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Switched mobo's from nForce 2 to 3-A

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mdcrab

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I have 2 computers with Soltek SL-75FRN2-L mobos (nForce 2). I went on vacation for a week and one of the computers wouldn't boot, black screen, switched video cards, monitors, reseated memory, checked PS. Everything seemed okay, except USB posts also were acting strange. So rather than chasing it down, I replaced mobo & processor w/ Outpost special (ECS n FORCE 3-A w/Athlon 64 Sempron 3100+). System seems to work fine till it tries to read old HD and scrolls thru a number of read errors.

I put the old HD back in the other computer w/ Soltek SL-75FRN2-L (nForce 2) and it reads fine.

Now that I have it in the other computer, what is recommended process to set it up to read with new mobo?

What drivers should be removed?
Should new drivers be installed before mounting back in PC w/ new mobo?

Any help would be appreciated.

tia, mdcrab
 
so are you saying that you just plugged the old HD into the new build, and didn't do a reformat and fresh install of Windows? That's not going to work at all.

Although some folks will say you can do a repair install of WinXP when you do this, it's far better to start fresh. Back up anything you want to save from that drive while it's in the old computer, then do a clean install on it in the new one.

good luck
 
I've done it before, just not sure of the procedure.

Previously I switched from an AMD board to an Intel with same HD, no reformat.
Just plug and go after the hd is set up properly.

mdcrab
 
Originally posted by: mdcrab
I've done it before, just not sure of the procedure.

Previously I switched from an AMD board to an Intel with same HD, no reformat.
Just plug and go after the hd is set up properly.

mdcrab
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The procedure is to boot the hard drive in your old system and then roll back your chipset and system drivers to the plain jane vanilla microsoft drivers. Then when you move the hard drive back into your new system, you can install your new chipset. Its really not that complicated ... but it also doesn't have a 100% success rate. The most reliable way is to start with a clean install. People tend to have better stability and fewer headaches with a clean install than trying to reuse the old operating system with the newly installed chipset. Just back up your important stuff first.
 
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