Install a new Motherboard in an XP Machine

[Guest cheley_bonstell88@live.com]

Somewhere down the road I may buy a new Motherboard / CPU / Memory /

Video Card / ( etc)

 

for my 2003 Dell Computer

 

how difficult will it be to get XP to recognize the new Motherboard?

 

- and are there different methods of doing this?

 

Thanks

[Guest sgopus]

RE: Install a new Motherboard in an XP Machine

 

once the new MB is installed Physically, do not boot to the old install,

perform a boot to the install cd and perform a repair install, once the

repair is complete, then install the MB drivers. it should be that easy.

 

"cheley_bonstell88@live.com" wrote:

>

> Somewhere down the road I may buy a new Motherboard / CPU / Memory /

> Video Card / ( etc)

>

> for my 2003 Dell Computer

>

> how difficult will it be to get XP to recognize the new Motherboard?

>

> - and are there different methods of doing this?

>

> Thanks

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest JS]

Re: Install a new Motherboard in an XP Machine

 

1) Most likely your Dell OEM version of XP is tied/locked to the original

motherboard or BIOS.

2) Dell often used non standard power supply connector pinout and if so

could damage

your new motherboard. If so then a new power supply would be a good idea.

3) A 2003 era Dell most likely used a PATA hard drive and most new

motherboards

support SATA drives and may or may not have a PATA interface.

 

Think you would be better off with a new case, power supply and hard drive

since you are replacing almost everything else in the old PC.

Buy yourself a new copy of XP and use it with your new PC.

Keep, sell or donate your old PC.

 

JS

 

<cheley_bonstell88@live.com> wrote in message

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>

> Somewhere down the road I may buy a new Motherboard / CPU / Memory /

> Video Card / ( etc)

>

> for my 2003 Dell Computer

>

> how difficult will it be to get XP to recognize the new Motherboard?

>

> - and are there different methods of doing this?

>

> Thanks

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest M.I.5¾]

Re: Install a new Motherboard in an XP Machine

 

 

<cheley_bonstell88@live.com> wrote in message

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>

> Somewhere down the road I may buy a new Motherboard / CPU / Memory /

> Video Card / ( etc)

>

> for my 2003 Dell Computer

>

> how difficult will it be to get XP to recognize the new Motherboard?

>

> - and are there different methods of doing this?

>

>

If the Windows XP is a Dell OEM version then it is unlikely to work with a

new motherboard. Most OEM Windows these days are tied to the BIOS on the

motherboard.

[Guest Bob I]

Re: Install a new Motherboard in an XP Machine

 

Contact Dell for the replacement motherboard, the XP license is for that

computer.

 

cheley_bonstell88@live.com wrote:

> Somewhere down the road I may buy a new Motherboard / CPU / Memory /

> Video Card / ( etc)

>

> for my 2003 Dell Computer

>

> how difficult will it be to get XP to recognize the new Motherboard?

>

> - and are there different methods of doing this?

>

> Thanks

>

>

>

>

>