Re: Installing XP on a Fried Motherboard?

On Apr 21, 11:46 am, "Bruce Chambers" <bchamb...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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Hello everyone!
My wife's computer got a severe voltage spike and fire the
motherboard,(478pin)Compaq Pesario S5100nx using Windows XP so I
bought a new ECS nForce3-A motherboard & AMD 3000+ CPU Plus fan and no
way to backup what is on the harddrive.
The computer will let me into the BIOs settup and everthing is still
on the HD but It won't open Windows.
It won't open in safe Mode or in Last known good configuration,it will
take me to a command prompt (Black Screen) but I don't know where to
go from there?
I need to save Docs &spread*** from HD so I can't do a clean
install. Can I do(& how) a reinstall and save the documents on my HD?

Any help would be Greatly Appreciated!
 Mike E.

    Normally, and assuming a retail license, or an unbranded, generic OEM
license (many factory-installed OEM installations are BIOS-locked to a
specific chipset and therefore are *not* transferable to a new motherboard -
check yours before starting), unless the new motherboard is virtually
identical (same chipset, same IDE controllers,
same BIOS version, etc.) to the one on which the WinXP installation was
originally performed, you'll need to perform a repair (a.k.a. in-place
upgrade) installation, at the very least:

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows XPhttp://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q315341

Changing a Motherboard or Moving a Hard Drive with WinXP Installedhttp://www.michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.html

    The "why" is quite simple, really, and has nothing to do with licensing
issues, per se; it's a purely technical matter, at this point.  You've
pulled the proverbial hardware rug out from under the OS.  (If you don't
like -- or get -- the rug analogy, think of it as picking up a Cape Cod
style home and then setting it down onto a Ranch style foundation.  It just
isn't going to fit.)  WinXP, like Win2K before it, is not nearly as
"promiscuous" as Win9x when it comes to accepting any old hardware
configuration you throw at it.  On installation it "tailors" itself to the
specific hardware found.  This is one of the reasons that the entire
WinNT/2K/XP OS family is so much more stable than the Win9x group.

    As always when undertaking such a significant change, back up any
important data before starting.

    This will also probably require re-activation, unless you have a Volume
Licensed version of WinXP Pro installed.  If it's been more than 120 days
since you last activated that specific Product Key, you'll most likely be
able to activate via the Internet without problem.  If it's been less, you
might have to make a 5 minute phone call.

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Bruce Chambers

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Hello! Bruce
Thanks for your reply, I understand the reinstall part of the above
post but my wife can't find recovery CD's that came with the computer
and since I bought a new Motherboard,CPU & new Fan,we would like to
install Win.XP Pro OP but I'm not sure which type of hard drive I need
for this MB?
Here's my MB & specs!

Motherboard: NFORCE3-A (V1.0A)

Socket 754 for AMD Athlon™ 64 processor

WHQL
HT1600
DDR400
NVRAID
nTune
10/100 LAN
Serial ATA
6 Channel audio
USB 2.0
ATA 133
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Specifications:

CPU Socket 754 for AMD Athlon™ 64/Sempron™ processor
High-performance Hyper Transport CPU interface.
Support transfer rate of 1600/1200/800/400 mega-transfers per
second.

CHIPSET NVIDIA nForce3 250 single chip


MEMORY 2 x 184-pin DDR DIMM socket support up to 2 GB
Support DDR400/333 DDR SDRAM

EXPANSION SLOT 1 x AGP 8X/4X slot
5 x PCI slots

STORAGE Supported by nForce3
4 x Ultra DMA133/100/66 devices
2 x Serial ATA devices
RAID0, RAID1& RAID 0+1 configuration

AUDIO Realtek ALC655 6-Channel audio CODEC
Compliant with AC'97 2.3 specification

LAN Realtek RTL8201BL 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet PHY

REAR PANEL I/O 1 x PS/2 keyboard & PS/2 mouse connectors
4 x USB ports
1 x RJ45 LAN connector
1 x Parallel port (LPT1)
1 x Serial port (COM1)
1 x Audio port (Line-in, Line-out, Mic-in)

INTERNAL I/O CONNECTORS & HEADERS 1 x 20-pin ATX Power Supply
Connector
1 x 4-pin ATX 12V connector
2 x IDE connectors
2 x Serial ATA connectors
2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB Ports
1 x Speaker header
1 x IrDA for SIR header
1 x SPDIF out header
1 x Front panel switch/LED header
1 x Front panel audio header
CD in header
CPUFAN/SYSFAN connectors

SYSTEM BIOS Award BIOS with 2Mb Flash ROM
Supports Plug and Play 1.0B, APM 1.2, Multi Boot, DMI
Supports ACPI revision 1.0 specification

FORM FACTOR ATX Size, 295mm*205mm

I need at least a 300GB HDD for my wifes Biz( She's a Photographer and
used up a 60GB HDD in taking multi-Photo's in less then a yr.
Will a ATA-100 interface HDD work or do I need the 133-ATA interface
HDD?

Will either of these 2 HDD's work to install Windows XP Pro on the
Motherboard I now have?

Western Digital
320 GB 7200 RPM Caviar SE EIDE Internal Hard Drive Retail Kit
Manufacturer Part# WD3200JBRTL
Interface Type: ATA-133
Buffer Size: 8 MB
Spindle Speed: 7200 rpm

Hitachi
500 GB 7200 RPM Deskstar 7K500 Hard Disk
Manufacturer Part# 0A31613
Interface Type: ATA-133
Buffer Size: 8 MB
Spindle Speed: 7200 rpm

Thanks for any Help!
Mike E.



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