Sorry there’s no CPU upgrade option here, this logic board has a soldered CPU [https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/nBtjSpOOgSlAFoxN.full|Mid 2014 21.5” iMac].
Even upgrading the logic board is limited here to the non-4 K boards. The only quad core board that might work is [https://everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/specs/imac-core-i5-2.8-21-inch-aluminum-late-2015-specs.html|21.5” iMac 2.8 GHz Core i5 (Late 2015)] The logic board is Apple P/N 661-02984.
I can’t tell you if it will work or not, Apple altered a few things so it might not work [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_165_470&products_id=15435|Mid ‘14 Display Assembly 661-00156] Vs [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_165_458_477&products_id=16038|Late ‘15 display Assembly 661-02989] As you can see the displays are not interchangeable. Which means the connections are different between the display and the logic board. You may need to also swap out the display.
'''OK, so upgrading the logic board is off the table can I at least install or upgrade the drives??'''
As it turns out Apple produced two versions of the logic board SATA drive only or support for a blade SSD in either the SSD only or the Fusion Drive models. So assuming you have the dual drive support version of the logic board then you can install a bade SSD following this guide [guide|28751] and here is the guide to figure out which drive to use [https://beetstech.com/blog/apple-proprietary-ssd-ultimate-guide-to-specs-and-upgrades|The Ultimate Guide to Apple’s Proprietary SSDs] jump down to the '''Generation 3''' listings.
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If your systems logic board does not offer the connector, then your only choice is the 2.5” SATA drive bay [guide|27886] Here you can use either a 2.5” SATA HHD or a SSD drive. The iFixit kit offers a 1 TB SSD [product|IF173-042] and if you want a HDD you can go with any of these [https://www.seagate.com/www-content/product-content/firecuda-family/firecuda/files/firecuda-2-5-ds1908-1-1609us.pdf|Seagate FireCuda SSHD] which is a better performer than a standard HDD.
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If your systems logic board does not offer the connector, then your only choice is the 2.5” SATA drive bay [guide|27886] Here you can use either a 2.5” SATA HHD or a SSD drive. The iFixit kit offers a 1 TB SSD [product|IF173-042] and if you want a HDD you can go with any of these [https://www.seagate.com/www-content/product-content/firecuda-family/firecuda/files/firecuda-2-5-ds1908-1-1609us.pdf|Seagate FireCuda SSHD] which is a better performer than a standard HDD. You can go to a 2 TB drive!
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There are also larger SSD sizes! [https://s3.ap-northeast-2.amazonaws.com/global.semi.static/Samsung_SSD_860_EVO_Data_Sheet_Rev1.pdf|Samsung 860 EVO 2 & 4 TB]
Sorry there’s no CPU upgrade option here, this logic board has a soldered CPU [https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/nBtjSpOOgSlAFoxN.full|Mid 2014 21.5” iMac].
Even upgrading the logic board is limited here to the non-4 K boards. The only quad core board that might work is [https://everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/specs/imac-core-i5-2.8-21-inch-aluminum-late-2015-specs.html|21.5” iMac 2.8 GHz Core i5 (Late 2015)] The logic board is Apple P/N 661-02984.
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I can’t tell you if it will work or not, Apple altered a few things so it might not work [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_165_470&products_id=15435|Mid ‘14 Display Assembly 661-00156] Vs [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_165_458_477&products_id=16038|Late ‘15 display Assembly 661-02989] As you can see the displays are not interchangeable. Which means the connections are different between the display and the logic board.
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I can’t tell you if it will work or not, Apple altered a few things so it might not work [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_165_470&products_id=15435|Mid ‘14 Display Assembly 661-00156] Vs [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_165_458_477&products_id=16038|Late ‘15 display Assembly 661-02989] As you can see the displays are not interchangeable. Which means the connections are different between the display and the logic board. You may need to also swap out the display.
'''OK, so upgrading the logic board is off the table can I at least install or upgrade the drives??'''
As it turns out Apple produced two versions of the logic board SATA drive only or support for a blade SSD in either the SSD only or the Fusion Drive models. So assuming you have the dual drive support version of the logic board then you can install a bade SSD following this guide [guide|28751] and here is the guide to figure out which drive to use [https://beetstech.com/blog/apple-proprietary-ssd-ultimate-guide-to-specs-and-upgrades|The Ultimate Guide to Apple’s Proprietary SSDs] jump down to the '''Generation 3''' listings.
If your systems logic board does not offer the connector, then your only choice is the 2.5” SATA drive bay [guide|27886] Here you can use either a 2.5” SATA HHD or a SSD drive. The iFixit kit offers a 1 TB SSD [product|IF173-042] and if you want a HDD you can go with any of these [https://www.seagate.com/www-content/product-content/firecuda-family/firecuda/files/firecuda-2-5-ds1908-1-1609us.pdf|Seagate FireCuda SSHD] which is a better performer than a standard HDD.
