[Hawk-nVidia]

Hi guys, Was going to swap my GA-EG45M-UD2H core 2 duo rig for my UD3R
Can i just hot swap without re-installing windows?

 

[whe3ls]

no. it will not, if you have vista/7. yes if you have xp

 

[Hawk-nVidia]

Well that is a big slap in the face

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I thought going from a gigabyte board to another gigabyte board was fine.
But so far it looks like a new install is on hand

 

[djhacker]

i would consider a fresh install.

 

[whe3ls]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hawk-nVidia Well that is a big slap in the face . I thought going from a gigabyte board to another gigabyte board was fine. But so far it looks like a new install is on hand

are you using xp then?

 

[DuckieHo]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hawk-nVidia Well that is a big slap in the face . I thought going from a gigabyte board to another gigabyte board was fine. But so far it looks like a new install is on hand

It's the chipset that makes the difference. Intel to Intel usually works.

 

[GeneralCuster44]

Fresh install man sorry

 

[kz26]

The chipsets are the same, so I don't see why a total reinstall would be necessary. You might have to re-activate Windows though, since the licensing mechanism is tied to the motherboard.

 

[frickfrock999]

Yes, new install is needed.

 

[Hawk-nVidia]

Yea, Windows 7 RTM, I will try tonight and let you guys know

 

[whe3ls]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hawk-nVidia Yea, Windows 7 RTM, I will try tonight and let you guys know

there should be no need to reinstall

 

[SillyCang]

I swap out 3 Mobo within the last 2 weeks and didn't need to resintall OS.

 

[Aqualoon]

Theoretically you shouldn't need to do a reinstall but I have always done one when I changed motherboards just because.

 

[TheOcelot]

Quote:

Originally Posted by whe3ls no. it will not, if you have vista/7. yes if you have xp

You sure? I've switched my motherboard 3 times while on XP and the only thing I had to reinstall was drivers

 

[whe3ls]

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheOcelot You sure? I've switched my motherboard 3 times while on XP and the only thing I had to reinstall was drivers

ive never had luck with xp swaping boards. , never had a problem with vista and windows 7

 

[fishman78]

I've only had to re-install the OS when switching from AMD to Intel or vice versa....

 

[RushMore1205]

So you guys are saying if I switch my monos from a 775 to 1366 board I wount have to reinstall my win7???

 

[Hawk-nVidia]

Quote:

Originally Posted by RushMore1205 So you guys are saying if I switch my monos from a 775 to 1366 board I wount have to reinstall my win7???

No, i have confirmed this, now running my i7 rig, all i had to do was install drivers

 

[RushMore1205]

Wait sorry man you said no at first and then said that u only had to reinstall drivers, so install is or not please let me know
thnx

 

[Hawk-nVidia]

Quote:

Originally Posted by RushMore1205 Wait sorry man you said no at first and then said that u only had to reinstall drivers, so install is or not please let me know thnx

Nah your right man, aslong as it's intel to intel you should be right