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| Thread ID: 51392 | 2004-11-19 17:56:00 | Just a bit of hand holding required. | JJJJJ (528) | Press F1 |
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| 294032 | 2004-11-19 17:56:00 | I have ordered a new motherboard and it should be here today. And I'm scared I'll make a mess of changing it. These are the instructions I have written down. Would some knowlegable person look them over and OK them. Once I start I will be incommunicardo till I finish. Turn power off and remove plugs. remove cables from PC Open the lid and remove all detachable Cables boards etc. Remove six screws and lift M/B out. Transfer CPC etc and ram from old board and install in new board. Put new board in case and replace screws. Re-attach all power cables and wires that came off old board. Re-install video card Power up and say a silent prayer. How does that sound? The old board is a GA 8IPE 1000 FE rev2 The new one is a GA 8IPE 1000 pro. The only major external difference is the new one has a LAN connection that I will have to find a hole for. Then I hope my hard drive will realise the board has been changed and adjust it's settings etc to the new one. Any comments? Jack |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 294033 | 2004-11-19 18:04:00 | A couple of things... Thermal grease (or whatever it is called) to go between your CPU and fan - you'll probably need some. If running XP then it should detect your change, but might cause problems. If earlier than XP you'll probably need a reformat/reinstall. If you had to activate XP you might be asked to reactivate it (depends on other hardware changes you may have made in the past I believe). One question - why are you changing your board? Is the new one that much better? Or did you just want the LAN? Might have been cheaper just to buy a NIC? Mike. |
Mike (15) | ||
| 294034 | 2004-11-19 18:14:00 | looks good but one thing I would add (and we all are guilty of not doing this) read the manual that comes with the board, there maybe some valuable infomation there |
beama (111) | ||
| 294035 | 2004-11-19 18:21:00 | I am useing XP with SP2. The reason for the change is I broke my battery holder when removing the battery with a screw driver. The batts held in with selotape at the moment. And I don't like it. The lan is in preparation for installing a router when I switch to broadband. Jack |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 294036 | 2004-11-19 18:28:00 | >The only major external difference is the new one has a LAN connection that I will have to find a hole for. Hi JJJJJ The new motherboard will come with a I/O shield which is that piece of metal insert that covers where all the external connectors ports eg mouse/keyboard ports, USB ports, speakers etc, exit from the case. The new I/O shield template will have an appropriate hole for your LAN connection. Just pull out the old metal I/O shield and use the new I/O shield in this case. :) |
Jen C (20) | ||
| 294037 | 2004-11-19 18:34:00 | The extra lan connection is no hassle. The board comes with its own faceplate, so just swap it with the one on the case. | Catweazle (2535) | ||
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