New Mother Board Installation

Mansell93

I have been kindly given an Intel Desktop Board D845GRG mother board. I want to install it to replace my old AMD board.

Are there any golden rules I should be aware of. I want to keep using my existing hard drive etc.

Thanks

Mansell93

Coveredinbees!!!!

Make sure every thing is grounded when you touch anything as static can kill sensitive electronics.

superscaper

Make sure all the hardware is compatible, right type of memory etc and of course you'll need a new processor if it isn't with the motherboard. Also make sure you've backed everything off your old pc as you'll need to reinstall or at least repair windows after changing the motherboard (so you'll need your windows disc to hand as well).

CHR15

Im kind of assuming you know what you have and what you are doing.

This isnt just a board replacement but practically a new PC (processor change too)

You will have to reformat your hard drive (different chipsets etc.) for it to work with the new board. If there is anyhting you want to keep from it, back it all up before starting.

Anti-static precautions as coveredinbees said.

There are loads of things to take into account. Too many to list without more information from you.

Mansell93

How do you format your hard drive?

I am backing everything up as we speak and I have my windows disk to hand.

I have been also given the P4 chip set and RAM.

Thanks Mansell93

CHR15

Chose an advanced install from your Wndows disk (boot from CD first).
You will be given the option of formatting your drive.

Long time since I did that, it may offer you the option to delete the entire partition first before formatting.

ormus

you certainly wont have to reformatt the hdd or the OS.
you will poss need the drivers for the new mobo, not always as xp is very good at picking up new HW.
assuming you have a legal copy of xp? as it may phone home to revalidate.
(not always though).

Little_John

Definatly no need to format and start again but it is always usefull backing up your stuff just incase.

The pc won't boot after the board swap, boot to the wondows cd and go through untill you get to the automated repair option when it searches the PC for a previously installed copy of windows, don't choose the console repair option earlier during set up.

and you should be laughing.

luv_my_brass

This heading got my attention because I've had problems with my pc recently, and the chappie I called out said he thought it might be the motherboard - had to be the most expensive part, didn't it!

Was also looking for a thread to add to regarding the site crash, because strangely enough, my computer refusing to load coincided with that tradgedy. Friday (26th) afternoon I tried to respond to notification by email of a thread I'd been contributing to, but got the error message. I then tried to log into another site I belong to, but couldn't. Blaming my isp for the problems, I closed down my computer. Saturday morning, my computer would not load. I called out a computer engineer who decided to take the base unit away for further investigation. He said there was damage to the mother board, which was being caused by the power unit. He repaired the mother board and put in a new power unit. A week and £135 later I have my computer back and been able to catch up with the problems this site has been experiencing. Now is this just a weird coincidence, or was it possible that a virus was launched to attack the computers of users of this site???
Would be interesting to hear of anyone else who experienced problems with their computers over last weekend.

CHR15

I disagree about not formatting.

Remnants of previous drivers cause all sorts of niggles if you try to change a mainboard without a fresh install of windows.

Yes it will work, but not something I would ever do, nor advise. I can't believe you guys have not had issues overwriting the windows install.

Reformat and fresh install is the best way forward. With such a major change, this is a new PC, not an upgrade

superscaper

luv_my_brass wrote: »

Now is this just a weird coincidence, or was it possible that a virus was launched to attack the computers of users of this site???
Would be interesting to hear of anyone else who experienced problems with their computers over last weekend.

Just coincidence, a DDoS doesn't send viruses, it merely congests the traffic, nothing more than that really. The site wasn't taken over and they had no control over the data that the website sent to users so it would have been impossible for them to send a virus that way. If you got a virus then you got it somewhere else. Besides which, it would have absolutely nothing to do with the hardware problems you've got. A virus wouldn't be able to damage your power supply unit.