If i need to replace the mother board in my computer (burned ), did my operating system will work?
I was told that I must keep the procesor in order to avoid reinstal windows. it is an AMD ATHALON procesor installed in a EMACHINE computer
2006-08-04 04:27:59 · 7 answers · asked by Dr George N 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Changing major components in a Windows system will cause you to have to reconfigure windows. You might as well keep your processor and heatsink/fan to save on cash. If your computer is a few years old and you're not too happy about it's performance, you might as well buy a new E-Machine, as a motherboard's going to cost you about a third to a quarter of the price of a new one and would be a waste if you were thinking about upgrading soon. If you're still interested in replacing your motherboard, do the following:
1. Turn off and unplug the computer. Make sure you are well grounded (static shocks can potentially ruin motherboard components).
2. Replace the existing motherboard with the new motherboard.
3. Insert your Windows CD in the CD-ROM drive or the DVD-ROM drive, and start the computer from the CD.
4. Do one of the following:
•For Windows Server 2003:
a. When you are prompted To set up Windows now, press ENTER, press ENTER.
Setup looks for any previous installations of Windows Server 2003 on the hard disk and then displays a list of any previous installations that it finds.
b. Use the arrow keys to select the installation that you want to repair, and then press R to select the To repair the selected Windows installation, press R option.
This will start the repair of your previous Windows Server 2003 installation.
•For Windows XP:
a. When you are prompted To set up Windows now, press ENTER, press ENTER.
Setup looks for any previous installations of Windows XP on the hard disk and then displays a list of any previous installations that it finds.
b. Use the arrow keys to select the installation that you want to repair, and then press R to select the To repair the selected Windows installation, press R option.
This will start the repair of your previous Windows XP installation.
•For Windows 2000:
a. When you are prompted To set up Windows 2000 now, press ENTER, press ENTER.
Setup looks for any previous installations of Windows 2000 on the hard disk and then displays a list of any previous installations that it finds.
b. Use the arrow keys to select the installation that you want to repair, and then press R to select the To repair the selected Windows 2000 installation, press R option.
This will start the repair of your previous Windows 2000 installation.
5. Follow the instructions on the screen, and allow Setup to complete the repair of the previous Windows Server 2003 installation, Windows XP installation, or Windows 2000 installation.
Setup installs the HAL, the IDE controller drivers, and any other drivers that the new motherboard must have.
6. After the repair is completed, reinstall any service packs or hotfixes that you had previously installed.
Best of luck!
2006-08-04 04:53:00 · answer #1 · answered by subdragonzero 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a good chance it won't work. Windows secretly takes inventory of your system when it is first installed...and if the components change it suspects that you have tried to put your harddrive in a new computer. If this happens, you will need to call microsoft and explain to them your cpu burned...and they may provide you with a new ID code.
2006-08-04 04:33:24 · answer #2 · answered by texandc2002 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you replace the motherboard with an identical one you should have no problems at all. I've done this twice before and Windows didn't complain once.
2006-08-04 04:58:13 · answer #3 · answered by biller19 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have installed my windows XP on 3 different computers.... 3 different CPU's.... and 3 different Motherboards... It works fine for me.
2006-08-04 04:40:41 · answer #4 · answered by dirtyrona_420 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do like that I thing it might works
2006-08-04 05:24:06 · answer #5 · answered by Flash 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah just buy a new mother board and it should pick it up all will be gud
2006-08-04 04:34:05 · answer #6 · answered by Sandeep D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all that is true
2006-08-04 04:31:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