Subtitles should NOT be "burned ⁄⁄ rendered ⁄⁄ etc." WITH-IN the Video itself. The best way is to add them SEPARATELY to the video. That way, the Transcription-Tex is editable, which means: MORE viewers INTERNATIONAL, since they would translate the TEXT only to their Native Languages ⁄⁄ Mother-Tongue. On YOUR end: more LIKES and potentially more SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Good question: is there a kind of list showing different informational icons / images and their meaning that can pop up after turning on an iMac, and after the apple & file / iOS loading icon / image appear? Thank you 🤓
i just watched this on my tv, and thought the video was so good, i had to log in to my computer and thank you for posting this. other tutorials are twice as long and offer a lot less. you're killing it dude. thank you for this video!
Very heartening for a techie-noob to see a video that's clear, succinct and approachable. It just shows that with some clear-headed focus, patience (and a few of the right tools) you can do yourself what a shop would charge you over £250 to do. Thank you, MicBergsma. "Brevity is the soul of wit", and all that...
You are an excellent communicator. That is the best demonstration of the mechanics and connections for this job that I have seen yet! Now I'm going do my thermal paste restoration actually knowing what the connectors and screws look like.
I'm not deaf....yet! Butt loosing my hearing due to loud noises over the years. I really appreciate the overlay of captions and the mapping of screws and cable locations. I've done technical work all my life and this is a VERY refreshing how to video tutorial! I appreciate all the effort you put into this. I acquired a A1312 emc 2429. Complaint was loss of video, I noticed that it was really hot exhaust air coming from it, I hit it with compressed air and started it up and ran a video test video for over 24 hours and never lost video. The exhaust temp was upwards of 130° . I put the thing on the shelf, recently I order some thermo paste Arctic Silver to reapply to all the heat-sink surfaces. I wanted to refresh my memory about getting into this machine when I came across your video. Thank you!
This is one of THE BEST how to videos I've ever seen! Excellent camera work, highlighting the screws, the way you "wiggle" a piece a few times before removing...etc! Excellent job and thank you!
Hello Thank you for your great video, it was precious to me to repair my iMac 27" late 2009. Once the subset containing the graphics card extracted, I removed the graphics card, and its old thermal paste and have bake it for 8 minutes at 200° C. Then new thermal paste, reassembly at all and hop, it works! Cheers ! Jean-Yves (from France)
I just did the graphics card bake, it works. This video was a huge help and I agree with those who say this is one of the best out there. The one thing I really didn't appreciate when taking things apart was just how many different connector types that a Mac has. And, you'd think they would all go in the same way but nothing could be further from the truth. What would help greatly - and this video shows it best - who be an actual drawing showing this little tiny connector that you put in when reinserting the graphics board. It took MicBergsma two minutes, for us mere mortals it took over 30. I finally brought in my wife who has much slender fingers and can handle a set of tweezers better, it still took her over 15 minutes. Thanks MicBergsma for a great video.
This is absolutely the best, most well laid out repair video I have seen. It gives me confidence to attempt a repair on mine once I can secure a replacement video card.
This excellent guide shows a clear understanding that most folks, even those experienced with electronics, can be tripped up by seemingly little details, which he goes out of the way to demonstrate. Outstanding video and application of visual aids!
I'm glad you wrote that it's the 2010 model iMac. I have the 2011 and the graphic card removal is COMPLETELY different, like, the WHOLE LOGIC CARD needs to be lifted out! Please emphasis this difference between the models, if you know.
I have a deaf friend in real life, and he is my best friend, I am happy, that there are people "different" on RUclips. Thank you very much friend! :) I loved your video, and how you explained
Have you tried repairing the card before replacing it? Often to fix that one would need to clean the paste off the card, bake it at 200 for 8 minutes, let it cool, re-apply the paste and put it back together. This has worked twice so far for me. What did you do with the card that was removed? Amazing video by the way. Absolutely the best guide yet!
One of the best guides for replacing the graphics card so far! There are really many other guides doing this much more complicated by unmounting the mainboard, which is not necessary.
Two tips: please don't use the bubble plastic sheet due to the static electricity accumulating in them; and make sure there is absolutely NO hair or anything on either LCD screen or glass cover. Otherwise, they will drive you crazy! It's too bad that you didn't choose to replace HDD with SSD at the same time. The 1TB SATA-III SSD isn't as expensive as you think. Switching to SSD does improve the iMac's performance ENORMOUSLY! It's like getting a second wind for my eight-year-old iMac. Please don't wait until the HDD fail. I replaced the original HDD in my Mid-2010 iMac 27" three years ago. The HDD was starting to exhibit the forthcoming HDD failure (the same warning code repeating in Console and increasingly incessant beach ball spinning). I didn't have the suction cups and wasn't going to pay for them when I would use them once. I used the thinner plastic driver's licence to pry the glass cover off the body. I held my breath the whole time because I was afraid of breaking the cover or LCD screen. I couldn't believe how HEAVY the LCD screen was! I also used this opportunity to clear the accumulated dust with compressed air. To this day, my iMac performs flawlessly, and I don't see the need to replace it soon. Great video, by the way!
