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Thread ID: 76747	2007-02-14 22:33:00	Replacing a Motherboard	Strommer (42)	Press F1

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524845	2007-02-19 08:45:00	Install SP1/2 if it wasn't slipstreamed or part of whatever you used to reinstall/repair XP. Or if it wasnt on the hdd before u did the repair. Press the windows key and pause (if the kb has a windows key to see if an SP is installed). That way u wont need the USB 2 drivers from the mobo cd. Once SP2 is installed (if it isnt already), go to the USB controller entry in device manager and delete whats under it, then reboot. Sometimes, this has to be done for USB 2 to work properly. SP1 is installed but not SP2. I am reluctant to install SP2 - it causes some systems to be slower, and we do not need the security features (use Zone Alarm and Avast but not on internet anyway). The office PC sometimes has a transfer of photos to/from a USB mem stick and if people complain that it is too slow I will change things. BTW, I am getting that "Reactive in 3 days or we at MS will death ray you and your PC" message. I will either use a friend's dial up account (might still have their p/w etc) or will ring MS and see how friendly they are. Thanks for your patience. Jen and others have been very helpful as well. I have learned a great deal. People coming over to our house and seeing PC guts spewed on the table were very impressed and to them I am a 'puter expert or at least :nerd: Geek Supreme. :lol: Some of the questions I have had now seem so basic. Its been a good challenge. :thumbs: Could not have done it without PF1. :thumbs:	Strommer (42)
524846	2007-02-19 08:46:00	Not sure, I've never had an AMD or Sempron CPU, so dont know how hot they can get. BUT, if it does, hopefully it should turn the system off if it does get hot. Generally speaking do most CPU's shut down if they get too hot?	Strommer (42)
524847	2007-02-19 09:00:00	Not sure, I've never had an AMD or Sempron CPU, so dont know how hot they can get. BUT, if it does, hopefully it should turn the system off if it does get hot. Generally speaking do most CPU's shut down if they get too hot? Most modern ones. I'm fairly sure it is a motherboard feature - it monitors the CPU temp & shuts down if it gets too hot.	Greven (91)
524848	2007-02-19 09:05:00	Well done on the motherboard swap Steve. Good to hear you got the OS to repair OK with the recovery disk and managed to retain your data. :) Now that you had a taste of it, how long will it be before you decide to assembly a new PC completely from scratch for yourself? :p Good work as well Speedy with the assistance. :)	Jen (38)
524849	2007-02-19 09:09:00	Not sure, I've never had an AMD or Sempron CPU, so dont know how hot they can get . BUT, if it does, hopefully it should turn the system off if it does get hot . Generally speaking do most CPU's shut down if they get too hot? AFAIK the more recent CPU's do . SP1 is installed but not SP2 . I am reluctant to install SP2 - it causes some systems to be slower SP2 only really plays up if there's Spyware/malware on a system, and u dont get rid of it, BEFORE u install SP2 . Dont know if you'll be updating this system, BUT quite a few updates/fixes require SP2 . BUT, since its not on the net, it may not matter . Altho, there's no point in having Avast either, as it needs the net to update . As it'll be out of date . Thanks for your patience . Jen and others have been very helpful as well . No worries :) HTH . I'm not doing anything else lol . So, might as well help someone .	Speedy Gonzales (78)
524850	2007-02-19 09:10:00	Good work as well Speedy with the assistance. :) Thanx Jen :)	Speedy Gonzales (78)
524851	2007-02-19 10:05:00	Now that you had a taste of it, how long will it be before you decide to assembly a new PC completely from scratch for yourself? :p This thought did cross my mind . ;) But is it really that much cheaper to build a pc yourself? Prices seem so low these days and they come with the OS installed and a warranty . What is more likely is for me to fix a friend's pc or to upgrade someone's pc that has a blown hd, or needing more RAM, etc . I have put in modems and a CD Writer (in other's pc's) but if I did anything major I think I would have them beside me, maybe even getting them to unscrew things, etc . That way if it blows up :lol: they will be part of the blame . Joking aside, this truly has been a great learning experience for me . Surely Speedy, GF, Metla, et . al . , could have upgraded this office pc blindfolded with one arm tied behing their back, in about an hour or less . I decided to take it slow and careful (and had other non-pc projects to do at the same time) . Everyone who posted on my 2 threads have been terrific . With over 800 page views (not counting my other thread preceeding this one) surely other novices have learned a few things .	Strommer (42)
524852	2007-02-19 10:11:00	SP2 only really plays up if there's Spyware/malware on a system, and u dont get rid of it, BEFORE u install SP2.Dont know if you'll be updating this system, BUT quite a few updates/fixes require SP2. What I may do is to make an Acronis Image, then install SP2. Not sure if a simple WinXP System Restore or Uninstall would get rid of SP2 and back track to where it is now, so Acronis would solve that.	Strommer (42)
524853	2007-02-19 19:50:00	This thought did cross my mind . ;) But is it really that much cheaper to build a pc yourself? Prices seem so low these days and they come with the OS installed and a warranty . So is a system you make yourself . You still get receipts . It depends on, what kind of system you build, (of course), on how much it'll cost . Even with known brands like Dell/HP etc, well they usually put a load of crap on their systems (like Nortons, their own kind of software, which can clog up a system) . And make things even slower . At least you can put whatever software u like on it, if u build it, and remove it if you dont like/want it . And it'll still be pretty fast .	Speedy Gonzales (78)
524854	2007-02-20 02:42:00	Finally decided to install WinXP SP2, but cannot find the PCW disk. I have just about every single cover CD/DVD for the last few years but that one. Anyone know what month it was? My guess would be April or July 2006 because I cannot find them.	Strommer (42)
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