Upgrading a Gateway 700S system

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I bought a Gateway 700S system 3 years ago. It's time to upgrade, but I
blew up all my money on a new HDTV... :)
So, I want to do the upgrade on the cheap. I need a new motherboard,
socket 478, a new processor, 1GB memory and a new videocard.
I have a couple of dumb questions:
1. If I purchase a good 478 socket motherboard (recommendations are
welcome) and a new processor and memory, will my computer boot up
normally with my current hard drive and software? I think I did this
many years ago in school and I don't recall having any software issues.
2. What is the best online source for motherboards, CPUs, memory, etc?

Thanks, any pointers would be most appreciated.

Victor
 
I bought a Gateway 700S system 3 years ago. It's time to upgrade, but I
blew up all my money on a new HDTV... :)
So, I want to do the upgrade on the cheap. I need a new motherboard,
socket 478, a new processor, 1GB memory and a new videocard.
I have a couple of dumb questions:
1. If I purchase a good 478 socket motherboard (recommendations are
welcome) and a new processor and memory, will my computer boot up
normally with my current hard drive and software? I think I did this
many years ago in school and I don't recall having any software issues.
2. What is the best online source for motherboards, CPUs, memory, etc?
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If you're using xp which came with your computer, it is likely tied to
the mainboard you have. Unless you're willing to fork over for a new
xp and reinstall all your stuff, forget it.
 
Chris said:
If you're using xp which came with your computer, it is likely tied to
the mainboard you have. Unless you're willing to fork over for a new
xp and reinstall all your stuff, forget it.
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I've changed mainboards three times with my OEM XP, and I've either
updated my activation online or phoned up and had it updated in under 5
minutes. Please elaborate on why you believe one has to buy a new
version of XP if they upgrade either by choice or their motherboard dies?

Ari


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I've changed mainboards three times with my OEM XP, and I've either
updated my activation online or phoned up and had it updated in under 5
minutes. Please elaborate on why you believe one has to buy a new
version of XP if they upgrade either by choice or their motherboard dies?

Ari
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Because a windows that doesn't have to be activated (such as the one
that is shipped by hp and other manufacturers) won't work on anything
but their mainboards, it is tied to them.
This is different than the oem version you or I would buy.
 
Whenever you change the motherboard in a computer that has XP loaded on the
harddrive, then you MUST install the new motherboard and then reformat the
harddrive and do a fresh install of XP. Otherwise you can look forward to
ongoing nasty Registry errors and data corruption.
 
Chris said:
Because a windows that doesn't have to be activated (such as the one
that is shipped by hp and other manufacturers) won't work on anything
but their mainboards, it is tied to them.
This is different than the oem version you or I would buy.
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What if this is an XP I installed myself? As good as I can remember
(it's been over 3 years), this is what I did back then:
1. Bought new computer. Old computer had XP installed by me.
2. Decided to try swapping old hard drive for new hard drive and see if
new computer would boot up with old computer hard drive. It did.
3. Used new hard drive as data drive and left old drive to install
software in.

Is there any reason to believe this won't work if it's a non-OEM XP?

Thanks!

Victor
 
DaveW said:
Whenever you change the motherboard in a computer that has XP loaded on the
harddrive, then you MUST install the new motherboard and then reformat the
harddrive and do a fresh install of XP. Otherwise you can look forward to
ongoing nasty Registry errors and data corruption.
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That, of course, is just as wrong now as the other 50 million times he's
posted it.
 
heeheheheheeeeeeeee howdy....been away for a week. My brothers flew me into
Chicago for a reunion held at a rolling stones concert.....it was a gas gas
gas. Saw them in 74ish, and to see them getting around that stage, at their
age is...well..remarkable.


Poor Mr. W, he must of had a REAL bad experience, with XPerience, because
of a lack of experience, to constantly preach this stuff. I'm going over to
his church and see what the " Our Lady of the Formatted Hard Drive's"
version of the ten commandments are.
 
What if this is an XP I installed myself? As good as I can remember
(it's been over 3 years), this is what I did back then:
1. Bought new computer. Old computer had XP installed by me.
2. Decided to try swapping old hard drive for new hard drive and see if
new computer would boot up with old computer hard drive. It did.
3. Used new hard drive as data drive and left old drive to install
software in.

Is there any reason to believe this won't work if it's a non-OEM XP?
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You can transfer a retail license to a new machine, or sell it, as long as
you remove it from the old machine. I.E. it is a single machine license.

OEM licenses, whether you bought and installed it yourself or it came
installed on a pre-built, are tied to the machine they are installed on and
are not transferable. That's what the "OEM" means: "Original Equipment
Manufacturer;" it was bought for the particular piece of "original
equipment" and sold/made as a (non removable) part of it.
 
JAD said:
heeheheheheeeeeeeee howdy....been away for a week. My brothers flew me into
Chicago for a reunion held at a rolling stones concert.....it was a gas gas
gas. Saw them in 74ish, and to see them getting around that stage, at their
age is...well..remarkable.
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Super cool. Mic, Mic. Speeeek Eeenglish.

Makes me want to pull out the old LPs. Know anyone who's got a head carrier
and cartridge for a Dual 1219?
Poor Mr. W, he must of had a REAL bad experience, with XPerience, because
of a lack of experience, to constantly preach this stuff. I'm going over to
his church and see what the " Our Lady of the Formatted Hard Drive's"
version of the ten commandments are.
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Wouldn't that be "Our Blessed Lady of the Formatted Hard Drive?" ;)
 
David Maynard said:
You can transfer a retail license to a new machine, or sell it, as long as
you remove it from the old machine. I.E. it is a single machine license.

OEM licenses, whether you bought and installed it yourself or it came
installed on a pre-built, are tied to the machine they are installed on and
are not transferable. That's what the "OEM" means:
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No that's not what it means.
"Original Equipment Manufacturer;"
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Yes that's what it means.
it was bought for the particular piece of "original
equipment" and sold/made as a (non removable) part of it.
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Not necessarily.
 
Chris said:
Because a windows that doesn't have to be activated (such as the one
that is shipped by hp and other manufacturers) won't work on anything
but their mainboards, it is tied to them.
This is different than the oem version you or I would buy.
Click to expand...

Thanks chris! This will influence my decisions in the future, much obliged.

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I'm going to die rather sooner than I'd like. I tried to protect my
neighbours from crime, and became the victim of it. Complications in
hospital following this resulted in a serious illness. I now need a bone
marrow transplant. Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow
transplant, too. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor:
http://www.abmdr.org.au/
http://www.marrow.org/
 
This is not true. I have been replacing motherboards in emachines with
aftermarket parts with similar chipsets. Basically what happens is that
since it is no longer an emachine motherboard, the activation prompt will
come up. Activation will fail because of the embedded key (which is
different than the one on the sticker on the machine). I just put the key in
from the COA and activate just like a retail or non-brand-specific OEM copy.
So far it has worked 100% of the time.
 
This is not true. I have been replacing motherboards in emachines with
aftermarket parts with similar chipsets. Basically what happens is that
since it is no longer an emachine motherboard, the activation prompt will
come up. Activation will fail because of the embedded key (which is
different than the one on the sticker on the machine). I just put the key in
from the COA and activate just like a retail or non-brand-specific OEM copy.
So far it has worked 100% of the time.
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Interesting. I guess this would require the thing to boot to begin
with, which isn't always guaranteed.
 
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