Just finished my new build

MicRaDoT932 · 03-27-2008, 02:12 AM

hey guys, i just got my new pc put together and it is the first time i did this. all i did was hook everything new in and kept all my old hard drive and didnt change n e thing. it dont really seem any better than my old one. am i suspost to re install windows or n e thing like that when you do a new build?

voyagerfan99 · 03-27-2008, 02:18 AM

Yes. You will have to reinstall windows because the boot table will not recognize the new mobo. Hope you backed everything up or you can put it in a spare computer as a slave to back it up because an OS reinstall wipes all user data, documents, etc.

MicRaDoT932 · 03-27-2008, 02:23 AM

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Originally Posted by voyagerfan99

Yes. You will have to reinstall windows because the boot table will not recognize the new mobo. Hope you backed everything up or you can put it in a spare computer as a slave to back it up because an OS reinstall wipes all user data, documents, etc.

ok thats what i thought. thx

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MicRaDoT932 Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 87	Just finished my new build hey guys, i just got my new pc put together and it is the first time i did this. all i did was hook everything new in and kept all my old hard drive and didnt change n e thing. it dont really seem any better than my old one. am i suspost to re install windows or n e thing like that when you do a new build? __________________ OS:Win XP Pro SP2 CPU:Pentium D Dual 2.80 PSU:580w Blacksteel Monitor: Proview 19" Widescreen GPU: 7950GT OC 256mb Sound:Sound Blaster Audigy SE HDD: SATA 320GB RAM:2gb Kingston 533 CPU Cooler:Zalman 9700LED

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