white imac [replace/upgrade a NVIDIA geforce card]

[apolloh]

hi i was wondering if anyone knows of a good guide that can help me replace/upgrade a NVIDIA geforce 7300 GT ,128 MB ram. the original video card died on me and the mac store is charging me like 600 bucks to replace it >.< and know the video card is not that expensive and a bill of like 500 for repair is just bs

 

[Tallest Skil]

It is part of the logic board. It's not an easy job.

 

[apolloh]

i couldnt tell u if it was part of the logic board but i can find out

 

[Tallest Skil]

i couldnt tell u if it was part of the logic board but i can find out

I'm telling you that it is.

Hang on, it's an MXM card. I'll look for one for you.

Well, wouldn't you know it? This has been covered already.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/536970/

I said the same thing there, too. You can't upgrade it or swap it.

 

[apolloh]

I'm telling you that it is.

Hang on, it's an MXM card. I'll look for one for you.

this is my comp
Hardware Overview:


Model Name: iMac

Model Identifier: iMac6,1

Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo

Processor Speed: 2.16 GHz

Number Of Processors: 1

Total Number Of Cores: 2

L2 Cache (per processor): 4 MB

Memory: 1 GB

Bus Speed: 667 MHz

Boot ROM Version: IM61.0093.B07

SMC Version: 1.10f2

Serial Number: W86360Z3WSG

NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT:


Chipset Model: NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT

Type: Display

Bus: PCIe

PCIe Lane Width: x16

VRAM (Total): 128 MB

Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)

Device ID: 0x0395

Revision ID: 0x00a1

ROM Revision: 3021

Displays:

iMac:

Display Type: LCD

Resolution: 1920 x 1200

Depth: 32-bit Color

Built-In: Yes

Core Image: Hardware Accelerated

Main Display: Yes

Mirror: Off

Online: Yes

Quartz Extreme: Supported

Display Connector:

Status: No display connected

 

[apolloh]

I'm telling you that it is.

Hang on, it's an MXM card. I'll look for one for you.

Well, wouldn't you know it? This has been covered already.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/536970/

I said the same thing there, too. You can't upgrade it or swap it.

ahhhhhh lame i guess ill pay steve jobs minions to do it thvm anyways

 

[regularklas]

Sorry for digging up an old thread on my first post here... But my iMac's graphics card has died so I've searched google about this and it seems that the 24" iMac(that the poster have(had?)) doesn't have the graphics card integrated on the logic board.

So in short, you should be able to switch the graphis card on that iMac model. The ones with smaller screens though, you'll have to send it in to Apple.