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Many people think they have to format everytime they change motherboards with Win2000 or WindowsXP.
This is not the case, even with a different chipset! The only exception to this method is if your old board died and you
can't get into windows to apply these changes below.
I've changed motherboards plenty of times for customers with different chipsets and never had a problem.
Of course if you don't do one thing before u upgrade then u will get a blue screen like most people seem to get.
Here's what you do for future reference:
Before you take out your old motherboard, go into windowsXP (also works with win2000)
1) then go to your device manager:
2)go to your IDE/ATAPI controllers section:
3)go to the main controller, i.e. VIA, SIS, INTEL controller (not the Primary or secondary) and update driver:
4)choose to update the driver manually, then it will come up with a screen of compatible hardware:
5)your options will be whatever is current, i.e. VIA, SIS, INTEL (whatever yours is), and also Standard Dual Channel IDE
6)choose the Standard Dual Channel IDE controller and click ok. It will ask you to reboot, hit no.
7)now simply turn off the pc and replace motherboard
8)turn system back on and it will now boot into windows and begin to find new components
9)now your done! Install new motherboard chipset drivers and your good to go
This is not the case, even with a different chipset! The only exception to this method is if your old board died and you
can't get into windows to apply these changes below.
I've changed motherboards plenty of times for customers with different chipsets and never had a problem.
Of course if you don't do one thing before u upgrade then u will get a blue screen like most people seem to get.
Here's what you do for future reference:
Before you take out your old motherboard, go into windowsXP (also works with win2000)
1) then go to your device manager:
2)go to your IDE/ATAPI controllers section:
3)go to the main controller, i.e. VIA, SIS, INTEL controller (not the Primary or secondary) and update driver:
4)choose to update the driver manually, then it will come up with a screen of compatible hardware:
5)your options will be whatever is current, i.e. VIA, SIS, INTEL (whatever yours is), and also Standard Dual Channel IDE
6)choose the Standard Dual Channel IDE controller and click ok. It will ask you to reboot, hit no.
7)now simply turn off the pc and replace motherboard
8)turn system back on and it will now boot into windows and begin to find new components
9)now your done! Install new motherboard chipset drivers and your good to go
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