About to upgrade my server.... - Overclock.net

keith27 · 09-11-09

I'm about to upgrade my webservers hardware. Mainly the mainboard. I use Windows Server 2003. Will I have to reinstall the OS? Can I just ghost the drive and keep on truckin'?

tagurtoast · 09-11-09

depends how much of an upgrade your doing can u show us the old n new mobo specs and i really hope that rig in your sig isnt your main one lol

EricM9104 · 09-11-09

You'll more than likely need to re-install the OS due to such a hardware change.

keith27 · 09-11-09

I assumed as much. The hardware is going from a VIA to a nVidia chipset. P133 to DDR....other things too.

One could only hope I guess.

the_beast · 09-17-09

If it is a full-system change I would re-install the OS anyway...

mazza- · 09-20-09

i did a system upgrade for my dad and it still works fine after reinstalling drivers:
AMD 3400+ to Intel C2D E7600 @ 3.6GHz
2x512mb DDR 677 to 2 x 2GB 800MHz DDR2
430W Tt to 420W psu (came with new case)
took out a cd drive for the new pc
AMD motherboard to ASUS P5KPL-EPU
ATI Radeon 9550 sapphire to GeForce 9400GT 1GB HDMI

all of this and all i had to do was re-register windows (just a click of a button and a reboot) and reinstall (uninstall old drivers, install new ones) drivers, and it works perfectly good. went from amd to intel and the operating system works fine

so you should be fine. just backup your data in case.

keith27 · 09-20-09

I didnt reinstall anything, I just performed a repair. Works perfect.

mazza- · 09-21-09

sounds like you got everything under control. congrats

09-11-09	#1 (permalink)
keith27 New to Overclock.net Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,670 Rep: 146 Unique Rep: 109 Trader Rating: 1	About to upgrade my server.... I'm about to upgrade my webservers hardware. Mainly the mainboard. I use Windows Server 2003. Will I have to reinstall the OS? Can I just ghost the drive and keep on truckin'?

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09-11-09	#4 (permalink)
keith27 New to Overclock.net Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,670 Rep: 146 Unique Rep: 109 Trader Rating: 1	I assumed as much. The hardware is going from a VIA to a nVidia chipset. P133 to DDR....other things too. One could only hope I guess.

09-17-09	#5 (permalink)
the_beast Mobo Master Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,071 Rep: 147 Unique Rep: 101 Trader Rating: 0	If it is a full-system change I would re-install the OS anyway...

09-20-09	#7 (permalink)
keith27 New to Overclock.net Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,670 Rep: 146 Unique Rep: 109 Trader Rating: 1	I didnt reinstall anything, I just performed a repair. Works perfect.

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