Installing a new motherboard

tidyboy21 · 03-31-2006, 10:14 AM

Hi all, I recently bought an ATI X1800XL card and it will not fit my motherboard (the power connectors are in the way). I am looking at getting the ASUS P5RD1-V Deluxe, or P5GDC-V DELUXE motherboard (Any advice on chosing would be great). I have built systems from scratch but not installed a new motherboard into a working system, is it just a case of installing the drivers for the new motherboard?

suprasteve · 03-31-2006, 04:16 PM

if you're lucky, you can repair windows and install all the new drivers, but no guarantees. To be safe, a reformat is best

tidyboy21 · 04-01-2006, 09:11 AM

What do you exactly mean by repair windows? I have heard from a few people that since I would only be swapping the motherboard and that there are no problems with the system I should have no problems?

**ceewi1** · 04-01-2006, 10:38 AM

If the motherboard uses the same chipset you might be allright. Otherwise a Repair Reinstall (put in the XP CD, accept the agreement, choose Repair) will usually fix it. Here's another way that should work, though

tidyboy21 · 04-01-2006, 01:04 PM

Cheers ceewi1, I wil give that a try. Motherboard is coming on monday. I will let you know the outcome. Thanks again.

03-31-2006, 10:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
tidyboy21 Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 271	Installing a new motherboard Hi all, I recently bought an ATI X1800XL card and it will not fit my motherboard (the power connectors are in the way). I am looking at getting the ASUS P5RD1-V Deluxe, or P5GDC-V DELUXE motherboard (Any advice on chosing would be great). I have built systems from scratch but not installed a new motherboard into a working system, is it just a case of installing the drivers for the new motherboard?

04-01-2006, 10:38 AM	#4 (permalink)
ceewi1 Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 5,211	If the motherboard uses the same chipset you might be allright. Otherwise a Repair Reinstall (put in the XP CD, accept the agreement, choose Repair) will usually fix it. Here's another way that should work, though __________________ CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600 / MOBO: Gigabyte 965P-DS3 / GPU: Gigabyte HD4870 RAM: 2GB G.Skill F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK / HDD: 2TB Total HDD / PSU: Antec NeoPower 480W Cheap PSUs - 2% of system costs, responsible for 28% of system deaths As Sealed Stick was removed, lost or damaged, it shall be out of warranty validity. - The "Warranty void if removed" sticker on numerous CoolerMaster PSUs. Useful PSU Guides

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03-31-2006, 04:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
suprasteve Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,355	if you're lucky, you can repair windows and install all the new drivers, but no guarantees. To be safe, a reformat is best

04-01-2006, 09:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
tidyboy21 Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 271	What do you exactly mean by repair windows? I have heard from a few people that since I would only be swapping the motherboard and that there are no problems with the system I should have no problems?

04-01-2006, 01:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
tidyboy21 Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 271	Cheers ceewi1, I wil give that a try. Motherboard is coming on monday. I will let you know the outcome. Thanks again.