Motherboard upgrade

**Roky** · November 29th, 2006, 10:46 AM

hey,
im upgrading my motherboard to pci-e, but i talked to some guys on the tech chat yesterday saying that i will have to get a new hdd otherwise my hdd will go crazy searching for new drivers for everything of course thats best case scenario worst case and what will probably happen is it wont boot.
Is there any way like i can transfer all of my old files from my old hdd to a new 1?
because i dont know where my copy of xp is.
or will i just have to go buy a new copy of xp?

**Ferrit** · November 29th, 2006, 10:57 AM

Yes Roky and the reason we said this, is because when you install a new motherboard the operating system not the hd will not have the nessecary drivers/software to permit the install. See me in the chat and I will explain how you can transfer to a new motherboard and have approx a 99% success rate
As to your XP cd the most important thing is the COA sticker which should be on the case

**Garak** · November 29th, 2006, 10:58 AM

you can, but windows will not boot (very ulikely it will). if you are changing the motherboard - then it is best to do a completely fresh install of windows anyhow.

If you have lost your CD but still have the License code you might be able to send off to Microsoft for a new disc?

**Roky** · November 29th, 2006, 12:53 PM

eh
ive been talking to ferrit in the forums
and what i'm going to do is wipe all the drivers from the add remove programs
then go to my device manage to make sure there gone
then turn off my comp
swap the mobo then start it back up
without having to do a fresh install of windows : )

**Garak** · November 29th, 2006, 01:00 PM

okie dokie.

**Roky** · November 29th, 2006, 01:14 PM

thanks for your help though
always like having nice people respond to my posts

**Garak** · November 29th, 2006, 01:41 PM

not a problem

**Ferrit** · November 29th, 2006, 02:00 PM

Originally Posted by Roky

eh
ive been talking to ferrit in the forums
and what i'm going to do is wipe all the drivers from the add remove programs
then go to my device manage to make sure there gone
then turn off my comp
swap the mobo then start it back up
without having to do a fresh install of windows : )

Be sure you boot directly to the windows cd and do a repair install

**Roky** · November 29th, 2006, 09:43 PM

i thought you said this was a way that i wouldnt have to use my cd?
thats the reason we did this in the first place...

**Ferrit** · November 29th, 2006, 11:23 PM

Originally Posted by Roky

i thought you said this was a way that i wouldnt have to use my cd?
thats the reason we did this in the first place...

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Its nearly impossible to change out a motherboard in a working windows system and get it back up and running without a repair install

I explained what to do about the windows cd and microsoft

**Roky** · November 29th, 2006, 11:29 PM

yeah wipe all the drivers clean for the mobo gxa sound card etc....

**Roky** · November 29th, 2006, 11:30 PM

so how do i boot direclty to it without the disc
im sorry if ur havn to reapeat yourself i just cant affor a mistake on my part because im being a jackass

**Ferrit** · November 29th, 2006, 11:31 PM

Get your COA witht hat program I gave you first then call microsoft

**Roky** · November 30th, 2006, 12:00 AM

Wow I can't tell you how stupid I feel right now

**Roky** · November 30th, 2006, 11:56 AM

yeah well i called microsoft....10 transfers and about 1 hour of waiting
i finally got ahold of some1 that could help me out
well....they said sincei bought it from a company called Altex ( computer company in texas ) thats they cannot send me a new disc.
They told me to call altex. so i did. all they said was that we give out cd's that have codes on them not just the replacement discs.
the altex guy was more knowing than the microsoft people about there own people were about there own crap
thats not good
anyways he told me that all i have to do is find someone with just a xp disc then i can use my cd key to make it work
so now my problem is finding a cd