i need to replace ds3r w/ raid 0 setup got some ??

i thnk i damaged my p35ds3r board from a bad flash it wont boot anymore. i dont have a job right now so tryin to keep my costs low. had raid 0 set up on the intel sata ports. if i change the board can i carry the hdd over without reformatting?

i been havin badluck with this board (2nd rma) these have a problem with resetting overclocks on boot ups and i read its a common problem with these...

since money is tight and i need a replacement , any boards i should look at that are affordible? or i could try to grab another simular board off the forums and limp it for a while till financially fit to upgrade everything.

If you get the same board or a very similar board with an with intel P35 chipset or similar.

Abit IP35 would be a good replacement Or the DFI Bloodiron

the prior board i had befor this was a 965 s3 and i ran raid 0 on the gigabyte sata ports, i transfered the hdds to the ds3r and ran on the gigabyte ports no problem without reformating..

Then when i installed vista i reformated and put the hdds on the intel ports and set em up for that.. So id probably have to stick with p35 huh?? cant go to p45?

As long as i can carry these hdd over to say the abit ip35 pro and adjust bios and just be able to boot my old stuff up and have windows make the adjustments i should be set?

P45 might work OK but you'd be golden with a very similar P35 board

Trap05 said:

P45 might work OK but you'd be golden with a very similar P35 board

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Yeah i did that with with my Abit IP35 to a Asus P5K-E with no problems at all

anyone know how to get the bios to reset? someone in a thread suggested that i could do the bios recovery.. system does not post, nothing on the screen.. just see the cd rom light up.. so i put the motherboard cd in and nothing really..

Have you cleared cmos? If not do so and see if that brings you back to life

I would check the PSU good before you start spending cash. In fact, I wouldn't stop there, I'd run it all through the wringer.