Would you reinstall your OS when REINSTALLING a new MOBO...??

[bjc112]

Hey all,

I am supposedly receiving my RMA from Newegg today.. (8rda+)

Now considering the system was setup on an 8rda ready to go, it would be acceptable to just pop in the NEW motherboard and go isn't it?

Did not think a reformat was neccessary when it was the same motherboard..

 

[sharkeeper]

Same (identical) mainboard, no.

Similar (same chipset) mainboard, perhaps not depending on what your boot disk is connected to.

Different (as in going from AMD to Intel) NOT RECOMMENDED! Mr. Murphy WILL strike you down when you least expect it! :Q

-DAK-

 

[bjc112]

Originally posted by: shuttleteam
Same (identical) mainboard, no.

Similar (same chipset) mainboard, perhaps not depending on what your boot disk is connected to.

Different (as in going from AMD to Intel) NOT RECOMMENDED! Mr. Murphy WILL strike you down when you least expect it! :Q

-DAK-

Ok that's what i thought shuttle... Thank you.

AMD-> Intel...

That is a Hell No.

 

[Megatomic]

If it were me, I'd use Driver Cleaner and uninstall any trace of the UDAs. Then reinstall my preferred flavor of UDA. That way if there were any problems with the previous driver installation you wouldn't be hamstrung with your new board.

 

[waylman]

Originally posted by: bjc112
Hey all,

I am supposedly receiving my RMA from Newegg today.. (8rda+)

Now considering the system was setup on an 8rda ready to go, it would be acceptable to just pop in the NEW motherboard and go isn't it?

Did not think a reformat was neccessary when it was the same motherboard..

i'd reinstall the OS just to be safe

 

[Bleep]

You know that it is no different than just taking everything apart and putting it back together again. You do not need to do anything It will work just fine.

Bleep

 

[microAmp]

Typical I do reinstall the OS, unless it's the exact same motherboard. I don't like risking any stability problems that could be blamed on not reinstalling the OS.

 

[Ionizer86]

I'd just pop the board in. But if I switched out a board to another, even with the same chipset, I'd reinstall the OS.

 

[Sheriff]

Same Mobo or same chipset (even if upgraded) NO. I'd give it 1 whirl 1st

 

[Regs]

I would reinstall the OS just to start clean again. Given your opportunity.

 

[GonzoDaGr8]

you should be ok...give it a shot first and if that doesn't work out ok, then reformat.

 

[1sikbITCH]

Or... put it all back together, boot to the CD, and run Repair XP. Then it should clean up any corrupt files.

 

[bjc112]

Well guys its working just fine...

Like Bleep said,

It's just putting everything back together..

 

[Pezman]

I prolly install my o/s once every two months just to keep things fresh. But that is a bit extreme for most people.

 

[CraigRT]

I'd try booting off the original OS first... and if it doesn't work, THEN i'd re-install obviously... if it ends up working out, I keep it.... I switched from my P4 to my Athlon and it runs like a champ after the switch.. no point in a format yet IMO.

 

[thorin]

It definately can't hurt ...

Thorin

 

[Sammy5000]

Yep - Your system won't work right if you change the backbone (mobo) without reinstalling the brain (o/s).

 

[sandorski]

Repair! Switch chipset, switch platform, who cares, Repair works.

 

[stranger707]

Absolutely yes!!!!!!!!!

A clean install is the only way to go to ensure that everything will work right.

 

[magomago]

Yeah.

I had to RMA my Asus Mobo b/c it was defective (AND my Kingmax ram too - that was also acting up in 2 different pcs) and when i got my new board back about three weeks later I popped it in and noticed that windows still had weird errors here and there.

So I backed up my files...reinstalled and since then haven't had a problem


I'm guessing that the bad motherboard affected the copying of windows files to the HDD during install...

 

[thorin]

Originally posted by: Sammy5000
Yep - Your system won't work right if you change the backbone (mobo) without reinstalling the brain (o/s).

I think the CPU would be more like the brain, RAM = short term memory, HD = Long term memory (obviously), BIOS would be your nervous system and OS would be something like your consceince.

Thorin

 

[bjc112]

Originally posted by: magomago
Yeah.

I had to RMA my Asus Mobo b/c it was defective (AND my Kingmax ram too - that was also acting up in 2 different pcs) and when i got my new board back about three weeks later I popped it in and noticed that windows still had weird errors here and there.

So I backed up my files...reinstalled and since then haven't had a problem


I'm guessing that the bad motherboard affected the copying of windows files to the HDD during install...

Well Mago,

Never did the reinstall and everything is perfect.. Even overclocked a 1700+@ 2.4 ghz..

Can't overclock my Radeon for sh!t though... ( Would like to know why )

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: bjc112

Originally posted by: magomago
Yeah.

I had to RMA my Asus Mobo b/c it was defective (AND my Kingmax ram too - that was also acting up in 2 different pcs) and when i got my new board back about three weeks later I popped it in and noticed that windows still had weird errors here and there.

So I backed up my files...reinstalled and since then haven't had a problem


I'm guessing that the bad motherboard affected the copying of windows files to the HDD during install...

Well Mago,

Never did the reinstall and everything is perfect.. Even overclocked a 1700+@ 2.4 ghz..

Can't overclock my Radeon for sh!t though... ( Would like to know why )

Probably need to flash the bios on the Radeon.

 

[WarCon]

Just curious why people would actually suggest reinstalling your OS if you aren't changing anything? I guess alot of people are like I use to be and reinstall at the drop of a hat. I don't like spending the 20-30 hours reloading all my software anymore. I just repair.....

 

[Auric]

Maybe those people just use default settings and don't install anything significant. Personally, I avoid re-setting up like the ebola monkey sars (plaugue). I recently replaced very diff'rent mobo's on two PC's. The minimum necessary is to first change the storage controller driver to "Standard" so NT can start and detect the new hardware. Otherwise, do the boot, setup, repair thang -preferably with an OS disc that has the latest SP's integrated to save more time updating.