the sd card slot are a problem (except for the 661-4836 because is the same), but there are other issue?

thanks in advance!

⟐ Answer accepted March 1, 2013 at 11:06 am -0700

⟐ Answer accepted March 4, 2013 at 9:19 pm -0700

⟐ Answer accepted March 3, 2013 at 9:57 pm -0700

when i try to turn it on, it beeps three times but a worker of third party repair shop told me that it's not a problem of ram but it's a problem of its logic board and required me about 700 GBP. However, as long as i am a student, i could not pay for it.

So, i was looking for some new/used logic board but it was really hard to find a logic board which fits on my laptop. but could find bunch of Early 2011's logic boards.

I want to ask if i can replace the logic board to 2011 early one or not.

thanks.

⟐ Edited April 26, 2013 at 12:34 pm -0700

I've recently bought an A1212 Macbook Pro and later noticed the logic board was broken (probably liquid damaged).

So now I'm looking for logic boards to use as a replacement so I can actually use the computer.

Someone has offered me a A1229 logic board but I have no idea if this will be compatible with all the other A1212 components, leave alone fit in it.

Please help :)

⟐ Answered April 23, 2013 at 7:27 pm -0700

⟐ Answered May 1, 2013 at 3:19 pm -0700

My i5 works but board will not charge....and could do with the speed for Music work!

Cheers! :)

⟐ Answered June 10, 2013 at 9:25 am -0700