How to migrate from a nld motherboard to a new one???

[DDC]

How to migrate from a nld motherboard to a new one.

This is the main question should i format the disk or un install the
driver of the motherboard and the one of the video card and then
switch to the new motherboard?

I'm switching to a 64 bits system...

 

[KC Computers]

How to migrate from a nld motherboard to a new one.

This is the main question should i format the disk or un install the
driver of the motherboard and the one of the video card and then
switch to the new motherboard?
I'm switching to a 64 bits system...

What version of Windows are you using? Do you have the original
CD for it or did the vendor only include a restore disk?

 

[Dale Brisket]

How to migrate from a nld motherboard to a new one.

This is the main question should i format the disk or un install the
driver of the motherboard and the one of the video card and then
switch to the new motherboard?

I'm switching to a 64 bits system...

Back up your data, reformat and reinstall. Have whatever drivers you will
need handy. Be ready to tinker. Newer can be better, but rarely is it
painless.

 

[Mercury]

Win XP 64bit requires a New install - there is no upgrade or other means to
do an in situ upgrade.

You have 2 options:
1. fdisk / new partition etc as Dale mentions, or
2. Multiboot - this requires a partition of minimum about 10gb (depends on
the amount of RAM you have) to install XP64 into.If XP32 bit is already
present it will auto create a multiboot system with menu top pick the OS.
This is the recommended method.

You cannot and *must* not attempt to install XP64bit into the XP32 bit
systrm in the same partition - you will stuf everything if you try. You are
more than likely towant to keep XP 32 bit running for those devices & s/w
that won't work under x64 and for internet connectivity until you get that
sorted to get driver updates.

You should use the Files and settings transfer wizard to backup to data to
say USB key and reload it in X64 - do your own data separately.

Jump on over to microsoft.public.64bit.general for considerable information
and advice on this and the other strategic issues. Pay attention to comments
from Daryl Grofter (MS) and Charlie Russel (MVP). Andre is excellent at
parroting the known issues.

You will need initially to make sure you have the latest x64 drivers for all
hardware - this is the big issue.Pay attention to this and the reasons why
you should consider x64 - not everyone should be using it as 16 bit apps
won't work. apps that have 16bit installers won't install, apps that require
but do not have 64 bit drivers won't work (EG defrag, AV, Spyware etc).
Charlie made a very clear statement on this a while back:
* Who Should try it, Who should not.
* What the major issues are.
* The types of workloads that benefit well forom 64 bit etc. etc.

My own install went flawlessy - reading the 64bit news group was invaluable.

HTH

 

[[Q4O]Gizmo]

How to migrate from a nld motherboard to a new one.

This is the main question should i format the disk or un
install the driver of the motherboard and the one of the
video card and then switch to the new motherboard?

I'm switching to a 64 bits system...

Hi there,

I just did it, went from a amd barton 2600+ nf2 to a 3200+ venice nf4 (asus
8n-e)

1. remove the old mobo drivers and videocard drivers. (you can install the
new disk controller driver if you wish)
2. shutdown
3. install new mobo
4. put your disk in the new system ( i first use the PATA)
5. boot
6. install and configure the new hardware (mobo drivers video)
7. then i put the the new SATA disk in, and cloned the disk with eg drive
image.
8. in bios make sure u use the sata disk for boot
9. boot
10. ready




http://www.cvanvliet.nl

 

[bowgus]

If yer switching to a 64 bit system then I assume that's a new (64 bit) OS.
I assume yer disk is partitioned C, D at least so why not just do a
format/install of the OS to C? And, you'll require 64 bit drivers (I dragged
out an old drive and installed that 180 day (or whatever) free trial of the
64 bit XP on it ... dual boot, runs fine).

 

[DDC]

If yer switching to a 64 bit system then I assume that's a new (64 bit) OS.
I assume yer disk is partitioned C, D at least so why not just do a
format/install of the OS to C? And, you'll require 64 bit drivers (I dragged
out an old drive and installed that 180 day (or whatever) free trial of the
64 bit XP on it ... dual boot, runs fine).

I will be using a conventionnal windows xp pro media center sp2.
And i don't have partitionned my hard drive...
I'm just changing the hardware. A mobo with a s939 with an agp
videocard plus a 3000/3200 athlon 64bits venice core.

The motherboard is a MSI K8N-Neo2-F (PCI) NF3 250 Ultra [S939]
I can't find it on the msi web site... strange, it was a new product
in the agp section s939. Does it?

Any way i want a board like the MSI K8N-Neo2-F (PCI) NF3 250 Ultra
[S939] or the a8v-dx from asus. But IMO the asus one is a bit
expensive when i'm looking at the msi board. The difference is about
60$ So Any thing around these two board would be great to me. Do you
have any idea witch borad could i buy i konw that gigabyte has a good
one to but i would like to consider any brand, what'sin the bundle and
the price?

TY.

 

[DaveW]

If you install a new motherboard, 32 or 64 bit, and your old harddrive will
be used, then you MUST reformat the harddrive and do a fresh install of the
OS while it is connected to the new motherboard. Otherwise you will suffer
Registry errors and data corruption.

