Changing Cpu? Will I have to Reinstall?

[ozzy0627]

I currently have a 1.4ghz 266 oem......im changing it with my brother for a 1.4ghz 266 Stepping AYHJA processor.......will I have to reinstall windows????? thanks all Ron

[TechnoFile]

Usually a simple chip swap dosen't require a reinstall of Windows, so it should be no problem whatsoever.

[GuNRocK]

hey man u can swap cpus no problem.... say u gota 700duron and u wana switch to one of the new 1ghz spitfires u gota reinstall windows...becuase windows wont detect the SSE capiblities like plug n play only when your installing windows it can use it...

[SickBoy]

Actually I think you meant to say 1 GHz Morgan.... not 1 GHz Spitfire.

And for the record, I don't know of any mobos right now that will recognize a next generation Athlon or Duron. It's just a matter of BIOS updates, though.

SickBoy

[Amedeo602]

No reinstall necessary (wow, haven't been able to say THAT for awhile!)

[PhatKirby]

I currently have a PIII-600. I'm gonna upgrade to a Abit KG7-RAID mobo and a new T-bird 1.4 ghz processor. Would I need to reinstall windows and stuff?

[TechnoFile]

In my experience, windows isn't happy at all when you change the motherboard on it.... it could be compared to someone changing your house around while you're at work one day - you wouldn't know where everything is anymore. When swapping a motherboard, I always re-install windows.

[Wa11y]

Originally posted by Amedeo602
No reinstall necessary (wow, haven't been able to say THAT for awhile!)

That is indeed a truly rare statement with regards to Windows!

As Reilly said, when you swap out the whole mobo, it's best to reinstall windows, so it can properly detect all the system resources. It gets messy otherwise. I'm dealing with one right now.

But if you change JUST your processor, there should be no problem. Just make sure your BIOS detects it properly, and away you go!

[PhatKirby]

Ok. Thank you. I'll reinstall.

[merlin704]

you dont really have to re-install windows when adding a new mobo..if you right-click on my computer,go to properties..under the device manger if you delete everything under System Devices then shut down,install new mobo..when you boot into windows it will detect all the new system devices..just make sure you have your Win CD handy. i do all this all time and never have any problems doing it

[chawken]

Originally posted by merlin704
you dont really have to re-install windows when adding a new mobo..if you right-click on my computer,go to properties..under the device manger if you delete everything under System Devices then shut down,install new mobo..when you boot into windows it will detect all the new system devices..just make sure you have your Win CD handy. i do all this all time and never have any problems doing it

This works some of the time. Unfortunately, a lot of drivers are registered, and just simply removing the device from System Devices doesn't get rid of the registry entries. I have only been successful about 50% of the time - when changing mobo's. As a rule, now, I reinstall the OS and all drivers - keeps from trying to troubleshoot multitudes of BSOD's and Illegal Operations.

[Wa11y]

Originally posted by chawken


This works some of the time. Unfortunately, a lot of drivers are registered, and just simply removing the device from System Devices doesn't get rid of the registry entries. I have only been successful about 50% of the time - when changing mobo's. As a rule, now, I reinstall the OS and all drivers - keeps from trying to troubleshoot multitudes of BSOD's and Illegal Operations.

I've had problems every time I tried to do that. It'd load up SOME of the resources, then lock up hard. I'd have to keep rebooting.

[merlin704]

i use regclean to fix the regisrty enties. since the entries from the previous mobo arent in use because of the new mobo regclean will fix that like 95% of the time..like i said i do this all the time and i dont ahve any problems..but not all systems are the same.. i think now that i have said i have never had any problems im gonna get my share of problems :)

[stompah]

Originally posted by Reilly
In my experience, windows isn't happy at all when you change the motherboard on it.... it could be compared to someone changing your house around while you're at work one day - you wouldn't know where everything is anymore. When swapping a motherboard, I always re-install windows.

haha tell that to my HD that has seen 4 different systems without a format in over a year!

[TechnoFile]

Wow... 4 diff systems in a year with narry a format.... thats pretty good. Care to share you secrets with us?

[Wa11y]

That's pretty awesome! I think the longest I've gone without a format is about two months!

[Cocytus]

Ya same here on the reformating every 2 months. I tried to not reformat my hard drive the last time I swapped mobo, but I couldnt get passed the detecting driver screen, . Locked up hard every time.

[PhatKirby]

Reformatting every two months???
You guys are like switching mobos and stuff constantly right? What are you doing that would make you need to reformat every two months??
I'd seriously like to know what you people do on your computers? I ghosted a few times onto larger hard drives recently, but didn't have to reformat.
Jeez.


PhatKirby

[Cocytus]

New mobo, switching to Raid, changing OS then deciding you want a dual boot system,and after that deciding you want a triple boot system. Guess I'm just never happy with my setup.

[PhatKirby]

No offense or anything, but here's a concept that I think everyone should learn: Planning your actions before you execute.

I mean, I'm the kind of guy that likes to keep up with the changing technology too, even though technology changes every few days.. But jeez, 2 months, you haven't even had enough time to enjoy and savor your current setup, you're gonna go through the hassle of doing it all over again?

I dunno dude. I think I'll just go with whatever works. Right now, I have a dual boot. Win2k Pro and Win98.
(The Win98 is in case I need to boot into DOS to change some stuff, cuz I'm too lazy to make a boot disk)


PhatKirby