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roreydo   11-13-2003 at 05:34:52 PM

Hello all. I ordered a new motherboard yesterday and I was wondering if I have to reformat my hard drive when I swap them. I have two Maxtor 40 gigs in RAID 0 through a PCI RAID card and Windows 98. I'm going from an Epox EP-8K9A9I to a Soltek SL-75FRN2-RL if that matters. TIA

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ChipDeath   11-13-2003 at 06:24:46 PM
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It's possible to get away with it, but for maximum performance & stability I'd <b>strongly</b> recommend that you do reformat & re-install windows.

If you really don't want to, then you could try rebooting in safe mode, UNinstalling all the chipset drivers, turning off, swapping mobo, and then installing the new drivers.. But you can never clear out all the bits lurking here and there.

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Scout   11-15-2003 at 08:30:47 PM
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Actually, Windows 98 is pretty forgiving of slapping an existing installation into a new motherboard. The other poster is correct in that if you want the most stable installation possible, a clean reload is always best... but I can tell you I've kept one Win98 installation in place through about 5 upgrades and it works perfectly today on a KT333 board with an XP2600+. I'll admit, I've struggled with some drivers from time to time, but it's been the same installation since my old 486! (That may be some kind of record!)

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pat   11-16-2003 at 04:20:20 AM
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I did upgrade to the soltek some time ago from a Soyo Dragon+ and been able to move my RAID array from the soyo to the soltek without any problem. Except for WinXP that didnt like the move from VIA chipset to nforce, everything worked good. Both have a Promise controller. Dont know about other controller. If you want to be sure, move your important data from the system to another partition and try it.

-Always put the blame on you first, then on the hardware !!!

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