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You dont want to go into the console. Just put the hardware
>
> together,
>
>>and boot from the XP cdrom. Keep going through the stages as if you
>
> were
>
>>going to do a new install. Eventually you'll be asked if you want to
>>reinstall or repair (not the same as console), and this is what you
>>want. If you miss it, do NOT format anything
If one is interested in reading a post/thread for the sake of
information one usually reads the whole thread. Whats your reason?
"David Maynard" <dNOTmayn@ev1.net> wrote in message
news:10ifm3gi8lg9la9@corp.supernews.com...
> JAD wrote:
>
> > the 'proper' way is to use the console.......
>
>
> > not to say that what you
> > do doesn't work. Question: after doing the install your way, have
you
> > looked over the boot log? is it without 'failed to load' lines,
> > curious is all.
> >
> >
> > "spodosaurus" <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote in message
> > news:412796e1$1@quokka.wn.com.au...
> >
> >>maurice wrote:
> >>
> >>>Ok, two very different opinions here,
> >>>
> >>>JAD "1. after the install of the MB boot with XP CD and do a
> >
> > repair
> >
> >>>install
> >>>from the console"
> >>>
> >>
> >>You dont want to go into the console. Just put the hardware
> >
> > together,
> >
> >>and boot from the XP cdrom. Keep going through the stages as if
you
> >
> > were
> >
> >>going to do a new install. Eventually you'll be asked if you want
to
> >>reinstall or repair (not the same as console), and this is what
you
> >>want. If you miss it, do NOT format anything
> >>
> >>
> >>>DaveW "2. Unless you replace the motherboard with the EXACT SAME
> >>>MOTHERBOARD,
> >>> including version, etc., you'll be hosed if you don not reformat
> >
> > the
> >
> >>> harddrive and do a CLEAN install of the OS"
> >>>
> >>
> >>Dave is talking out of his arse, this is not the only way.
> >>
> >>
> >>>Dave, have you had first hand experience with swapping identical
> >
> > chipset
> >
> >>>boards and having to reformat. Do you have reason to believe the
> >
> > repair
> >
> >>>console wont work?
> >>>
> >>>I normally would reformat but the client has had some custom
> >
> > software
> >
> >>>installed which will need to be reconfigured by the vendor if I
> >
> > have to
> >
> >>>reinstall the OS.
> >>>
> >>>Anybody else had good or bad luck with either of these scenarios?
> >>>
> >>
> >>I've done both, both work.
> >>
> >>
> >>>thanks
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>"maurice" <mauriceDELETEALLCAPS@WWWwidebaymultimedia.com> wrote
in
> >
> > message
> >
> >>>>news:412564a3$0$25143$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>I have have to replace a nvidia chipset mainboard a gigabyte
> >
> > ga7n400,
> >
> >>>with
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>another mainboard but really dont want to have to do a
reinstall
> >
> > of XP.
> >
> >>>>>Ideally Id replace with the same model but its a very tight
> >
> > budget (and
> >
> >>>a
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>very long story!) so I was looking at using another Gigabyte
> >
> > nforce
> >
> >>>>chipset
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>board either the ga7n400L or a new model ga7nf-rz which I can
> >
> > find no
> >
> >>>info
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>on beyond it uses mcp and spp.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>I know the sound will be different(the pro uses the nvidia
> >
> > soundstorm
> >
> >>>>chip)
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>but hopefully this wont be a terminal
> >>>>>problem, its differences in the different flavors of the nforce
> >
> > chipset
> >
> >>>>I'm
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>most concerned about. I was hoping that the core logic for ide
> >
> > drives
> >
> >>>etc
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>would be close enough not to cause a problem but if the past
> >
> > history of
> >
> >>>>this
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>job has any bearing then I'm screwed!
> >>>>>
> >>>>>any thoughts on these issues much appreciated
> >>>>>
> >>>>>cheers
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Maurice
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>--
> >>spammage trappage: replace fishies_ with yahoo
> >
> >
> >
>
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