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| Thread ID: 99956 | 2009-05-21 05:51:00 | Motherboard swap Vista 32 bit Home Premium | zgy19 (14924) | Press F1 |
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| 775626 | 2009-05-21 05:51:00 | Currently have a hp pavilion a1730n with Vista 32 bit Home Premium and I am wanting to upgrade the motherboard and cpu from the amd athlon 64 x2 4600 2.4ghz with a ASUS A8M2N-LA board to a amd athlon 64 x2 6000 3.0ghz with a ASRock A780GMH/128M board. Will it work ok without having to reinstall the operating system? | zgy19 (14924) | ||
| 775627 | 2009-05-21 06:10:00 | No you'll have to reinstall, otherwise you can try a repair install (altho I dont think Vista has this from what Ive seen on here)? Because you'll have to remove the LAN / chipset, and sound drivers (if theyre not the same on the new motherboard). Will the new mobo fit in this case?? | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 775628 | 2009-05-21 06:15:00 | yes they are both micro atx | zgy19 (14924) | ||
| 775629 | 2009-05-21 06:20:00 | I dont think it'll work, unless you reinstall Vista. It'll probably crash. Only way to find out is to try, see what happens | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 775630 | 2009-05-21 06:32:00 | can I get a copy of vista on a cd? only one I have is in a case that says upgrade your windows vista experience | zgy19 (14924) | ||
| 775631 | 2009-05-21 06:48:00 | You'll have to buy it. Only thing is, if that version of Vista is on a partition or a restore cd/dvd, it probably wont work on another motherboard. | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 775632 | 2009-05-21 07:28:00 | It may be possible-you can perform a repair install, which is basically an upgrade. But you'll need a full retail CD to do that. See if you can borrow one, any is fine, as long as it is 32bit, as it depends on the key what version you get. Or, if you have an upgrade cd, you can actually perform a full install from it and use your existing key. www.bleepingcomputer.com Blam |
Blam (54) | ||
| 775633 | 2009-05-21 07:48:00 | I do have a windows sticker with a product key on it on the side of my computer case and a upgrade cd | zgy19 (14924) | ||
| 775634 | 2009-05-21 07:54:00 | But you'll need a full retail CD to do that. See if you can borrow one, any is fine, as long as it is 32bit, as it depends on the key what version you get. The repair Install from a full DVD fails more times than it works - if you do manage to get a DVD from some friends, it usually has to be the same type - Eg: OEM COA's usually wont work on Retail DVD's - have actually had to repair sevral Vista PC's customers screwed doing this. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 775635 | 2009-05-21 07:57:00 | The repair Install from a full DVD fails more times than it works - if you do manage to get a DVD from some friends, it usually has to be the same type - Eg: OEM COA's usually wont work on Retail DVD's - have actually had to repair sevral Vista PC's customers screwed doing this. What do you mean by "it fails" Its just a normal upgrade and usually works fine.... And zgy19, using your upgrade CD you can perform a full install and use your existing key...if it doesn't work ring up MS and they should give you a new one for free:) |
Blam (54) | ||
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