Bios Mobo Killer, replaced MoBo

[JBuffett]

Like a dummy I flashed my asus a7v133 with v1009. Tried all the tricks to revive it from this board and the asus board. I'm a dummy 'cause I knew not to flash my board cause last time I did it I caught h... trying to revive it. So, not wanting to wait for the bios chip reflash send off, I bought an Aopen ak73 pro(a). I see on this sights mobo review it placed below my a7v. I thought I would have to over write my hd and re-install windows after replacing the board. But nope, I installed it all anyway and it seems to be working fine. All I had to do was install mobo drivers and some of the old drivers (like for the printer). Working like a champ. Am I thinking wrong that a mobo swap calls for hd re-writes and os re-installs? I've ran some display intensive games and the pc seems to be running fine. Or did I just get lucky that I got this Aopen running that way? When I get over being ticked at myself and asus, I'll probably sent the bios chip off for reflash anyway, then probably build another pc. Be a while though. Make a good backup machine.Aopen doesn't have raid. Whats the deal on that feature? Currently have 2 hd's and 2 cd-roms, so raid not really neccessary right, unless I try to pack in more hd's and cd/dvdroms? 'Preciate if any you guru's could enlighten me on all this. Thanks, jab

 

[bluesky]

Yes, you don't need any extra ports.
Primary IDE: Master-boot drive, Slave-cd rom.
Secondary IDE: Master-cd burner, Slave-2nd hard drive.
If you don't have a burner, you could put the 2 hard drives as masters and 2 cd roms as slaves.

 

[GonzoDaGr8]

Am I thinking wrong that a mobo swap calls for hd re-writes and os re-installs?. It IS the best policy for the best stability, but the way you did it has been done over and over by many with succesful results. Myself included there.

Or did I just get lucky that I got this Aopen running that way?. I like to call it skill...LOL. Maybe a little luck and skill combined. Or just the planets lined up right..

Primary IDE: Master-boot drive, Slave-cd rom.
Secondary IDE: Master-cd burner, Slave-2nd hard drive.

This setup will work just dandy for ya..