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| 1202003 | 2011-05-14 06:36:00 | The motherboard on my HP desktop has died. It is an OEM ASUS board with NVIDIA graphics etc, Sempron, and DDR2 RAM. The local computer shop has an upgrade package with a Gigabyte motherboard(ATI), AM3 AthlonII X2 255, and DDR3 RAM. They tell me that the installed HP version of XP Home will "probably" load ok and not need reinstalling. It will just need reactivating. I am not sure about this. I also believe that the restore partition on the hard drive will not be any use either because of all the different components. What are your thoughts on this? |
b.... (7683) | ||
| 1202004 | 2011-05-14 08:08:00 | Its 50/50 as to what will happen. Sometimes when a new board is installed, if close enough, it will boot up, ask for the drivers, you point them to the Driver CD, or windows auto detects and installs some and away you go. Other times it will start to boot, then instantly BSOD - :( "if" this happens you can "sometimes" get away with a Repair install from a Standard XP CD,use the COA on the case- load in the new drivers etc, other times it simply wont work no matter what you do. It then requires a fresh full install, with a standard XP CD, using the COA on the case.This is actually the better option as theres no crap left over from the previous install. The restore partition you have is simply taking up space, it will be for the old board, with the old drivers. The local computer shop has an upgrade package with a Gigabyte motherboard -------- They tell me that the installed HP version of XP Home will "probably" load ok and not need reinstalling. It will just need reactivating. What the hell type of PC repairer are they -- cowboys by the sounds as of it, unless you told them only to replace the board and do nothing else -- Giving back a PC to the customer only half done :confused: That has a HIGH potential to be a total failure :groan: and YOU have to fix it --- frigging idiots. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1202005 | 2011-05-14 08:25:00 | Edited to above ( time ran out) , Just re-read the post, if I had to take a guess - it wont work - the original Board had Nvidia, the new one ATI -- theres a high chance there will be a clash of drivers. | wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1202006 | 2011-05-14 08:40:00 | Thanks Wainuitech. It surprised me when they told me XP wouldn't need reinstalling. I would prefer a clean reinstall to get rid of the old components and junk accumulated in the four years I have had it. I was also wondering whether to remove the 80GB IDE drive and fit a bigger SATA one. How long does a reinstall take, and what do shops usually charge for this? |
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| 1202007 | 2011-05-14 08:43:00 | If the hard drive is not crook, it ought to be possible to crank it all up with a replacement MOBO and DDR3. Wainui know this too. Eh! | PENTIUM (426) | ||
| 1202008 | 2011-05-14 08:47:00 | What died exactly? If the BIOS died depending on what the mobo is it may support crashfree BIOS. And can be fixed | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1202009 | 2011-05-14 08:56:00 | If the hard drive is not crook, it ought to be possible to crank it all up with a replacement MOBO and DDR3. Wainui know this too. Eh! Yes I know it, BUT read what I put originally, its 50/50. Anyone who thinks they will automatically accept a new board is kidding themselves, and obviously has not had much experience in these matters. I have seen so called experts who have worked on one or two computers (literally) and think they know all the pit falls. There have been times a new board goes in, and it works other times it wont. You simply have to try and see what happens. Got a customers PC here at the moment, blown Gigabyte Motherboard - tried to get her data off the easier way, by using one of my workshop PC's. Both have Gigabyte Boards, and hers simply blue screens when trying to load, wont even boot into safe mode, so I'm having to slave the drive instead. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1202010 | 2011-05-14 09:37:00 | How long does a reinstall take, and what do shops usually charge for this? New drives are cheap these days, you can get 1TB (1024GB) for around the $100 area. An example (www.ascent.co.nz) As for time - theres no set time, it depends on the Speed of the PC as well, but if you allow 1 hour for OS install and drivers, (using quick format options in the menu). Then depending on updates / speed of internet maybe another hour. (these times are only VERY rough). As for charges from shops -- that also depends on the shop. some charge by the hour, some have a set charge which can range from $60 - $200. (and depends on what they do as well) common charges are $92-$161, to install windows, all updates and put data back. if you wanted to do it your self its not hard, you only need to ask and people here can help you if unsure about any step. :) Then of course theres the data, that has to be put back, unless the person can do that themselves, and install what ever programs they want. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1202011 | 2011-05-14 10:24:00 | I rebuilt a PC reusing parts (HDD, PSU) and new CPU, Motherboard, got a bsod as expected. | sahilcc7 (15483) | ||
| 1202012 | 2011-05-14 20:54:00 | They tell me that the installed HP version of XP Home will "probably" load ok and not need reinstalling . What are your thoughts on this? They are "probably" right . Sometimes you can get away with just changing the drivers and sometimes you can't . Probably it will work . |
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