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tadaw
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_ 		6. March 2007 @ 17:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Good afternoon computer guru's, I have a quick question. I recently purchased a new Motherboard/CPU for my computer through Tiger Direct which should be here by Friday. Motherboard - Intel 975XBX2KR Socket 775 CPU - Intel Core2 Duo E6300 1.86Ghz Socket 775

I am currently taking an A+ certification class and the teacher was telling me that my OS on the previous HD that I will use for the new motherboard/cpu will not work and that I will need the recovery disk. He says that MS has an algorithm that limits the amount of hardware you can change around and if you change too much you might have to reinstall the OS or use the recovery disk. The problem is, I don't have either.

Is there any way around this?

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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ddp
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_ 		6. March 2007 @ 18:04 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
what was chipset on old motherboard?
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tadaw
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_ 		6. March 2007 @ 18:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Good question, I am not sure? It is a Biostar K8VGA-M....let me see if I can find the chipset

Thanks for the help so far!!
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ddp
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_ 		6. March 2007 @ 18:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
most likely not an intel chipset
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tadaw
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_ 		6. March 2007 @ 18:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I hope this helps...

North Bridge: VIA VT8380 K8M800

North Bridge: AMD Hammer IMC

South Bridge: VIA VT8237
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ddp
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_ 		6. March 2007 @ 18:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
was hoping it was same manufacturer as new board as windows might have loaded with no problems but as different chipsets than no can do. how did you get windows on old computer? you can't use a recovery cd for a different chipset board.
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tadaw
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_ 		6. March 2007 @ 19:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I actually had a damaged computer and got it fixed sometime ago at a computer store with XP installed there. Now I am stuck with no recovery disc.

I remember learning about going to different sites to download recovery disc's for old OS's....is that not possible for XP?
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ddp
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_ 		6. March 2007 @ 19:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
the recovery disks are for name brand computers like hp & dell not for clone computers that you build at home or at a local computer store.
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tadaw
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_ 		6. March 2007 @ 19:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Sounds like I am SOL

Well I paid 500 for the CPU/Motherboard, 130 for a new graphics card, new power supply, and numerous other small items, whats another hundred and something dollars for an OS, ha ha. This stuff can add up, but hopefully after I am through I will have a pretty descent system.

Thanks for the help!!!
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ddp
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_ 		6. March 2007 @ 19:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
don't get vista!!!
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tadaw
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_ 		6. March 2007 @ 19:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Don't worry, I won't!!
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J0hnnyga
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_ 		9. March 2007 @ 19:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
in line with the OP's question i bought an asus nforce4 sli mobo and had problems so im switching it out for a evga nforce 680i sli board will that require a reinstall of the OS?
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pcrepair
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_ 		10. March 2007 @ 01:51 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
an awful lot of the time you can put the old harddisk into your new computer and run a repair and it works ok but you need to reactivate it

reactivation is best done at weekends when the humans have gone home

when the computer asks the questions......... you blew the old motherboard up and you're replacing it :)




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J0hnnyga
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_ 		10. March 2007 @ 14:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
when you say repair you mean the repair off the install cd right? and thanks for the response
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88Camaro
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_ 		14. March 2007 @ 18:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
did you try just hooking up your old hard drive to the new system?...it might just start right up into windows...I've done that many time and its worked
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