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Fluke32
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_ 		13. February 2011 @ 10:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
This is probably a very stupid question but I have an acer laptop that had died. I have the recovery discs which put it back to its factory settings. Having previously used these and noticed that it wiped all the contents of the C drive Im guessing this is effectively a new install.
Can I put the disc in my compaq desktop and change it to the acer configuration? Im thinking that as it wipes the C drive it will remove all trace of the compaq branding.
Its more of a what if question than something I thought I would do on a Sunday afternoon!
many thanks.
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mrslicker
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_ 		13. February 2011 @ 11:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
not likely. motherboards have serial numbers and other unique identifiers that indicate the manufacturer, among other things.
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Fluke32
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_ 		13. February 2011 @ 11:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by mrslicker:
 not likely. motherboards have serial numbers and other unique identifiers that indicate the manufacturer, among other things.
Thanks for the reply. I think instead of thinking of stupid questions I should just go put a film on and keep quiet !
Many thanks again.
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ddp
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_ 		13. February 2011 @ 13:06 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
how similar are the 2 motherboards as it might work?
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Fluke32
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_ 		13. February 2011 @ 13:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by ddp:
 how similar are the 2 motherboards as it might work?
I would say they are not similar at all. One is on an Acer laptop thats about a year old, the other is a compaq desktop that a few years old now.
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ddp
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_ 		13. February 2011 @ 13:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i'm talking about chipset not cpu as in intel, via, ati or whatever?
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Needakip
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_ 		13. February 2011 @ 14:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The software will probably be oem , which means you only can use it with the computer it was sold with . Having said that, if you can get it to work with your other computer i am sure windows update will find the required drivers online.
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pcrepair
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_ 		14. February 2011 @ 03:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
most recovery software has a 'tattoo'to look for on the motherboard bios if it does not find it it will not load the software.
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