your changing a major peice of hardware. i advise u to re-format just to be safe. i installed a new one and re-formatted cause sometimes windows has a fit when u change to much hardware and dont re-format.
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your changing a major peice of hardware. i advise u to re-format just to be safe. i installed a new one and re-formatted cause sometimes windows has a fit when u change to much hardware and dont re-format.
Why not give your eager, new board a shiny, fresh copy of Windows to play with?
It's not that much trouble, is it?
windows does not have a fit when you change too much hardware. you just have to learn some simple maintenance skills. it's just a computer, it's not voodoo.Quote:
Originally posted by Pitbul@17 November 2003 - 00:52
your changing a major peice of hardware. i advise u to re-format just to be safe. i installed a new one and re-formatted cause sometimes windows has a fit when u change to much hardware and dont re-format.
Oh really?Quote:
Originally posted by 3RA1N1AC@17 November 2003 - 12:29
it's just a computer, it's not voodoo.
Lately my PC has been demanding blood sacrifices.
So far it's been happy with goats, but it's starting to make noises about virgins...
Maybe not voodoo but it's rocket science. :P
:) :) Now you're talkin' :) :)Quote:
Why not give your eager, new board a shiny, fresh copy of Windows to play with?
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It'll just be messed up again in a few weeks anyway. I'm with 3RA1N1AC, just learn to deal with your problems as they come. Reformatting is overkill.Quote:
Originally posted by clocker@17 November 2003 - 08:51
Why not give your eager, new board a shiny, fresh copy of Windows to play with??
Nightwolf,
Out of curiousity, how many motherboards have you changed out and did you have any problems with Windows afterwords?
shouldn't have 2 many problems after swapping a mobo as long as u have xp and a mobo driver disk - :DQuote:
Originally posted by clocker@19 November 2003 - 03:09
Nightwolf,
Out of curiousity, how many motherboards have you changed out and did you have any problems with Windows afterwords?
Does that "shouldn't" equal " I know for a fact"?
I am curious simply because when I got my new board a few weeks ago, I was told to definately reformat/install.
That's why I'm asking how much of this advice is based on personal experience and how much is secondhand info...
it equals "i know for a fact" - :DQuote:
Originally posted by clocker@19 November 2003 - 03:29
Does that "shouldn't" equal " I know for a fact"?
I am curious simply because when I got my new board a few weeks ago, I was told to definately reformat/install.
That's why I'm asking how much of this advice is based on personal experience and how much is secondhand info...
i did have a gazillion problems after installing a new mobo on a win98 pc back in the day, but xp at least gives u a chance to reinstall the new drivers b4 u get some obtuse error and a lock up...