Mainboard Replacement

[T Hayes]

Is there a how-to re: replacing the motherboard on a Win
XP system? Specifically, changing the mainboard to a
different type. I did this on a system and windows blue-
screened out and wouldn't load after the new mainboard
was installed.

 

[Servo]

Is there a how-to re: replacing the motherboard on a Win
XP system? Specifically, changing the mainboard to a
different type. I did this on a system and windows blue-
screened out and wouldn't load after the new mainboard
was installed.

If you replace the mobo you must do a clean install of Window$

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[Al]

Unless your new motherboard is similar to the old one, you will have to do a
repair-install. It will keep all your programs/settings intact but will
require reinstalling Microsoft updates. If you have SP2 handy, no problems.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
Al

 

[Jack Gillis]

An additional note to Al's correct reply. After doing the
repair/install, you may have to reactivate. I've changed out three MB's
via the repair/install route without having to do a clean install and
only once did I have to reactivate over the 'phone. Otherwise the whole
process was painless except for the barked knuckles getting the boards
out and in.

Go for it.

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Usually incorrect.
A Repair Installation is usually all that is required after a
motherboard replacement.
If a Clean Installation is required, something else was probably wrong
to begin with.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Normally, and assuming a retail license (many OEM installations
and licenses 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 XP
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q315341

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

This will also 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.


Bruce Chambers
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[NobodyMan]

Is there a how-to re: replacing the motherboard on a Win
XP system? Specifically, changing the mainboard to a
different type. I did this on a system and windows blue-
screened out and wouldn't load after the new mainboard
was installed.

If you replaced your car's engine with a radically different one, but
hooked it up to the old Engine Control Computer, do you think your car
would run, let along start?

You need to be at least a repair install of XP, if not a full install.