Changing motherboards. Things I need to know?

[Motorcharge]

Ok so long story short my motherboard fried on my main PC and im finally getting around to ordering a new one and I'm just wondering what to expect when I swap them out since I've never changed only a motherboard.

In case it matters:
(old mobo) Abit IP-95 Socket 775 Intel Chipset G31
(new mobo) Gigabyte G31M-ES2L M Socket 775 Intel Chipset G31
(rest is what I already have and am reusing)
Intel Pentium D 3.2 Ghz Dual Core
Windows XP Pro
4 Ghz Kingston DDR2 RAM


If theres any other info I need to supply let me know.

 

[voyagerfan99]

Your going to have to reinstall windows as it's new hardware and Windows won't be able to boot. You'll need to back up your data first of course.

 

[Motorcharge]

I was told I wouldn't need to since I'm using the same chipset/processor with WinXP?

No real way to back anything up since it won't boot right now.

 

[voyagerfan99]

Well you could give it a try, but you might get a BSOD on boot.

And as far as backup goes, you could always get one of these:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812232002

 

[Motorcharge]

damn it, you're gonna make me spend more money than should haha