Re: Multi HD PC Motherboard & CPU upgrade


"bass4u" <bass4u@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Does anyone know if there is an easy way to upgrade my motherboard & CPU
without reformatting the HDs? I can boot from each HD. I have lots of
hardware including two different IDE HDs and a SCSI HD as well as an
external
USB HD (not bootable) I would like to keep all hardware intact without
changing anything except the motherboard and CPU. I have the same XP
software
on the three internal HDs. Can this be done without a hassle? Thanks in
advance for any help.

Richy


Richy:
As you have heard from a number of responders to your query the likelihood
is that following the installation of a new motherboard & processor you will
need to undertake a Repair install of the XP OS. This assumes, of course,
that you wish to retain the previously installed XP OS on your current boot
drive along with the programs/applications on that HDD together with your
user-created data.

If you do a Google search on "XP repair install", you'll be pointed to many
sites that contain detailed info on this process. Here are a few...
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm#RI
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm
http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=138
http://www.windowsreinstall.com/winxppro/installxpcdrepair/indexfullpage.htm

I did however want to point out that there's a chance - albeit a slight
one - that following your installation of a new motherboard & processor your
system will boot straightaway with your current boot drive. While this is
not likely - it does remain a possibility based upon our experiences in this
area. Unfortunately there's simply no telling whether such will be
successful. At least we've never found a reliable way to tell beforehand
whether such will be successful. Naturally even if you do "luck out" along
these lines you will still need to install the motherboard drivers in most
cases along with any other auxiliary drivers needed by your installed
components.
Anna


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