can i keep the info and os on my hardrive, what if my old motherboard is not compatible with my new proccesor, can i just use a new motherboard or is there more to it
2006-09-30 15:51:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
It sounds like you should not be doing this your self. But I'll try to give you a little info anyway.
Some mother boards will not hold an intel brand chip.. some mother boards will not hold an AMD brand chip. Depends on the chip and the mother board. There are jumpers you will have to change for each chip on the mother board. If you have the voltage set wrong you will fry the chip.
You are worried about the info on the harddrive.. Well the hard drive has nothing to do with the mother board or the CPU chip. It is hooked to the mother board by a ribbon (flat cable) There are a couple of types of these ribbons as well. There is a red line on one side of the ribbon which plugs on the mother board one set way and the same on the hard drive.
Really from reading what you ask you should not attempt this on your own. And if you buy a chip do not touch it. If you are walking across the carpet in your home and touch the chip you could fry it by static electric.
2006-09-30 16:00:42 · answer #1 · answered by Don K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes if your new processor is not compatible with your motherboard, you'll need a new motherboard. This will most likely be the case if your computer is more than a couple years old. The rest should be fine, but if your hard drive is an IDE drive, make sure your new motherboard supports IDE.
2006-09-30 15:59:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
purchase a clean laptop. The motherboard has the processor chip soldered into it, with unique pathways to the bus that amenities all the different areas of the gadget. people replace the full motherboard, yet on the fee of areas and repair (and infrequently any guarantee time length) it is clever to in basic terms purchase a extra appropriate new laptop. decrease priced, new, improve. %. any 2.
2016-12-15 17:36:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing will happen to your data or operating system if you switch motherboard/processor. Just make sure the motherboard will support the hard drive. If it's not a SATA drive you might have to make sure the motherboard will support the older type (IDE).
2006-09-30 15:54:51 · answer #4 · answered by martin h 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
By asking these questions, it's clear that you have no clue what you are doing tinkering under the hood of your computer. Better leave it to someone that knows how to do these things.
2006-09-30 15:53:25 · answer #5 · answered by Ken G 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Only the performance will change (faster)
nothing else.
2006-09-30 15:57:17 · answer #6 · answered by NYC-BIGCAT 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