Hey InTeCredo! Thanks for the tips! Good to know about bubble plastic sheet thing. Ah yeah I almost bought SSD to replace but decided to wait a little bit... WD or Samsung? can't decide which to get.. That's pretty cool about driver's plastic trick! Yeah I wouldn't buy suction cups just for this project... camera suction cups works great haha. Yeah I was surprised how heavy LCD screen was... wondering if the newer LCD screen in 2015 and up is lighter? I haven't tried one yet. That's awesome to see 8 years old iMac working very well! I don't see myself selling it at all yet too! Have a good day!
The problem is the mount is too small. I have an old 60GB OCZ SSD taped in mine lol. If anyone does try and update to an SSD, emergency boot OSX from a USB stick to format the drive. I couldn't set the partition table in my Linux and wasted sooooo much time with it :(
This video should be required watching for anyone wanting to make a "how to" tutorial of dismounting any gear... 5 stars... attention to detail is just what a diy-er would need.
Superb video, thanks for this, so clear - I used this run-through, step-by-step to remove my graphics card from my 2011 27inch iMac after it failed - instead of putting a new one in, I tried the 'hack' of putting it in the oven for 10 minutes, then reinstalled and unbelievably to me it worked! Thanks again
Struggled to get the temp sensor in for almost and 1hr and I finally found this video and found it I was trying to do it the wrong way 😂. Thanks for the close up I really appreciate it!
Yeah bro not going to lie. Been researching this issue for my 27 inch iMac 2011 and this has to be the best version of swapping the graphics card. Thank you. You’re a genius. 🤝
You sir MicBergsma are fantastic! Your video helped me tons replacing the graphics card on my 27" 2010! The only struggle was getting that graphics card sensor back home! Frustrating but got it done in the end. Happy New Year to you my friend!
Mate great video! I just came across your video because of my iMac and I have my hearing, but I think most youtubers could learn plenty about presenting through video from you. Camera, lighting, instruction, diagrams, text, entertainment, everything mate. Brilliant! I'm going to check out your other vids. Keep it up.
im almost 3 yrs later on this video, but i must say...i do agree that this is the best, or one of the best and clearest video of a hardware upgrade ive seen from start to finish. anyone know if a graphics card in an imac between 2012-2015 will work in an imac 27 2010?
VERY HELPFUL!! I didn't find a new graphics card, but I found on youtube some crazy guys who baked the card at 200 celsius for 8 minutes. And with your help, I managed to take it out and put it back in without problems. PS: The baking actualy worked :-) - for now... Thanks
That was a sweet video man! My Mac's graphic card died and repair place wanted a lot of money to replace. If I buy one on my own, this is definitely the how to video I will use. Very clear and easy to understand.
My mid2010 iMac display has started to glitch, in that horizontal lines or banded flashes of bright light appear randomly appear in different places, randomly appear in time. Just wondering if it is the graphics card mulfunctioning? Is this what happened to you? Thanks in advance.
I have a late 2009 iMac in need of a new graphics card (burned out in the middle of playing Halo!). Your video is so clear it gives me hope I can replace it myself. Thanks.
I find this guide particularly helpful, because it it is precise, fast-pacing, with clear lighting/ good camera angles. ... it is particularly good on visual communication such as gesture, facial expression on important tips, and also the little tips that makes the complicated components parts life-like clear!~... make dangerous points very memorable! Very good video :D (BTW, i just did this on my 2009 iMac! thanks man!!)
Bro, this has to be the easiest install for this iMac I've seen so far, I have the same one, going to replace the ati gpu with 880m 8gb, all other videos i have watched had to take the entire motherboard out, appreciate your video, I know it's an older video but, very helpful nonetheless thanks !!!!
I'm replacing my logic board and just needed to see how to SAFELY remove the graphics card to install on my new board. You should do one on how to remove the CPU and put into another board (I kid, I kid). Thanks for sharing this! Very well-executed and easy to understand.
