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Oct 27, 2004, 10:28 PM
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DriverHeaven Senior Member
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Swapping Motherbards
OK, I've RMAed my old EP-9NDA3+ back the Internet company I bought it from, and their sending me another one. Can someone please tell me, is it possible to put the new motherboard in my computer to replace the old one and not have to go through the process of installing windows again? I'm getting varying opinions on the subject.
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Oct 27, 2004, 11:09 PM
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well 1st are you running xp? if so and the north chip is the same or it is the same mobo it will work out ok by not having to go through a install
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Oct 27, 2004, 11:59 PM
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Both boards are identical. I'm running XP Pro SP2.
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Oct 28, 2004, 01:53 AM
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Delete Me
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should be alright if it is indeed the same board....best of luck
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Oct 28, 2004, 05:36 AM
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The only thing it may do is reinstall some system resource drivers, chipset etc...other wise it should work.
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Oct 28, 2004, 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Necrosis
The only thing it may do is reinstall some system resource drivers, chipset etc...other wise it should work.
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yes it probebly take other IRQ's for some devices, you probebly need to reinstall those, not sure though, are you using a ghost image? |
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Oct 28, 2004, 10:09 AM
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No, I'm not using a ghost image. I'm wondering, would it just be better to reinstall windows, just to forstall any future problems. This USB problem I've had with the first board has been one big pain in the you know where. Maybe it's better just to do a clean install, start fresh and minimize my problems, what do uou think?
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Oct 28, 2004, 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by drwho
Maybe it's better just to do a clean install, start fresh and minimize my problems, what do uou think?
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Yep, its certainly the way to ensure there is nothing wrong with a rogue file/old driver/corrupt install. |
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Oct 28, 2004, 10:32 AM
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Like a Fish
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hehehe.....installing windows for any hardware component is always best even if it's the same thing. I install windows every other video driver i get  . |
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Oct 28, 2004, 11:24 AM
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Ok, recommended course of action, do a fresh install. So shall it be written.
Cool sig, Zardon.
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