Sorry there’s no CPU upgrade option here this logic board has a soldered CPU [https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/nBtjSpOOgSlAFoxN.full|Mid 2014 21.5” iMac]. Even upgrading the logic board is limited here to the non-4 K boards. The only quad core board that might work is [https://everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/specs/imac-core-i5-2.8-21-inch-aluminum-late-2015-specs.html|21.5” iMac 2.8 GHz Core i5 (Late 2015)] The logic board is Apple P/N 661-02984. I can’t tell you if it will work or not, Apple altered a few things so it might not work [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_165_470&products_id=15435|Mid ‘14 Display Assembly 661-00156] Vs [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_165_458_477&products_id=16038|Late ‘15 display Assembly 661-02989] As you can see the displays are not interchangeable. Which means the connections are different between the display and the logic board.
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Sorry there’s no CPU upgrade option here, this logic board has a soldered CPU [https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/nBtjSpOOgSlAFoxN.full|Mid 2014 21.5” iMac].
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OK, so upgrading the logic board is off the table can i at least install or upgrade the drives??
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Even upgrading the logic board is limited here to the non-4 K boards. The only quad core board that might work is [https://everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/specs/imac-core-i5-2.8-21-inch-aluminum-late-2015-specs.html|21.5” iMac 2.8 GHz Core i5 (Late 2015)] The logic board is Apple P/N 661-02984.
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As it turns out Apple produced two versions of the logic board SATA drive only or support for a blade SSD in either the SSD only or the Fusion Drive models. So assuming you have the dual drive support version of the logic board then you can install a bade SSD following this guide [guide|28751] and here is the guide to figure out which drive to use [https://beetstech.com/blog/apple-proprietary-ssd-ultimate-guide-to-specs-and-upgrades|The Ultimate Guide to Apple’s Proprietary SSDs] jump down to the '''Generation 3''' listings. If your systems logic board does not offer the connector, then your only choice is the 2.5” SATA drive bay [guide|27886] Here you can use either a 2.5” SATA HHD or a SSD drive. The iFixit kit offers a 1 TB SSD [product|IF173-042] and if you want a HDD you can go with any of these [https://www.seagate.com/www-content/product-content/firecuda-family/firecuda/files/firecuda-2-5-ds1908-1-1609us.pdf|Seagate FireCuda SSHD] which is a better performer than a standard HDD.
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I can’t tell you if it will work or not, Apple altered a few things so it might not work [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_165_470&products_id=15435|Mid ‘14 Display Assembly 661-00156] Vs [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_165_458_477&products_id=16038|Late ‘15 display Assembly 661-02989] As you can see the displays are not interchangeable. Which means the connections are different between the display and the logic board.
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'''OK, so upgrading the logic board is off the table can I at least install or upgrade the drives??'''
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As it turns out Apple produced two versions of the logic board SATA drive only or support for a blade SSD in either the SSD only or the Fusion Drive models. So assuming you have the dual drive support version of the logic board then you can install a bade SSD following this guide [guide|28751] and here is the guide to figure out which drive to use [https://beetstech.com/blog/apple-proprietary-ssd-ultimate-guide-to-specs-and-upgrades|The Ultimate Guide to Apple’s Proprietary SSDs] jump down to the '''Generation 3''' listings.
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If your systems logic board does not offer the connector, then your only choice is the 2.5” SATA drive bay [guide|27886] Here you can use either a 2.5” SATA HHD or a SSD drive. The iFixit kit offers a 1 TB SSD [product|IF173-042] and if you want a HDD you can go with any of these [https://www.seagate.com/www-content/product-content/firecuda-family/firecuda/files/firecuda-2-5-ds1908-1-1609us.pdf|Seagate FireCuda SSHD] which is a better performer than a standard HDD.
Sorry there’s no CPU upgrade option here this logic board has a soldered CPU [https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/nBtjSpOOgSlAFoxN.full|Mid 2014 21.5” iMac]. Even upgrading the logic board is limited here to the non-4 K boards. The only quad core board that might work is [https://everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/specs/imac-core-i5-2.8-21-inch-aluminum-late-2015-specs.html|21.5” iMac 2.8 GHz Core i5 (Late 2015)] The logic board is Apple P/N 661-02984. I can’t tell you if it will work or not, Apple altered a few things so it might not work [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_165_470&products_id=15435|Mid ‘14 Display Assembly 661-00156] Vs [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_165_458_477&products_id=16038|Late ‘15 display Assembly 661-02989] As you can see the displays are not interchangeable. Which means the connections are different between the display and the logic board.
OK, so upgrading the logic board is off the table can i at least install or upgrade the drives??
As it turns out Apple produced two versions of the logic board SATA drive only or support for a blade SSD in either the SSD only or the Fusion Drive models. So assuming you have the dual drive support version of the logic board then you can install a bade SSD following this guide [guide|28751] and here is the guide to figure out which drive to use [https://beetstech.com/blog/apple-proprietary-ssd-ultimate-guide-to-specs-and-upgrades|The Ultimate Guide to Apple’s Proprietary SSDs] jump down to the '''Generation 3''' listings. If your systems logic board does not offer the connector, then your only choice is the 2.5” SATA drive bay [guide|27886] Here you can use either a 2.5” SATA HHD or a SSD drive. The iFixit kit offers a 1 TB SSD [product|IF173-042] and if you want a HDD you can go with any of these [https://www.seagate.com/www-content/product-content/firecuda-family/firecuda/files/firecuda-2-5-ds1908-1-1609us.pdf|Seagate FireCuda SSHD] which is a better performer than a standard HDD.