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Will i have to load OS if i chang motherboard w/ the same make & model

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green gaint   06-27-2009 at 06:14:47 PM

Hello, friends

1 I have a bad IDE port on my Asus M3A78-T. RMA is sending same but new broad. MY question is do i have to load OS again, or can i just swap it out?

2 I can't change my resolution higher than 1280*1024, do to my moniter. My card will go much higher. How can i get my resolution higher to get max performance?



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tschaber2   06-27-2009 at 11:24:14 PM
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yea you can switch out motherboards like that, i had 2 of the same motherboards once, had one laying around and the one i was using went bad so i just used the one that was laying around and didnt have to reinstall the os or anything

for your other question you would have to get a monitor that supports a higher resolution

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505090   06-28-2009 at 12:19:06 AM
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tschaber2 wrote :

yea you can switch out motherboards like that, i had 2 of the same motherboards once, had one laying around and the one i was using went bad so i just used the one that was laying around and didnt have to reinstall the os or anything

for your other question you would have to get a monitor that supports a higher resolution



that about covers it

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AMG   06-28-2009 at 02:12:24 AM
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you might have to reactivate windows cos its actiavted to the mobo even through they are the same.

you need to get a better screen for that

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