I've been searching around the internet on how to switch my hard drive from one motherboard to another, but can't find a good answer to my particular situation.
I have a new motherboard en route after I (most likely) killed the old one. Assuming the old one is dead (I won't know until the new power supply gets in tomorrow), I will be keeping my old hard drive. Since my computer stopped working abruptly, I don't have a backup of the software. I bought the computer from a homebuild shop, so I don't have installation discs for XP SP3 or Office. I know that when I first run the computer I need to boot it off the installation cd and run through repair mode.
This computer replaced a laptop that, after the hard drive died, I received a replacement under warrantee, so I have the installation disc for XP SP2. I've learned from my internet research that I can use this, but there are additional steps that are unclear and hard to find. Can anyone help me out with this?
If it will help, the old motherboard is an intel d945gtp and the replacement is an ecs g31-m7.
I have a new motherboard en route after I (most likely) killed the old one. Assuming the old one is dead (I won't know until the new power supply gets in tomorrow), I will be keeping my old hard drive. Since my computer stopped working abruptly, I don't have a backup of the software. I bought the computer from a homebuild shop, so I don't have installation discs for XP SP3 or Office. I know that when I first run the computer I need to boot it off the installation cd and run through repair mode.
This computer replaced a laptop that, after the hard drive died, I received a replacement under warrantee, so I have the installation disc for XP SP2. I've learned from my internet research that I can use this, but there are additional steps that are unclear and hard to find. Can anyone help me out with this?
If it will help, the old motherboard is an intel d945gtp and the replacement is an ecs g31-m7.