[RESOLVED] reinstall windows on motherboard upgrade??

[greythej]

I am looking into upgrading my processor/motherboard, and i wondered if i would have to reinstall windows if i did??

I thought not, because windows is stored on a hard disk and u tell the bios where to boot from, but my freind thinks u will have to reinstall it. Who is right??

Thanks

GTJ

[NoteMe]

As long as you use the same HDD you don't have to reinstall it.



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[greythej]

cheers noteme. that makes it a lot easier for me.

I just have to set the bios to boot from C and it will automatically boot windows. Thats cool.

Thanks again

GTJ

[NoteMe]

You set the Bios to boot from that HDD, and you set the cables to the HDD like they are now. Then it should be fine. The cable is importent.

Primary: Master/Slave
secondary: Master/Slave


It should be Primary: Master.



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[greythej]

primary master ok. what should my second HDD be set to?

Secondary slave?? or secondary master??

[ducky]

Although not necessary to reinstall, realize that since your changing motherboards the OS will detect new hardware related to the new motherboard system resources. This may prompt for new drivers, etc. Its probably not going to be completely plug-in old hard drive to new motherboard without anything more to do.

[greythej]

ok, cheers for that ducky. Will these drivers come from the net or with motherboard do u think??

[ducky]

As with any hardware update, it may find it on the hard drive already, or may ask for the OS install disk, or it may be a disk provided with the motherboard. I suggest you keep a backup of the drive before swapping out to the new motherboard. Which OS are you using?

[NoteMe]

If we are talking on board sound card network card and so on, then we it will come from your mother board vendor. If we are talking AGP graphics cards, and PCI sound cards and so on, then you will find the drivers on their home page. IE ati.com and so on...



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