Re: Hardware Upgrade and Installation

I have never had to do a repair install after a mobo replacement. I have
replaced probably 50 this year..Not one that required the repair install..

But there is a first time for everything.

psg
"Kerry Brown" <kerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx*a*m> wrote in message
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> "Anna" <myname@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> As we all know (well, at least many of us know!) that following a change
>> of motherboards there's a strong liklihood that a Repair install will be
>> necessary to re:establish a functional system. However, in a significant
>> number of cases, the system *will* boot following a motherboard change
>> without further ado, thus negating the need for a Repair install. The
>> reason(s) why this occurs in some cases and not others is not clear (at
>> least to me). But it does happen.
>>
>
> I have also done hundreds of motherboard changes. What I have found is the
> chipset manufacturers usually include support for previous chipsets with
> their drivers. If the two motherboards have chipsets from the same
> manufacturer then the procedure is this. Before doing the swap if possible
> install the latest chipset driver. Usually on first boot all the hardware
> will be found. If the motherboard is dead then obviously this can't be
> done. Depending on when the chipset driver was last updated the hardware
> may or may not be found on first boot. A repair install may be needed or
> the system may boot well enough that the new chipset driver can be
> installed and the hardware will be found on the next boot. If the chipset
> manufacturers are different then a repair install is almost always needed.
> Even if it finds the hardware I have found that the system often comes
> back for more repairs because of intermittant problems. When changing
> motherboards with different chipset manufacturers I always do a repair
> install to avoid returns.
>
>> In my experience involving a rather substantial number of motherboard
>> changes - perhaps well over 100 - we *always* attempt an initial boot
>> following such a change. Obviously should that initial boot fail, we
>> subsequently pursue a Repair install. I cannot recall a single instance
>> whereby this initial boot, regardless of whether it succeeded or failed,
>> caused future problems to arise that could be traced to a failed initial
>> boot attempt following a motherboard change.
>>
>> I know that in the past on your website
>> http://michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp. html#2 - which contains
>> excellent step-by-step instructions for undertaking a Repair install -
>> you have cautioned about making an initial boot following a motherboard
>> change, even referring to it as a potentially "fatal" error (although I
>> no longer see that reference any more). And I've seen similar comments
>> from a number of different sources.
>>
>> I would appreciate your comments re this matter.
>
> I would also like comments if anyone has experienced this. I have never
> had this happen.
>
> Kerry
>
>


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