Format after upgrade?

[veggz]

Is it necessary to format HD's if i were to upgrade my s754 system to a PCI-E s939?

 

[PurePeon]

If you mean re-install a fresh copy of Windows, then I would. You can try using your existing Windows OS but chances are you'll run into problems when booting up.

 

[Stas]

You would noramally reinstall Windows if you have switched to a different chipset. If you changed your mobo from nForce 3 754 to NF3 939 then you should be ok. However, if you have an NF4 then you might want to reinstall.

 

[Ike0069]

FWIW:
I went from an NF3 board to the Asrock Dual SATA2 board (Uli chipset), and a Windows repair worked perfect.

At the same time I went from an old AMD 761 (Socket-A) to the NF3 board, and the repair didn't work. Had to do a completer reformat. I was able to boot into safe mode and save files if needed (I had already done this though).

 

[corkyg]

I would try it as is - if it works, smile! If it doesn't work - reformat and reinstall.

 

[Jiggz]

I would try it as is, if it works, smile! If it doesn't work, try a repair installation.