Re: mobo swap

That depends if the OEM version of XP came with your system or if you bought
it seperately.
Some manufact.OEM versions are tied to the motherboard/Bios and are unusable
in any other system.
Seperately bought OEM versions need a new/fresh install...........repair
might work or it might not...........
peter

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"bgame63" <bgame63@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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i am using a oem version
of xp would that make a
difference ?

"Mercury" <me@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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If you are running XP, do a repair install - see
www.michaelstevenstech.com for details on how to do it.

People that do not run repair installs when wapping mobo's run into "a
lot of trouble".

There are a minor set of situations where a repair won't work - OEM /
Bios locked versions of XP from big name brands (EG Dell consumer
models). The version of XP in these cases are locked into the specific
BIOS and so motherboard make and model and repairs don't work.

- Tim



"bgame63" <bgame63@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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i currently have a soyo dragon platinum 333 mobo in my system
i was wondering would it be a lot of trouble to swap out this
mobo for a ASUS A7V333X (rev2.01) mobo they use the same drivers
etc as far as i can tell does any one have any ideas if this
is feasible
thank you
B game








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