And all these years I was lead to believe you couldn't replace the graphics card for the iMac 2010! Thank you so much! Now I just need to find out what the best graphics card for my computer is. lol
Alfredo Avila yes thanks! I couldn’t find a good video anywhere so I made one haha... I replaced a hard drive on iMac 24” long time ago too. Fun project! 😄🤙🏼
Hello, great video. I have the exact same model iMac and I'm wondering if my GPU is shot. My iMac just keeps restarting, gets halfway through the start up sequence and reboots itself over and over. Can't boot into internet recovery or any external startup disk. Could this be a GPU problem? What happened to your iMac that caused you to diagnose the GPU as the issue? Thanks!
Andy, I have a Mid 2011 iMac 27” that is showing the same problem. I have spent days reading everything I could on the issue, and have tried everything (keyboard commands, tried USB bootable MACOS, etc. Still unable to fix. Have same “repeated self rebooting” or “gets to 70% of boot, showing apple logo, then restarts or white screen.” Did you find a good solution for yours?
Andy Deitrich Andy, I have a Mid 2011 iMac 27” that is showing the same problem. I have spent days reading everything I could on the issue, and have tried everything (keyboard commands, tried USB bootable MACOS, etc. Still unable to fix. Have same “repeated self rebooting” or “gets to 70% of boot, showing apple logo, then restarts or white screen.” Did you find a good solution for yours?
@@steadmanuhlich6734 My solution was to sell it for parts. :) I didn't want to attempt the graphics card replacement, it wasn't my main machine and didn't want to sink any more money into it.
Great Video... exactly like 2-3 years ago when i wanted to upgrade it, same now for replacing my ruinned superdrive i used your amazing guide! Thank you once again! You re amazing.
Great guide!! The last cable you removed from the motherboard (?) just before you removed the LCD screen was thin / small! The new GPU, was it an upgrade to the old one? A replacement, yes, but was it a step up? Thank you 🤓 yeah! Just read your short note from 512 to 1GB!
Hey awesome vid. Can I ask where you bought the graphics card from? - for how much? and do you know if it supports the new OS Mojave? Thanks in advance!!
I have a late 2009 iMac still going strong! I think every year this is the year it's gunna die, yet it hasn't yet lol Mind if I ask how much did the card cost you? And as it was a like for like graphics card I assume no performance upgrade other than it now working correctly?
That's awesome about your iMac! I think mine went bad from overheat or heavy editing killed it? No idea haha... The 1GB card only cost me $200, nothing upgrade... I want to go bigger but decided to stay like stock... give it to my wife when I get a new iMac... 4k video is hurting this iMac a lot so I have to do some simple editing without color correction and stuff. It's working awesome now, I am typing on here by using this iMac :)
MicBergsma ahhhhj happy wife happy life eh ;) Yeah my iMac gives me the finger when I try to edit 4K so I stick to 1080 until 4K becomes the norm, think we are a way off yet! ;) Thanks for the reply too buddy, much appreciated and watched you for years! Like getting a letter from a celebrity lol
Great video. I have been replacing my mid 2010 logic board on my 27" iMac. I somehow have an extra tiny cable that needs a home along the top of the logic board. Do you have another video showing closeup all the connectors of this logic board? Or even pictures?
Superb video. I'm actually looking for details about a 2008 Graphics Card repair and can't find any info on that. Nevertheless, your video is very helpful and the simplest I've seen to follow. Well done and thank you 👏
I must say your video is very easy to follow and well explained! I have a 21.5 inch Mac desktop, and yesterday I got the dreaded black screen. I have completed all the "helps" needed to reset, and still nothing. Apple says more than likely its the graphic card, (crying). Im currently trying to locate someone in my area to repair it, but I did see through research that the 2010 had a recall? Do you know how I can get anymore info on that? Apple failed to tell me this also, imagine that?
Hey just found your Channel and immediately startet watching youre Videos I Love them. Just wantet to let you know how good your Videos are and what A Great Guy you are. ☺️
Hello good night I have a problem with my 27 inch imac, mid 2011 Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro The AMD Radeon HD 67970M 124 MB HD Graphics card no longer works can you help me which model of graphics card to change
Amazing how that is all arranged in there. I've built a bunch of PCs so this was an interesting peek into the world of Mac. I do have 3 iMacs varying in age but I have only ever added RAM to the newest one. Thanks!
Ha! A puzzle is a VERY accurate and excellent analogy for it! Funny thing, I put 16 GB in my iMac and for fun, left the 4 in there that came with it and it shows that I have 20GB RAM and there are no problems. I can't honestly say I know whether it is harming the computer or if the 'extra' RAM might somehow not be utilized but it has worked for a few years now.
