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Swapping Mobo etc - likely problems?

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  • 14-08-2007 8:51pm
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    ixiathor
    Registered Users Posts: 41 ✭


    Hi,

    I built my first PC two years ago ..

    Asus A8N SLI, Athlon 4200 X2, 1Gb, 2 x 6800GT in SLI, 2 x HDD RAID 1, 2 x HDD standalone, XP

    Its starting to creak a bit with the latest games and I want it to be Crysis / BioShock capable .. so am considering a total motherboard replacement.

    Looking at an Asus Intel 775 board this time .. probably a Quad Q660 ..

    Key question is .. can I plug my HDD's into the new board and expect it to work to some degree or am I looking at a total Windows XP re-installation etc ?
    :confused:
    Thanks,

    Ix


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    Anti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,401 ✭✭✭✭Anti


    You probably can, but its a 50% chance. ITs worked for me before but that was using the same chipset. So it would be best to format first. Dont bother with a quad, a top C2D will do just fine. And you will want to get a dx10 card too. Depending on monitor size. Obviously if its a smaller non widescreen get a 8800gts, if its a larger widescreen you will want a 8800gtx


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    Kimbot
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 18,576 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kimbot


    You will run into driver issues even if you remove the drivers!!
    Its a pain but back up everything you need and start from fresh.


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    Scram
    Registered Users Posts: 683 ✭✭✭Scram


    yeah ive done this too and windows more than likely give u problems when you first boot up blue screens errors etc so its better to be prepared for reformat and reinstall oif windows.


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    8T8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,757 ✭✭✭8T8


    A transfer wont work because your primary HD with the OS sitting on it is a RAID 1 array I presume.

    If the OS is not on the RAID array the transfer works like this

    Step1: Back up all data
    Step2: Change your IDE/SATA controller drivers to the "Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller" driver in the device manager.
    Step3: Uninstall all drivers possible though add/remove in control panel
    Step4: Power down and swap motherboard.
    Step5: Power on & cross your fingers : )


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