Stinger Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 I have decided to get an MSI Max SiS648 mobo for my pc. I read that is was "plug and play" and that to me at least means you hook it all up and then you are pretty much okay. But I was talking to an IT guy today and he said that Windows XP will not detect a new mbo automatically and I would have to reinstall WinXp...this true? I have XP Home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super-Bob Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 Either reformat or run sysprep. In your case you would need to reformat, its like that with any OS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteKnight77 Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 Someone not long ago in the old forums someone posted about this very same issue. IIRC he ended up having to reformat and reinstall everything as XP had a hard time "seeing" all the new hardware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinger Posted January 30, 2003 Author Share Posted January 30, 2003 Well thanks for saving me a lot of money and a lot of time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Ranger Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 (edited) Yep, I had the same issue with my new motherboard. It would stop midway through the Windows boot phase and then stop with a blue-screen error: 0x0000007B...which means Inaccessible_Boot_Device. Had to reformat and reinstall 2000. But it worked after that... Edited January 30, 2003 by Dark Ranger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=MM= SHADOW Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 If you have a retail version of XP (not a restore disc) Then boot from Disc and choose the install option. Then choose the REPAIR INSTALLATION, this will allow you to change the mobo.. It will reinstall windows keeping all your settings programs etc as they are now. All you will lose is your windows updates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RooK Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 For stability reasons and so on, I'd just go ahead and reformat to get a fresh install. Your system will be much better off that way, eliminating a factor if something goes wrong. Also, you will need to install/update drivers. So read your mb manual. Plug and Play is also known as Plug and Pray for obvious reasons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinger Posted January 31, 2003 Author Share Posted January 31, 2003 Thanks for the replies guys. I fo have a retail copy of XP now I would have to use RooKs trick to get it "activated" though. I think what I will do is buy the mobo and all the other stuff this Saturday and the following week. I will have it all bought and I will also buy a cheap $99 External 20GB HDD. That way I can load all my stuff onto it instead of 29 CD's. Sound good to you guys? I will be able to do it and all. I am gonna call and ask Microsoft if I format my HDD if they will help me "reactivate" it since I already activated my current copy. Strange though, I had to format the partition on my parents puter where XP had defaulted and installed then I added to the right partition, registered and had no probs...hmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RooK Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 (edited) $99 isn't cheap. You can buy a 40gb internal Maxtor for $70. Just buy a cd burner or something. I'd rather have 29cds @ $1 apeice then a $100 external hdd. Edited January 31, 2003 by RooK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinger Posted January 31, 2003 Author Share Posted January 31, 2003 Hmmm...I dont know how an Internal would work though...I couldn't put back all the data. And 289CD's aint a prob with cost but it is with time. I cant really do that I would go crazy. I will work on it and all but I dont see much of an alternative. I could do Shadow's idea I suppose. I still have to call Microsoft though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakebite1967 Posted February 1, 2003 Share Posted February 1, 2003 ive change a couple of mobos with xp and it definitly doesnt like it, tho i did manage to get my newest one to boot ok with xp it still didnt seem right at the end of the day its best to start with a fresh format Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinger Posted February 2, 2003 Author Share Posted February 2, 2003 http://galaxy3000.com/Itemdesc.asp?Cartid=...=EXHD%2DU80&Tp= Why is this so cheap? Most External HDD's are crap loads more than $140 for 80GB. ??? Buslink http://galaxy3000.com/Itemdesc.asp?Cartid=...=EXHD%2DU80&Tp= If you had to get one of those 2 HDD's which would be better? Go with the name brand Buslink or... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RooK Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 Best I can suggest is to try and find reviews. If you can't find one, go for the namebrand hdd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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