new motherboard install

[Vic Baron]

(posted this twice but still haven't seen it so trying again.....

I have just had a complete mobo crash. All drives are fine but mobo is gone.
Getting a new mobo. Original was an nvidia 680i chipset and new one is an
Intel x48. CPU is Q6600. After I install the new mobo - I have my xp cd with
sp3 slipstreamed. Can I boot from the CD and do a repair install so XP will
set up the correct drivers for the mobo? Doing a complete reinstall from
scratch would be absolute last resort.

second question - I have a RAID 0 array - two data drives. I did a Ghost
image backup of the drive. New mobo will not have RAID. If I restore the
Ghost image to a single drive, will it work?

Thanx,

Vic Baron

 

[Jerry]

(posted this twice but still haven't seen it so trying again.....

I have just had a complete mobo crash. All drives are fine but mobo is
gone.
Getting a new mobo. Original was an nvidia 680i chipset and new one is an
Intel x48. CPU is Q6600. After I install the new mobo - I have my xp cd
with
sp3 slipstreamed. Can I boot from the CD and do a repair install so XP
will
set up the correct drivers for the mobo? Doing a complete reinstall from
scratch would be absolute last resort.

second question - I have a RAID 0 array - two data drives. I did a Ghost
image backup of the drive. New mobo will not have RAID. If I restore the
Ghost image to a single drive, will it work?

Thanx,

Vic Baron

I just replaced, only my motherboard when the one I had went bad, different
manufacturer. I just booted into safe mode (loading no drivers) and used
the cd that came with the new motherboard to replace all the new drivers.
Chipset, video, sound and network and rebooted back into safe mode after
each driver installed. On the last reboot the system came up fine with no
problems.

 

[Vic Baron]

I just replaced, only my motherboard when the one I had went bad,
different manufacturer. I just booted into safe mode (loading no drivers)
and used the cd that came with the new motherboard to replace all the new
drivers. Chipset, video, sound and network and rebooted back into safe
mode after each driver installed. On the last reboot the system came up
fine with no problems.

Hmm - hadn't thought of that approach.


Thanx

 

[Jerry]

Hmm - hadn't thought of that approach.


Thanx

I actually was going to do a repair install like you mentioned and then
thought that the only difference a new motherboard makes is that most if not
all of the drivers are different and you more than likely would not be using
any XP drivers. Any new motherboard should boot into Safe Mode because no
drivers are installed. So I tried the procedure I mentioned and my machine
worked just fine. I don't know if this works in all instances of
motherboard replacement but I really don't see why it wouldn't.

 

[Vic Baron]

I actually was going to do a repair install like you mentioned and then
thought that the only difference a new motherboard makes is that most if
not all of the drivers are different and you more than likely would not be
using any XP drivers. Any new motherboard should boot into Safe Mode
because no drivers are installed. So I tried the procedure I mentioned
and my machine worked just fine. I don't know if this works in all
instances of motherboard replacement but I really don't see why it
wouldn't.

Agreed - it makes sense. Out of curiosity - you said a different mfgr but
was it a different chipset also? I'm going from Nvidia 680i chipset to Intel
X48, altho using your logic, probably wouldn't make any difference.

Easiest way to find out is to try it - if I can get into safe mode I should
be home free.

Thanx,

Vic

 

[Jerry]

Agreed - it makes sense. Out of curiosity - you said a different mfgr but
was it a different chipset also? I'm going from Nvidia 680i chipset to
Intel X48, altho using your logic, probably wouldn't make any difference.

Easiest way to find out is to try it - if I can get into safe mode I
should be home free.

Thanx,

Vic

I replaced an MSI board with a Foxconn but I think that both chipsets were
nvidia. I'm not so sure that would make any difference because when you
boot in safe mode no drivers are loaded. Just make sure you continue to
reboot into safe mode between driver installs and of course skip that step
after the last one. Let me know how you make out.
The process seems to simple but it does seem to make sense, I just don't
understand why I've never seen it mentioned as a procedure to try when
replacing a motherboard. My reasoning is probably flawed somehow and I just
don't see it. Maybe someone will chim in and tell me why this doesn't work
and the repair install does.

 

[Jason]

Did you have to reactivate windows?

I replaced an MSI board with a Foxconn but I think that both chipsets were
nvidia. I'm not so sure that would make any difference because when you
boot in safe mode no drivers are loaded. Just make sure you continue to
reboot into safe mode between driver installs and of course skip that step
after the last one. Let me know how you make out.
The process seems to simple but it does seem to make sense, I just don't
understand why I've never seen it mentioned as a procedure to try when
replacing a motherboard. My reasoning is probably flawed somehow and I
just don't see it. Maybe someone will chim in and tell me why this
doesn't work and the repair install does.

 

[Jerry]

I really don't remember. I do know that if I did, it activated just fine
over the internet because I've never had to call Microsoft. This was an
Emachine with an OEM license.