Replacing a motherboard

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Hi, I have a PC with windows XP (SP2) in RAID 0 on two hard drives. I am
replacing the motherboard with an identical, SATA RAID chipset motherboard.
Can I just set the BIOS to do SATA RAID and be done? It will find my OS?
 
You will need to do a reinstall of XP. Depending on whether
your current version of XP is retail or OEM Microsoft or OEM
branded, you may need to buy a new XP CD or license. The
mobo cannot be "identical" since you said it has SATA. XP
will not boot on the new board until you reinstall and
activate.



| Hi, I have a PC with windows XP (SP2) in RAID 0 on two
hard drives. I am
| replacing the motherboard with an identical, SATA RAID
chipset motherboard.
| Can I just set the BIOS to do SATA RAID and be done? It
will find my OS?
|
|
 
Jim said:
You will need to do a reinstall of XP. Depending on whether
your current version of XP is retail or OEM Microsoft or OEM
branded, you may need to buy a new XP CD or license. The
mobo cannot be "identical" since you said it has SATA. XP
will not boot on the new board until you reinstall and
activate.
Click to expand...


If it's either Retail or DSP OEM, no need to buy a new copy of XP.

Alias
 
If OEM, he should. Retail can be moved.


| Jim Macklin wrote:
| > You will need to do a reinstall of XP. Depending on
whether
| > your current version of XP is retail or OEM Microsoft or
OEM
| > branded, you may need to buy a new XP CD or license.
The
| > mobo cannot be "identical" since you said it has SATA.
XP
| > will not boot on the new board until you reinstall and
| > activate.
|
|
| If it's either Retail or DSP OEM, no need to buy a new
copy of XP.
|
| Alias
| >
| >
| >
| > | > | Hi, I have a PC with windows XP (SP2) in RAID 0 on two
| > hard drives. I am
| > | replacing the motherboard with an identical, SATA RAID
| > chipset motherboard.
| > | Can I just set the BIOS to do SATA RAID and be done?
It
| > will find my OS?
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
 
If the board is in fact identical, yes. otherwise, no
This assumes that the previus motherboard was using SATA
You can run into problems if the BIOS is not identical.
 
Jim said:
If OEM, he should. Retail can be moved.
Click to expand...

It's not being moved. The motherboard is being replaced on a computer.
That's called "upgrading the same computer".

Alias
 
Maybe.


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| Jim Macklin wrote:
| > If OEM, he should. Retail can be moved.
|
| It's not being moved. The motherboard is being replaced on
a computer.
| That's called "upgrading the same computer".
|
| Alias
| >
| >
| > | > | Jim Macklin wrote:
| > | > You will need to do a reinstall of XP. Depending on
| > whether
| > | > your current version of XP is retail or OEM
Microsoft or
| > OEM
| > | > branded, you may need to buy a new XP CD or license.
| > The
| > | > mobo cannot be "identical" since you said it has
SATA.
| > XP
| > | > will not boot on the new board until you reinstall
and
| > | > activate.
| > |
| > |
| > | If it's either Retail or DSP OEM, no need to buy a new
| > copy of XP.
| > |
| > | Alias
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
message
| > | > | > | > | Hi, I have a PC with windows XP (SP2) in RAID 0 on
two
| > | > hard drives. I am
| > | > | replacing the motherboard with an identical, SATA
RAID
| > | > chipset motherboard.
| > | > | Can I just set the BIOS to do SATA RAID and be
done?
| > It
| > | > will find my OS?
| > | > |
| > | > |
| > | >
| > | >
| >
| >
 
Jim said:
Maybe.
Click to expand...

No maybe about it. I've done it three times on two computers and it
activated on line without problems. Show me a motherboard that can act
as "another computer" without a power supply, monitor, keyboard, hard
drive, etc.

Alias

| Jim Macklin wrote:
| > If OEM, he should. Retail can be moved.
|
| It's not being moved. The motherboard is being replaced on
a computer.
| That's called "upgrading the same computer".
|
| Alias
| >
| >
| > | > | Jim Macklin wrote:
| > | > You will need to do a reinstall of XP. Depending on
| > whether
| > | > your current version of XP is retail or OEM
Microsoft or
| > OEM
| > | > branded, you may need to buy a new XP CD or license.
| > The
| > | > mobo cannot be "identical" since you said it has
SATA.
| > XP
| > | > will not boot on the new board until you reinstall
and
| > | > activate.
| > |
| > |
| > | If it's either Retail or DSP OEM, no need to buy a new
| > copy of XP.
| > |
| > | Alias
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
message
| > | > | > | > | Hi, I have a PC with windows XP (SP2) in RAID 0 on
two
| > | > hard drives. I am
| > | > | replacing the motherboard with an identical, SATA
RAID
| > | > chipset motherboard.
| > | > | Can I just set the BIOS to do SATA RAID and be
done?
| > It
| > | > will find my OS?
| > | > |
| > | > |
| > | >
| > | >
| >
| >
 
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