You are the best! Idol !! thank you very much... but let me please ask you a question... i have a 5670 on my 2010 iMac with 512 MB and i am thinking of upgrading to a 6950 with 2GB. Is it worth it? Will it work with the same heatsink (of the old card)? Thank you once again!!!
Thanks for the great video like the other comments yours is very clear, love the text comments on how to fix, great editing to the point. Have a Late 2009 27" iMac with an Intel i5 CPU having boot issues screen boots great in safe mode but issue regularly booting up goes to white screen and locks up, was told might be the GPU, any thoughts on that, and where did you get the replacement GPU?
What if they put the screws that hold the graphics card bracket in the wrong way? It looks like the screws are in backwards and need to be unscrewed from the other side behind the motherboard! Help!
Great job and thanks for the tutorial. Can you explain the symptoms you experienced with the dead video card and how you diagnosed the GPU was faulty and not another component? I suspect my GPU died but I am concerned in investing in a replacement without confirmation it is not a logic board or other issue. Issue with mine is no bootup, no display, external display not working (strongly suggests GPU issue) but also not able to boot in target mode or safe mode. Apple diagnostics couldn't run or didn't show any issue (apple repair shop attempted). It has been a while since the test has been done and kinda don't remember which it was. Thanks and any input appreciated.
I have a 2011 iMac too , would like to ask did you upgrade the graphic card or you replace it with the same one as in 2010 ? Reply is much appreciate !
![Late 2009 iMac 27" Video Card Repair [4850 Bake]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/v1DXBLkiqFM/mqdefault.jpg)
I upgraded from 512gb to 1gb graphic card... it's called "iMac 27" Video Card ATI Radeon HD 5750 1gb" - can be found here @t
And did you have to do some extra stuff like load other software to make the Imac work correctly?
Subtitles should NOT be "burned ⁄⁄ rendered ⁄⁄ etc." WITH-IN the Video itself. The best way is to add them SEPARATELY to the video. That way, the Transcription-Tex is editable, which means: MORE viewers INTERNATIONAL, since they would translate the TEXT only to their Native Languages ⁄⁄ Mother-Tongue. On YOUR end: more LIKES and potentially more SUBSCRIPTIONS.
I'd argue this is one of the best repair guides I have ever seen! Nicely done MicBergsma!
CyclingSargentBeardface Thank you very much! 🙌🏼
I enjoyed seeing the sign language as well. Made the video very different from others.
Definitely YES !
@@WarriorsPhoto That's true !
@@MicBergsma Yeah it's great. Imagine my suprise when I found it googling :-)
As a former apple tech, it’s nice to see such a thorough, detailed instructional video. Nice job!
Good question: is there a kind of list showing different informational icons / images and their meaning that can pop up after turning on an iMac, and after the apple & file / iOS loading icon / image appear? Thank you 🤓
This is probably one of the clearest and easiest to follow repair video I've ever seen. Probs to you my friend!
i just watched this on my tv, and thought the video was so good, i had to log in to my computer and thank you for posting this. other tutorials are twice as long and offer a lot less. you're killing it dude. thank you for this video!
You're welcome!! Thank you for the comment!
Very heartening for a techie-noob to see a video that's clear, succinct and approachable.
It just shows that with some clear-headed focus, patience (and a few of the right tools) you can do yourself what a shop would charge you over £250 to do.
Thank you, MicBergsma.
"Brevity is the soul of wit", and all that...
You are an excellent communicator. That is the best demonstration of the mechanics and connections for this job that I have seen yet! Now I'm going do my thermal paste restoration actually knowing what the connectors and screws look like.
I'm not deaf....yet! Butt loosing my hearing due to loud noises over the years. I really appreciate the overlay of captions and the mapping of screws and cable locations. I've done technical work all my life and this is a VERY refreshing how to video tutorial! I appreciate all the effort you put into this.
I acquired a A1312 emc 2429. Complaint was loss of video, I noticed that it was really hot exhaust air coming from it, I hit it with compressed air and started it up and ran a video test video for over 24 hours and never lost video. The exhaust temp was upwards of 130° . I put the thing on the shelf, recently I order some thermo paste Arctic Silver to reapply to all the heat-sink surfaces. I wanted to refresh my memory about getting into this machine when I came across your video. Thank you!
This is one of THE BEST how to videos I've ever seen! Excellent camera work, highlighting the screws, the way you "wiggle" a piece a few times before removing...etc! Excellent job and thank you!
Hello
Thank you for your great video, it was precious to me to repair my iMac 27" late 2009. Once the subset containing the graphics card extracted, I removed the graphics card, and its old thermal paste and have bake it for 8 minutes at 200° C. Then new thermal paste, reassembly at all and hop, it works!
