Replacing system board

[Guest Dave Mc]

I have a W2K server that I am trying to maintain for the next 2 years. I am

considering buying a spare server to cannibalize for parts if I need to. Can

I replace the system board if it fails with my spare without reinstalling

Windows ? What would I need to do ?

[Guest David H. Lipman]

Re: Replacing system board

 

From: "Dave Mc" <DaveMc@discussions.microsoft.com>

 

| I have a W2K server that I am trying to maintain for the next 2 years. I am

| considering buying a spare server to cannibalize for parts if I need to. Can

| I replace the system board if it fails with my spare without reinstalling

| Windows ? What would I need to do ?

 

Get the same model motherboard.

 

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[Guest 3c273]

Re: Replacing system board

 

I have been able to do this with twice with Win2k Pro and an "IDENTICAL"

board. YMMV

Louis

 

"Dave Mc" <DaveMc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> I have a W2K server that I am trying to maintain for the next 2 years. I

am

> considering buying a spare server to cannibalize for parts if I need to.

Can

> I replace the system board if it fails with my spare without reinstalling

> Windows ? What would I need to do ?

[Guest DL]

Re: Replacing system board

 

A repair installation of win has allways worked for me, with a different

mobo

 

"3c273" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message

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>I have been able to do this with twice with Win2k Pro and an "IDENTICAL"

> board. YMMV

> Louis

>

> "Dave Mc" <DaveMc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:7FBBDA70-D127-4BAE-9DF6-2E03FF384914@microsoft.com...

>> I have a W2K server that I am trying to maintain for the next 2 years. I

> am

>> considering buying a spare server to cannibalize for parts if I need to.

> Can

>> I replace the system board if it fails with my spare without reinstalling

>> Windows ? What would I need to do ?

>

>

[Guest philo]

Re: Replacing system board

 

 

"DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message

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> A repair installation of win has allways worked for me, with a different

> mobo

>

>

 

 

<snip>

 

Repair installations usually work...but not always...

so it's best to use the same motherboard...

though if a similar board is used...with the same chipset...

that will keep any possible problems to a minimum

[Guest David H. Lipman]

Re: Replacing system board

 

From: "philo" <philo@privacy.net>

 

 

| <snip>

|

| Repair installations usually work...but not always...

| so it's best to use the same motherboard...

| though if a similar board is used...with the same chipset...

| that will keep any possible problems to a minimum

|

 

I agree!

 

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[Guest David Webb]

Re: Replacing system board

 

This may also be of help:

 

How to replace the motherboard on a computer that is running Windows Server

2003, Windows XP, or Windows 2000

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;824125

 

 

"Dave Mc" <DaveMc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> I have a W2K server that I am trying to maintain for the next 2 years. I am

> considering buying a spare server to cannibalize for parts if I need to. Can

> I replace the system board if it fails with my spare without reinstalling

> Windows ? What would I need to do ?

[Guest Joker7]

Re: Replacing system board

 

In news: 7FBBDA70-D127-4BAE-9DF6-2E03FF384914@microsoft.com - Dave Mc

wrote :

>> I have a W2K server that I am trying to maintain for the next 2

>> years. I am considering buying a spare server to cannibalize for

>> parts if I need to. Can I replace the system board if it fails with

>> my spare without reinstalling Windows ? What would I need to do ?

 

Using the same install now on 3rd mother board all different model..

 

Chris

 

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