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Apple iMac "Core 2 Duo" 2.4 20-Inch (Al) Specs
Identifiers: Mid-2007 - MA877LL - iMac7,1 - A1224 - 2133
Can my iMac 2007 graphics card be replaced?
Serial number is W880467FX96
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Here's iFixits video on replacing the video card: iMac Intel 20" EMC 2133 and 2210 Video Card Replacement
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pete, here are the instructions for the mid2007 iMac:"
Video Card
Tools
Torx T8 screwdriver
Preliminary Steps
Before you begin, remove the following:
Access door
Glass Panel
Front bezel
LCD display panel
Speaker, right
Logic boar d
Part Location
Removing the Video Card
1. Remove the three screws and disconnect the cable from the logic board.
2.Tilt up the video card with attached heatsink, and disconnect it from the card connector on the logic board (as shown with the iMac (24-inch) video card.)
3.When handling the video card, hold it by the heat pipe brace as demonstrated on the previous iMac model video card.
Video card part number for this model are: "Video Card 661-4436 and 661-4440" Hope this helps, good luck.
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What you're suggesting is that I extract the video card and look for the following numbers?
Video Card 661-4436 and 661-4440
Or do you mean its one of these two either Video Card 661-4436 or 661-4440??
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pete, double check your serial number. This one does not seem to work for identification purposes.
by oldturkey03
thanks for the reply, re checked number and its
FX86 at the end sorry for the typo
by pete
pete, does this look right :"2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo (T7700)
Intro Date: August 7, 2007 Disc Date: April 28, 2008
Order No: MA877LL Model No: A1224 (EMC 2133)
Subfamily: Mid-2007 Model ID: iMac7,1
Std RAM: 1 GB Std VRAM: 256 MB
Std Storage: 320 GB (7200 RPM) Std Optical: 8X DL "SuperDrive""
by oldturkey03
On the bottom of the IMac it say's:
Serial No.: W880467FX86
Ethernet ID: 001EC2DC188
IMac 20"/ 2.4 GHZ/1GB/320GB/SD/AP/BT
Contains: FCC ID: QDS-BRCM1024
EMC NO.: 2133
IC: 4324A-BRCM1022
Model NO.: A1224
by pete