Cheers !
Jean-Yves (from France)
I just did the graphics card bake, it works. This video was a huge help and I agree with those who say this is one of the best out there. The one thing I really didn't appreciate when taking things apart was just how many different connector types that a Mac has. And, you'd think they would all go in the same way but nothing could be further from the truth. What would help greatly - and this video shows it best - who be an actual drawing showing this little tiny connector that you put in when reinserting the graphics board. It took MicBergsma two minutes, for us mere mortals it took over 30. I finally brought in my wife who has much slender fingers and can handle a set of tweezers better, it still took her over 15 minutes. Thanks MicBergsma for a great video.
This is absolutely the best, most well laid out repair video I have seen. It gives me confidence to attempt a repair on mine once I can secure a replacement video card.
This excellent guide shows a clear understanding that most folks, even those experienced with electronics, can be tripped up by seemingly little details, which he goes out of the way to demonstrate. Outstanding video and application of visual aids!
The smartest guy on RUclips!!!!
This is by far the best video I've seen of disassembling an iMac and how each cable is unplugged and put back. Thanks so much.
I usually struggle with these 'how to fix' guides but this one is so simple and clearly presented even i managed without screwing up.
I'm glad you wrote that it's the 2010 model iMac. I have the 2011 and the graphic card removal is COMPLETELY different, like, the WHOLE LOGIC CARD needs to be lifted out! Please emphasis this difference between the models, if you know.
Thanks for the comment. Two 2011s here to disassemble and bake GPUs 😞
I have a deaf friend in real life, and he is my best friend, I am happy, that there are people "different" on RUclips. Thank you very much friend! :) I loved your video, and how you explained
That's pretty cool!! 😄🤙🏼 Thank you and you're welcome! 🙌🏼
Have you tried repairing the card before replacing it? Often to fix that one would need to clean the paste off the card, bake it at 200 for 8 minutes, let it cool, re-apply the paste and put it back together. This has worked twice so far for me.
What did you do with the card that was removed?
Amazing video by the way. Absolutely the best guide yet!
One of the best guides for replacing the graphics card so far! There are really many other guides doing this much more complicated by unmounting the mainboard, which is not necessary.
The best guide of GPU swap on iMac I've ever seen. Thank you, buddy!
Two tips: please don't use the bubble plastic sheet due to the static electricity accumulating in them; and make sure there is absolutely NO hair or anything on either LCD screen or glass cover. Otherwise, they will drive you crazy!
It's too bad that you didn't choose to replace HDD with SSD at the same time. The 1TB SATA-III SSD isn't as expensive as you think. Switching to SSD does improve the iMac's performance ENORMOUSLY! It's like getting a second wind for my eight-year-old iMac. Please don't wait until the HDD fail.
I replaced the original HDD in my Mid-2010 iMac 27" three years ago. The HDD was starting to exhibit the forthcoming HDD failure (the same warning code repeating in Console and increasingly incessant beach ball spinning).
I didn't have the suction cups and wasn't going to pay for them when I would use them once. I used the thinner plastic driver's licence to pry the glass cover off the body. I held my breath the whole time because I was afraid of breaking the cover or LCD screen. I couldn't believe how HEAVY the LCD screen was! I also used this opportunity to clear the accumulated dust with compressed air.
To this day, my iMac performs flawlessly, and I don't see the need to replace it soon.
Great video, by the way!
Hey InTeCredo!
Thanks for the tips! Good to know about bubble plastic sheet thing.
Ah yeah I almost bought SSD to replace but decided to wait a little bit... WD or Samsung? can't decide which to get..
That's pretty cool about driver's plastic trick! Yeah I wouldn't buy suction cups just for this project... camera suction cups works great haha.
Yeah I was surprised how heavy LCD screen was... wondering if the newer LCD screen in 2015 and up is lighter? I haven't tried one yet.
That's awesome to see 8 years old iMac working very well! I don't see myself selling it at all yet too!
Have a good day!
What a legend. This video helped me replace my faulty graphics card. Very easy to follow and helpful instructions.my mac is alive again. 👍
Excellent repair video. One of the best I've seen.very clear, straightforward. Beautiful lighting and sharp focus. New subscriber for sure!
This is - without hyperbole - the best executed repair video I have come across YT so far. Chapeau and thank you!
Wow, thanks!
One of the best iMac repair videos Ive ever seen! Thank you and keep up the good work!!
michael diaz thank you for the comment!! You’re welcome and I will! 😄🤙🏼
You didn't pop an SSD in while you were in there? ;) Great channel BTW!
