G74SX-A1 Motherboard Advice?

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I have a G74SX-A1 with a bad graphics card. Due to how the 560m card is soldered onto the motherboard, I have to simply replace the entire motherboard.

However, I was informed that I needed an exact copy of the Motherboard as a replacement, that the part number had to match up and that simply having another motherboard for the G74 but with a different number wouldn't be a good option.

Does anyone know if this is true (whether it matters if the replacement has the same part number), and how I could check other than cracking the whole thing open (even though I'll eventually have to do it)?

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C4RN1 wrote:
Just remember the part number is the yellow/green sticker on the ram slot that's on the bottom side of the motherboard. You should easily be able to get your part number from your motherboard by removing the access panel on the bottom of the laptop.

So much time could have been saved if I knew that... So much...

As for Ebay, I would just avoid the 2700's with 3gb. More than likely they are selling 2 boards or a bunch of boards and accidentally mixed up the pictures with the descriptions. I catch sellers all the time that have descriptions and titles that don't match the picture, it's just part of the ebay experience.

I suppose that could be the case.

By the way, are spoilers enabled on this forum?