 

[Custom Computers]

While not really true, it is the best method for the novice builder and
WinXP user to do.

 

[troop]

@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, (e-mail address removed)
says...

While not really true, it is the best method for the novice builder and
WinXP user to do.

nonsense
where do you dimwits come from ?
repair install will do nicely except for 64 bit OS

 

[Custom Computers]

Actually thats just what I was saying, but unfortunatly the repair
install is over the heads of most novice users.

 

[DDC]

Actually thats just what I was saying, but unfortunatly the repair
install is over the heads of most novice users.

i guess the repair can only occur when you are in the menu of the
re-installation or do you use the F8 hey to get in some sort of
menu...

Thinking that i'm switching from a 32cpu to 64bit and keeping my
32bits OS.

 

[Mercury]

So, your not installing a 64 bit Windows OS at all then, only migrating the
h/w aspect to 64bit?

A repair install will be all that is needed - see www.michaelstevenstech.com
for details on repairs.


A 65 bit OS *must* go into a new install.
Chabging h/w from 32bit to 64 bit but staying on a 32bit OS follows formal
upgrade OS rules - the h/w is different hence repair for drivers etc, but
the normal OS upgrade rules apply.

If in doubt a fresh install on a new partition is the lazy but time
consuming way out.

If yer switching to a 64 bit system then I assume that's a new (64 bit)
OS.
I assume yer disk is partitioned C, D at least so why not just do a
format/install of the OS to C? And, you'll require 64 bit drivers (I
dragged
out an old drive and installed that 180 day (or whatever) free trial of
the
64 bit XP on it ... dual boot, runs fine).

I will be using a conventionnal windows xp pro media center sp2.
And i don't have partitionned my hard drive...
I'm just changing the hardware. A mobo with a s939 with an agp
videocard plus a 3000/3200 athlon 64bits venice core.

The motherboard is a MSI K8N-Neo2-F (PCI) NF3 250 Ultra [S939]
I can't find it on the msi web site... strange, it was a new product
in the agp section s939. Does it?

Any way i want a board like the MSI K8N-Neo2-F (PCI) NF3 250 Ultra
[S939] or the a8v-dx from asus. But IMO the asus one is a bit
expensive when i'm looking at the msi board. The difference is about
60$ So Any thing around these two board would be great to me. Do you
have any idea witch borad could i buy i konw that gigabyte has a good
one to but i would like to consider any brand, what'sin the bundle and
the price?

TY.

 

[Mercury]

sorry about the typo's...

So, your not installing a 64 bit Windows OS at all then, only migrating
the h/w aspect to 64bit?

A repair install will be all that is needed - see
www.michaelstevenstech.com for details on repairs.


A 65 bit OS *must* go into a new install.
Chabging h/w from 32bit to 64 bit but staying on a 32bit OS follows formal
upgrade OS rules - the h/w is different hence repair for drivers etc, but
the normal OS upgrade rules apply.

If in doubt a fresh install on a new partition is the lazy but time
consuming way out.

If yer switching to a 64 bit system then I assume that's a new (64 bit)
OS.
I assume yer disk is partitioned C, D at least so why not just do a
format/install of the OS to C? And, you'll require 64 bit drivers (I
dragged
out an old drive and installed that 180 day (or whatever) free trial of
the
64 bit XP on it ... dual boot, runs fine).

I will be using a conventionnal windows xp pro media center sp2.
And i don't have partitionned my hard drive...
I'm just changing the hardware. A mobo with a s939 with an agp
videocard plus a 3000/3200 athlon 64bits venice core.

The motherboard is a MSI K8N-Neo2-F (PCI) NF3 250 Ultra [S939]
I can't find it on the msi web site... strange, it was a new product
in the agp section s939. Does it?

Any way i want a board like the MSI K8N-Neo2-F (PCI) NF3 250 Ultra
[S939] or the a8v-dx from asus. But IMO the asus one is a bit
expensive when i'm looking at the msi board. The difference is about
60$ So Any thing around these two board would be great to me. Do you
have any idea witch borad could i buy i konw that gigabyte has a good
one to but i would like to consider any brand, what'sin the bundle and
the price?

TY.

How to migrate from a nld motherboard to a new one.

This is the main question should i format the disk or un install the
driver of the motherboard and the one of the video card and then
switch to the new motherboard?

I'm switching to a 64 bits system...

 

[marslee]

I' m not sure whether it works for switching to a 64bit system, but the
following is what i do for switching and installing new motherboard.

1) Download the mergeide.reg from internet
2) Modify the reg file if need. The file is only good for transferring
to the intel IDE, not VIA IDE) You can look at mshdc.inf and the
micrsoft to see what it is about.
3) Extract the file( such as atapi, ide.sys. I think you can find the
whole instruction from the net)
4) Run the reg
5) Installing new board
6) Turn on the new PC.

The reg worsk 99% of the time even switching from intelide to viaide,
siside, SMSC66iDE(need modified reg) except
1) When you forced the windows(F5) to recognize your PC as ACPI during
initial windows install. Then the windows itself is kind of picky when
the board is changed. THis happens to old Asus P2BF.
2) ACPI must be enable, otherwise the machine won't boot.