Ahh yes I almost did... but trying not to spend more money right now... saving up for a big move later this year :-O Thanks!
The problem is the mount is too small. I have an old 60GB OCZ SSD taped in mine lol.
If anyone does try and update to an SSD, emergency boot OSX from a USB stick to format the drive. I couldn't set the partition table in my Linux and wasted sooooo much time with it :(
@@MicBergsma Did you buy a new mac (and what)? :D
This video should be required watching for anyone wanting to make a "how to" tutorial of dismounting any gear... 5 stars... attention to detail is just what a diy-er would need.
Superb video, thanks for this, so clear - I used this run-through, step-by-step to remove my graphics card from my 2011 27inch iMac after it failed - instead of putting a new one in, I tried the 'hack' of putting it in the oven for 10 minutes, then reinstalled and unbelievably to me it worked! Thanks again
This sets the bar for how-to videos!
Thank you sir 💃💃💃
Struggled to get the temp sensor in for almost and 1hr and I finally found this video and found it I was trying to do it the wrong way 😂. Thanks for the close up I really appreciate it!
Amazing! Perfect guide, I had no idea it’s so easy to replace the video card, thank you so much! ❤️
Yeah bro not going to lie. Been researching this issue for my 27 inch iMac 2011 and this has to be the best version of swapping the graphics card. Thank you. You’re a genius. 🤝
You sir MicBergsma are fantastic! Your video helped me tons replacing the graphics card on my 27" 2010! The only struggle was getting that graphics card sensor back home! Frustrating but got it done in the end. Happy New Year to you my friend!
Mate great video! I just came across your video because of my iMac and I have my hearing, but I think most youtubers could learn plenty about presenting through video from you. Camera, lighting, instruction, diagrams, text, entertainment, everything mate. Brilliant! I'm going to check out your other vids. Keep it up.
I have to say this was a very detailed and the camera work was one of the best. great job.
im almost 3 yrs later on this video, but i must say...i do agree that this is the best, or one of the best and clearest video of a hardware upgrade ive seen from start to finish. anyone know if a graphics card in an imac between 2012-2015 will work in an imac 27 2010?
VERY HELPFUL!! I didn't find a new graphics card, but I found on youtube some crazy guys who baked the card at 200 celsius for 8 minutes.
And with your help, I managed to take it out and put it back in without problems. PS: The baking actualy worked :-) - for now... Thanks
That was a sweet video man! My Mac's graphic card died and repair place wanted a lot of money to replace. If I buy one on my own, this is definitely the how to video I will use. Very clear and easy to understand.
My mid2010 iMac display has started to glitch, in that horizontal lines or banded flashes of bright light appear randomly appear in different places, randomly appear in time. Just wondering if it is the graphics card mulfunctioning? Is this what happened to you? Thanks in advance.
I have a late 2009 iMac in need of a new graphics card (burned out in the middle of playing Halo!).
Your video is so clear it gives me hope I can replace it myself. Thanks.
I find this guide particularly helpful, because it it is precise, fast-pacing, with clear lighting/ good camera angles. ... it is particularly good on visual communication such as gesture, facial expression on important tips, and also the little tips that makes the complicated components parts life-like clear!~... make dangerous points very memorable!
Very good video :D (BTW, i just did this on my 2009 iMac! thanks man!!)
Hello, I'm french, very very good, THE BEST guide of GPU swap on iMac I've ever seen !!! Thanks a lot...
Bro, this has to be the easiest install for this iMac I've seen so far, I have the same one, going to replace the ati gpu with 880m 8gb, all other videos i have watched had to take the entire motherboard out, appreciate your video, I know it's an older video but, very helpful nonetheless thanks !!!!
Glad I could help!
I'm replacing my logic board and just needed to see how to SAFELY remove the graphics card to install on my new board. You should do one on how to remove the CPU and put into another board (I kid, I kid).
Thanks for sharing this! Very well-executed and easy to understand.
And all these years I was lead to believe you couldn't replace the graphics card for the iMac 2010! Thank you so much! Now I just need to find out what the best graphics card for my computer is. lol
This is the best and most detailed gpu replacement video. Many thanks Gopro dude :)
Great video - I was wondering whether it matters which model iMac it is? Does the process change much between year models?
Ok this is fantastic and I can't wait to fix my 2011 imac 27 inch... is it the same process? Can I use the same card?
Cant wait to do this on my desktop...will this work also on the late 2009 model as well?
It is your first time doing this Mic? Great job!
