Should I expext problems from resoting original HDD after motherbaord is being replaced?

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Hi all,

Appreciate if someone could advise the following:

I'm in the process of restoring an image from an old HDD to a new HDD (using
Ghost 9) after the notebook is being returned from Dell after service.

However, I just found out that the motherboard may have been replaced (from
the worksheet in the box).

So my question is - shall I expect some problems (e.g. blue screen,
reactivation, repair installations, and so on) after the restore?

If so, what will be the best approach to resolve the problem? PS: I'm still
having the old HDD with everything in it.

For example,

(A) Shall I put back the old HDD first and resolve the Windows problem
first, and after that, make another image copy and restore that to a new
HDD, or

(B) Working directly on the new HDD for the possible Windows problem. The
problem with this approach is that I don't know what type of the problem may
come out and whether it's the restore problem from the Ghost or Windows
problem for the new M/B?

Thanks for the advise if you have similar experiences.

 

[Larry(LJL269)]

I think & heard that if its same MB manuf & model , it may
work. If different, it definitely wont work.

MB model is stamped on it (mine=U8668) & shows in lower rt
at boot on mine.

As long as u BU'd everything, no harm in trying.

Just my 2¢ worth. Larry

Hi all,

Appreciate if someone could advise the following:

I'm in the process of restoring an image from an old HDD to a new HDD (using
Ghost 9) after the notebook is being returned from Dell after service.

However, I just found out that the motherboard may have been replaced (from
the worksheet in the box).

So my question is - shall I expect some problems (e.g. blue screen,
reactivation, repair installations, and so on) after the restore?

If so, what will be the best approach to resolve the problem? PS: I'm still
having the old HDD with everything in it.

For example,

(A) Shall I put back the old HDD first and resolve the Windows problem
first, and after that, make another image copy and restore that to a new
HDD, or

(B) Working directly on the new HDD for the possible Windows problem. The
problem with this approach is that I don't know what type of the problem may
come out and whether it's the restore problem from the Ghost or Windows
problem for the new M/B?

Thanks for the advise if you have similar experiences.

Any advise given is my attempt to show appreciation for all
the excellent help I've received here but I'm no MVP so it
may only apply NUGS (Normally, Usually, Generally, Sometimes

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

If the motherboard was replaced with the same model, you will likely be able
to load the image without issue. If it was replaced with a different model,
you may need to do a repair installation with the image in place.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

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Hi,

Thanks for your kind reply and here is my result just to share:

I don't see any blue screen and have no problems for logging into the
computer and using a few programs - still testing.

I do find out minor problems:

(1) NIS 2006 (Norton Internet Security) activation was corrupted. But I use
online activation again and it went through without any problems.

(2) Windows Update request me to install genuine advantages xxx again, and
that went through w/o any problems.

(3) Adobe Photoshop CS2 activation was corrupted but I guess once I got the
original CD on hands from office, that should be no problem neither.

I can see my networking computers and access to them

Office 2003 did not ask me anything.

I guess that's a lot of better than I anticipated

By strange enough, Windows stole 7G drive space from the new HDD.

It is a 100G new drive and I lost 7G for unknown reasons.

 

[Larry(LJL269)]

Glad its working for u.

I would 1st chech anything that has drivers- HTTP, USB,
Scanner, printer, etc. That 7GB loss on HDD is suspicious at
best. I hope it wasnt ur data.

Even tho 'no harm in trying', if it works I'd go to Vegas
asap

HTH-Larry

Hi,

Thanks for your kind reply and here is my result just to share:

I don't see any blue screen and have no problems for logging into the
computer and using a few programs - still testing.

I do find out minor problems:

(1) NIS 2006 (Norton Internet Security) activation was corrupted. But I use
online activation again and it went through without any problems.

(2) Windows Update request me to install genuine advantages xxx again, and
that went through w/o any problems.

(3) Adobe Photoshop CS2 activation was corrupted but I guess once I got the
original CD on hands from office, that should be no problem neither.

I can see my networking computers and access to them

Office 2003 did not ask me anything.

I guess that's a lot of better than I anticipated

By strange enough, Windows stole 7G drive space from the new HDD.

It is a 100G new drive and I lost 7G for unknown reasons.

Any advise given is my attempt to show appreciation for all
the excellent help I've received here but I'm no MVP so it
may only apply NUGS (Normally, Usually, Generally, Sometimes

 

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Hi,

Thanks and seems the named three minor problems are the only problems that I
have.

I tested each application, briefly, by opening and closing it and for some
that I use more frequently, I did try a few min.

So far, everything seems to be fine, and I am already using the notebook for
doing serious works.

For the 7G, just could not figure out. But in addition to make an image
copy, I did use "copy/paste" to store all data files into a backup HDD, so I
guess that I'll keep that for a long long time.

I should go to Vegas

One more thing to share - it's very very true that the most cost-effective
approach to improve a system's performance is to increase the amount of RAM
and a faster HDD.

For this notebook, it was not bad when I purchased from Dell about 3 years
ago with 512MB DRAM and a 4200 RPM 40G HDD.

But along the time, it is getting slower and slower (as I put more and more
garbage and applications).

I first increased the RAM to 1GB and it has been doing great. I now put a
new 5400 RPM 100G HDD, it's even faster.

Although 7200 RPM or SATA have come out, but after reading many articles
plus I am too poor, I guess 7200 RMP consumes too much of power and
generates more heat (both are important for notebook) with relatively low
marginal improvement as compared with 5400 vs. 4200.

In any case, both the DRAM and faster HDD are indeed the best approach to
improve a system's performance rather than to buy a new system.