Question about Upgrading Motherboard

flipflopjim

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Jan 30, 2005
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Hey all,

I've got a fairly recent shuttle rig, but the small form factor glow wore off so now I'm in the market for a new case and mobo. I read one thread saying that a reformat and clean install is recommended when replacing a motherboard. Is that the general consensus?

Also, I have two partitions on my current HD, one with program files etc and one with all my media. Will I really only have to reformat the first even if I do a clean XP install?

Thanks much,

James
 

Matthias99

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Oct 7, 2003
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It works fine with a repair installation. Seriously. You don't need to reformat at all with WinXP/Win2K.