Alfredo Avila yes thanks! I couldn’t find a good video anywhere so I made one haha... I replaced a hard drive on iMac 24” long time ago too. Fun project! 😄🤙🏼
Hello, great video. I have the exact same model iMac and I'm wondering if my GPU is shot. My iMac just keeps restarting, gets halfway through the start up sequence and reboots itself over and over. Can't boot into internet recovery or any external startup disk. Could this be a GPU problem? What happened to your iMac that caused you to diagnose the GPU as the issue? Thanks!
Andy, I have a Mid 2011 iMac 27” that is showing the same problem. I have spent days reading everything I could on the issue, and have tried everything (keyboard commands, tried USB bootable MACOS, etc. Still unable to fix. Have same “repeated self rebooting” or “gets to 70% of boot, showing apple logo, then restarts or white screen.” Did you find a good solution for yours?
Andy Deitrich Andy, I have a Mid 2011 iMac 27” that is showing the same problem. I have spent days reading everything I could on the issue, and have tried everything (keyboard commands, tried USB bootable MACOS, etc. Still unable to fix. Have same “repeated self rebooting” or “gets to 70% of boot, showing apple logo, then restarts or white screen.” Did you find a good solution for yours?
@@steadmanuhlich6734 My solution was to sell it for parts. :) I didn't want to attempt the graphics card replacement, it wasn't my main machine and didn't want to sink any more money into it.
Thank you for the detailed video guide, when I open mine up, I thought I had to remove the motherboard in order to replace it.
For real, you are the real MVP!!! i watched a few videos before this and you made this look so easy compared to what i saw. Keep doing your thing!!
Thank you Raymond!
I did all this but now the screen doesn't turn on. But the computer still sounds like it runs. Is there a plug that makes the screen work?
great video Mitch! Are you still using this computer with the 1 gb video card? How did it work with FCPX?
Amigo you are the best. Clean and simple and to the point.
You are a man of many talents sir! I'm a subscriber and didn't expect to find you when researching this hardware problem. Great video!
One of the best video tutorials I ever seen.
Thank you so much Agi!
Great Video... exactly like 2-3 years ago when i wanted to upgrade it, same now for replacing my ruinned superdrive i used your amazing guide!
Thank you once again! You re amazing.
Thank you amigo :). Definitely the best guide on how to disconnect and connect the cables on an iMac.
Great guide!! The last cable you removed from the motherboard (?) just before you removed the LCD screen was thin / small! The new GPU, was it an upgrade to the old one? A replacement, yes, but was it a step up? Thank you 🤓 yeah! Just read your short note from 512 to 1GB!
Successfully Showing The tiny detail, very helpful, strongly recommend
I gotta say Mitch... I am impressed! Excellent Job!
Excellent video, you explain all the steps perfectly and with high precission images, thank you!!!!
You're very welcome!
Hey awesome vid. Can I ask where you bought the graphics card from? - for how much? and do you know if it supports the new OS Mojave? Thanks in advance!!
I have a late 2009 iMac still going strong! I think every year this is the year it's gunna die, yet it hasn't yet lol
Mind if I ask how much did the card cost you? And as it was a like for like graphics card I assume no performance upgrade other than it now working correctly?
That's awesome about your iMac! I think mine went bad from overheat or heavy editing killed it? No idea haha... The 1GB card only cost me $200, nothing upgrade... I want to go bigger but decided to stay like stock... give it to my wife when I get a new iMac... 4k video is hurting this iMac a lot so I have to do some simple editing without color correction and stuff. It's working awesome now, I am typing on here by using this iMac :)
MicBergsma ahhhhj happy wife happy life eh ;)
Yeah my iMac gives me the finger when I try to edit 4K so I stick to 1080 until 4K becomes the norm, think we are a way off yet! ;)
Thanks for the reply too buddy, much appreciated and watched you for years! Like getting a letter from a celebrity lol
MicBergsma how can I contact you about my iMac. i'm deaf. I need graphic card replacement but just am having hard time finding new part. Thanks
Business email is at the bottom of the description
Great video. I have been replacing my mid 2010 logic board on my 27" iMac. I somehow have an extra tiny cable that needs a home along the top of the logic board. Do you have another video showing closeup all the connectors of this logic board? Or even pictures?
HI MicBergsma,
I am really appreciated your video. Full of patient and very detail easy to following
Van Han
Thanks Micbergsma! Easy step by step, I managed to do mine after following your guide....
Superb video. I'm actually looking for details about a 2008 Graphics Card repair and can't find any info on that. Nevertheless, your video is very helpful and the simplest I've seen to follow.
Well done and thank you 👏
the best guide I've seen!!!! hello from Panamá!!!!
