Re: When changing motherboards.< Question 2>

Jeremy

I am saying that you may have to buy it.. ask Dell about BIOS locking.. they
should know..

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Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User


"Jeremy" <Jeremy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:7932F742-FD95-4E5C-BC85-E1308F5419F9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> So are you saying I have to buy retail version? If so... just say so,
> otherwise can the windows xp cd work if I change my current 3000 MB to
> 4600
> MB? four SIX zero zero exactly. heh..heh.
>
> "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
>> Jeremy
>>
>> It is not a question of whether the board will physically fit in your
>> case..
>> your version of XP may not work because the BIOS on the two boards are
>> different.. the only way that you will find out is to try it, or ask Dell
>> about it..
>>
>> --
>> Mike Hall
>> MVP - Windows Shell/User
>>
>>
>> "Jeremy" <Jeremy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:45702B41-A129-47D8-A385-DE744C0CCE1E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >I dont think so, I was told by several people in dell forums a dell
>> >dimension
>> > 4600 motherboard can fit in a dell dimension 3000 tower which is the
>> > question
>> > I asked. Now im wondering if a dell dimension 4700 motherboard can fit
>> > in
>> > 3000 tower.
>> >
>> > "Dixonian69" wrote:
>> >
>> >> probably have to buy MB from same model as you have!!
>> >>
>> >> Dell "Free" Chat Session
>> >> http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/en/chat?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs
>> >>
>> >> "Jeremy" wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > Well since I got the responce from the previous thread "The CD you
>> >> > got
>> >> > from
>> >> > DEll is tied to the Dell motherboard. If you swap out motherboards
>> >> > you
>> >> > must
>> >> > buy the retail version of XP.", what if I were to buy a dell
>> >> > dimension
>> >> > 4700
>> >> > motherboard? Can windows help me access from there? OR do I still
>> >> > have
>> >> > to buy
>> >> > a retail version even thought the motherboard is made by dell?
>> >> >
>>
>>
>>


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