Getting a 3.06 gHz P4: Do I have to format my HD if I just swap out the cpu?

[ScottyB]

Do I have to format my HD if I just swap out the cpu?

 

[BlueWeasel]

Originally posted by: ScottyB
Do I have to format my HD if I just swap out the cpu?

Nope....

If it's a CPU and motherboard swap, then you may have to reformat.

 

[screw3d]

Nope.. definitely no.

I swapped out a motherboard (8RDA+ to NF7-S) and I was surprised that it still worked perfectly

 

[suklee]

No sir, you dont have to format

 

[BlueWeasel]

Originally posted by: screw3d
Nope.. definitely no.

I swapped out a motherboard (8RDA+ to NF7-S) and I was surprised that it still worked perfectly

You didn't have to do a repair or anything? I know both are based on the Nforce2 chipset, but I figured the least you'd have to do is repair.

 

[butch84]

well, that depends.... if your current cpu doesnt support hyperthreading, (if its 533fsb and not a 3.06ghz model, it doesnt) then i believe the only way to get the OS to recognize the 2nd logical processor is to reformat. That sound right to anybody?

 

[ScottyB]

Originally posted by: butch84
well, that depends.... if your current cpu doesnt support hyperthreading, (if its 533fsb and not a 3.06ghz model, it doesnt) then i believe the only way to get the OS to recognize the 2nd logical processor is to reformat. That sound right to anybody?

That's turned on/off in bios.

 

[Bartokomus]

yes it's turned off in the bios, but hmmm. when you build windows with multi-cpu, it builds up the kernel of the OS around the presence of two==> cpu's. You can't just pop in a new CPU on a mobo and expect it to work. yo uhave to do some manual updating. I don't know if Windows sees Hyperthreading the same way or not though...

 

[Corsairpro]

Originally posted by: BlueWeasel

Originally posted by: screw3d
Nope.. definitely no.

I swapped out a motherboard (8RDA+ to NF7-S) and I was surprised that it still worked perfectly

You didn't have to do a repair or anything? I know both are based on the Nforce2 chipset, but I figured the least you'd have to do is repair.

Both mobos use NF2 chipset so I'd assume all bus drivers would work "generically" for both.

 

[yak8998]

plain CPU (both w/ HT): plug and play, cpu is near transparent to the OS in this regard

CPU + mobo (both w/ HT): if you go about it carefully, you'll just have to reinstall some mobo drivers

CPU (w/ or w/o mobo, origional w/o HT): as said above, I believe the kernel is built around 2 cpus. Windows does see HT as 2 seperate CPUs tho I believe.

Question: Why did you go with the 3.06B?

 

[Keysplayr]

All you have to do is enable Hyperthreading (if his board supports it) and Change the ACPI Uniprocessor Free in device manager to ACPI Multiprocessor Free, reboot, done.