Thank you!! 😄🙌🏼
Such a useful video. The best repair video I've ever seen. I'm looking forward to watching more of your videos
Well done . One question Do you use the EMC number to search for the graphics card you want to buy?
Excellent clarity. Just wondered did you carry out any benchmarks before and after?
I needed this TODAY! What an amazing guide!
Outstanding video! You gave me the confidence to attempt the GC replacement on my own! Thanks so much for the clear instructions. You ROCK!
I loved it when you grew that 3rd arm to hold the lcd panel!😉
Any chance you can do similar video with mid-2011 27" iMac? It's substantially different in terms of connector layout
I just needed to know how to get into mine to replace the PSU Board, excellent easy to follow instructions, thanks!
I must say your video is very easy to follow and well explained! I have a 21.5 inch Mac desktop, and yesterday I got the dreaded black screen. I have completed all the "helps" needed to reset, and still nothing. Apple says more than likely its the graphic card, (crying). Im currently trying to locate someone in my area to repair it, but I did see through research that the 2010 had a recall? Do you know how I can get anymore info on that? Apple failed to tell me this also, imagine that?
Hey this worked amazingly well! Thank you.All the other videos were sooooo long and this was right to the point. Fixed my iMac so thank you again!
Love the video, where did you get the replacement GPU? Thanks a million
Hey just found your Channel and immediately startet watching youre Videos I Love them. Just wantet to let you know how good your Videos are and what A Great Guy you are. ☺️
Best upgrade video I've ever seen.
Very, very, well done! You should teach everyone else how to make perfect how-to videos!
Hello good night
I have a problem with my 27 inch imac, mid 2011
Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro
The AMD Radeon HD 67970M 124 MB HD Graphics card no longer works
can you help me which model of graphics card to change
Wow, why didn`t I find this channel sooner? Subbed immediately! Great job!!
It is very easy to see how to do. I will try to upgrade my old iMac mid 2010 graphic card following this video. Thanks bro.
Where did you buy the new card? I have a 2009 iMac with the broken card.
Amazing how that is all arranged in there. I've built a bunch of PCs so this was an interesting peek into the world of Mac. I do have 3 iMacs varying in age but I have only ever added RAM to the newest one. Thanks!
Yeah it's pretty cool like puzzles! Awesome, I wish this iMac can take more than 16 GB haha :(
Ha! A puzzle is a VERY accurate and excellent analogy for it! Funny thing, I put 16 GB in my iMac and for fun, left the 4 in there that came with it and it shows that I have 20GB RAM and there are no problems. I can't honestly say I know whether it is harming the computer or if the 'extra' RAM might somehow not be utilized but it has worked for a few years now.
2013 iMac graphic card upgrades? Your thoughts? 🙏 thanks
You are the best! Idol !! thank you very much... but let me please ask you a question... i have a 5670 on my 2010 iMac with 512 MB and i am thinking of upgrading to a 6950 with 2GB. Is it worth it? Will it work with the same heatsink (of the old card)? Thank you once again!!!
You didn't have to break the seal around the screen cover? Was that already done on a previous repair/upgrade on that machine?
Thanks for the great video like the other comments yours is very clear, love the text comments on how to fix, great editing to the point. Have a Late 2009 27" iMac with an Intel i5 CPU having boot issues screen boots great in safe mode but issue regularly booting up goes to white screen and locks up, was told might be the GPU, any thoughts on that, and where did you get the replacement GPU?
What if they put the screws that hold the graphics card bracket in the wrong way? It looks like the screws are in backwards and need to be unscrewed from the other side behind the motherboard! Help!
Great job and thanks for the tutorial.
Can you explain the symptoms you experienced with the dead video card and how you diagnosed the GPU was faulty and not another component? I suspect my GPU died but I am concerned in investing in a replacement without confirmation it is not a logic board or other issue.
Issue with mine is no bootup, no display, external display not working (strongly suggests GPU issue) but also not able to boot in target mode or safe mode. Apple diagnostics couldn't run or didn't show any issue (apple repair shop attempted). It has been a while since the test has been done and kinda don't remember which it was.
Thanks and any input appreciated.
I have a 2011 iMac too , would like to ask did you upgrade the graphic card or you replace it with the same one as in 2010 ?
Reply is much appreciate !
Same
Thanks for your video. I have late 2009 27" iMac and have same problem. Could you please send me the link for your new graphic card?
Ooh! Does this upgrade make the imac Metal compatible? That is, does Mojave run well on it?
Thank you for this video. Very easy to follow but looks to complicated for me attempt. I will need to take it to a professional.