Motherboard question

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Hi all,
I'm pretty sure the mobo went on my emachines computer when the psu went
out also. I'd like to replace it with a compatible one, but the
specific board for that computer "Intel D845GVSR" appears to be no
longer available when I looked around on the web. Can I put a different
one in? What would I look for, the 478 socket set? What sorts of
compatibility issues might I run into? Any help would be appreciated.
All I get is the green light on the old mobo after replacing the psu,
which is leading me to this conclusion.
TIA and Merry Christmas,
Matt
 
matt said:
Hi all,
I'm pretty sure the mobo went on my emachines computer when the psu went
out also. I'd like to replace it with a compatible one, but the
specific board for that computer "Intel D845GVSR" appears to be no
longer available when I looked around on the web. Can I put a different
one in? What would I look for, the 478 socket set? What sorts of
compatibility issues might I run into? Any help would be appreciated.
All I get is the green light on the old mobo after replacing the psu,
which is leading me to this conclusion.
TIA and Merry Christmas,
Matt
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I do a lot of computer repair and by far,,,the most dead motherboards I get
are from Emachines.

Here is the problem :

(I am making the assumption that the version of XP you have came with the
machine)
For your existing XP installation to work...you may have to use the
identical board.
The Emachines version of XP is linked to it and will not work with different
H/W.

Even if you are lucky enough to get similar H/W an XP boots...
XP could not be re-activated.

So ...although you could put in virtually any motherboard with the same
form-factor as original...
you may very well have to purchase a new WinXP cd.
 
matt said:
Hi all,
I'm pretty sure the mobo went on my emachines computer when the psu went
out also. I'd like to replace it with a compatible one, but the
specific board for that computer "Intel D845GVSR" appears to be no
longer available when I looked around on the web. Can I put a different
one in? What would I look for, the 478 socket set? What sorts of
compatibility issues might I run into? Any help would be appreciated.
All I get is the green light on the old mobo after replacing the psu,
which is leading me to this conclusion.
TIA and Merry Christmas,
Matt
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You need to contact eMachines to obtain the replacement motherboard if
you wish to continue using your current WinXP license, and not have to
buy a new one. (The eMachines implementation of WinXPO will work only
on an eMachines-supplied motherboard.)


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Surely the OEM key would still work, I have been in the situation where Mobos
have died on machines with OEM keys and have been able to reinstall winndows
and everything works ok.

Although I am not sure how the licensing works, seems a little unfair to
make you buy a new OS if you were just unlucky enough for the mobo to die.
 
Surely the OEM key would still work,
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It depends.

I have been in the situation where Mobos
have died on machines with OEM keys and have been able to reinstall winndows
and everything works ok.
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There are two different types of OEM copies, and therefore two
different situations here:

1. a branded (HP, Dell, Gateway, etc.) OEM copy that came with the
computer.

2. a generic OEM copy that was bought separately.

If you have a branded OEM copy, most OEMs these days have the copy
bios-locked to the motherboard. If you replace the motherboard, unless
you replace it with exactly the same type, Windows will not install
(it's not a matter of whether the key will work). If you have
successfully done this in the past and used a different type of
motherboard, either it was with one of the few OEMs that don't do this
BIOS-locking, or long ago enough that BIOS-locking wasn't as
prevalent.

But if you have a generic OEM copy, that BIOS-locking restriction is
not in place.

However, with either type of OEM copy, the license is tied to the
original computer (not the motherboard) and may not be reused on a
whole different machine. Note that this is a legal licensing
restriction, not the technical issue of whether the key will continue
to work.

Although I am not sure how the licensing works, seems a little unfair to
make you buy a new OS if you were just unlucky enough for the mobo to die.
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Again the licensing restriction is on the computer being replaced, not
the motherboard. One of the reasons (probably the main reason) that
OEM copies are less expensive than retail ones is that they come with
this restriction. Personally, I thing that this makes OEM copies a
poor value and I almost always recommend a retail Upgrade copy instead
(which usually costs only a little more than an OEM one, and, despite
what many people think, *can* do a clean installation).

But if I had my druthers, there wouldn't be two types of
licenses--retail and OEM--and all the EULAs would be the same.
 
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