Re: Seeking upgrade advise for motherboard change with oem windows xp
- From: "db" <databaseben.discussions.microsoft.com>
- Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2007 17:30:59 -0600
i recommend an intel motherboard
with an intel cpu.
and since you are going to a faster
mobo, you'll need a ram upgrade
too.
go to tigerdirect or newegg and
look for motherboard bundles.
in my opinion, your oem o.s. should
work if you keep that hd in place.
If I am not mistaken any piece of hardware that
is microsoft approved can qualify as
an oem. So something as tiny as a
microsoft approved modem is all that
is needed to qualify a whole pc for an oem.
So i don't think upgrading the mobo will
disqualify your oem license or disrupt your
current o.s. - other than downloading the
necessary updates for the new hardware.
if you decide to buy a mobo and processor
that is 64 bit or dual or quad core, your o.s. will have
issues. Besides single core top of the line
are relatively inexpensive these days.
On the other hand for a hundred bucks
more or so than a mobo bundle, you can probably
get an entire system, eg fast mobo, fast cpu,
fast ram, fast cd, fast dvd, fast hd, fast video,
fast i/o.
- db
"Welsh Wizard" <WelshWizard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:66A4AC3F-3B7B-4906-B158-E175175B7F14@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi,
Having tinkered with upgrading pci cards, various accessories and wireless
internet for my aging pc i wanted to upgrade my current motherboard to allow
a faster processor etc. Having read the Knowledgebase forums i am now quite
unsure about it all as its given me more q's than answers !!
My computer is 5 yrs old and as i'm studying for a computer maintenance
course i wanted to use my pc as some practical practice for me, without
breaking it !
The operating system is an OEM version of windows xp home saved on a hard
disc partition i believe, and i have a reload/backup cd for it. The original
motherboard became faulty 2/3 yrs ago and was replaced under warrantly by the
seller TIME Computers (who have since gone bust) , the product key for
windows on the case is different to the findings of the belarc program- i
asume it's because of the motherboard change ? The belarc program has given
me the "current" windows product id and windows product key.
My current processor is an athlon 1400, slow and struggles a lot, very slow
by todays standards and is the reason for the motherboard upgrade as the
current board can only be upgraded to 1800 , so hardly seems worth it.
I wanted to stay with an MSI "a" socket motherboard like my current one,
and i have bought one in readyness but am now worried that i am not in a
position to do an upgrade due to microsoft rules over oem xp, or that i may
have difficulties with product keys etc although the computer does seem to be
restarting itself quite often recently, the same problem as the old
motherboard before it was replaced !
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated, do i go for the change in
motherboard or am i creating BIG problems if i do ?
Many thanks
Paul
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