I bought a OEM version of Ultimate x64, though now I want to upgrade my Mobo to another brand, new CPU and Ram. My question is: Do I have to buy a new Windows if I do that? Or is there a way I can reactivate my "old" one?
View 9 RepliesIs there anything I need to do before upgrading my Motherboard in Windows Vista? I know it used to be a pain in the butt in XP. I have a fully licensed copy of Vista (meaning not OEM). The upgrade will be happening this upcoming weekend.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI have a problem on my motherboard suddenly on which I had my Vista Home Premium 32-bit for ages, and I have to go to a new motherboard. I want to use my current OS, but do not have an install disc. I will be using all my current peripherals, HD, memory Graphics.
View 4 Replies View RelatedOn my current power supply, mycomputer gets past post and it runs fine and everything but when i opened it up recently, i saw the the power supply motherboard connecter connected tothe mother board but 4 motherboard pins were not connected. And my computer still works! Why is this?
And when i go upgrade my power supply do i connect all of the 24 pinsor do i match the pin setup on the picture?
I've got an Athlon 64 X2 3800+ system based on an MSI K8N SLI mainboard.
The board is currently running w/ 2GB (2x1GB) of Corsair DDR 3200, and I have been considering moving it up to 4GB as I am running Vista 64.
What concerns me is what I read about this board on the MSI product page, and honestly, I'm not really sure what this would mean to me!
The product page can be seen here: MSI Computer Corp. - Product
And the verbage that has me wondering, "What does this mean to me?" is below. Any feedback will be greatly appreciated before I shell out any cash on more memory! If I am reading it right, it will only utilize 3GB when 4GB is installed?
Due to the South Bridge resource deployment, the system density will only be detected up to 3+ GB (not full 4GB) when each DIMM is installed with an 1GB memory module!
I have Vista Ultima but my Motherboard was burn from electric problem I going to install a new Motherboard, my hard drive and the other cards are OK they was check and tested , Is any way that I can do this and don't have to reformat the Hard Drive ?????? The new Motherboard is diferent then the old one, because I can no found the same MotherBoard, The CPU is OK and I can use for the new Motherboard
View 9 Replies View RelatedBasically the machine just switches itself off, frequently and without warning. There is no obvious pattern to when this happens. It's happened whilst booting up, after a few minutes. a few hours and occassionally doesn't happen at all. Tech support appear certain that it is either due to the cpu/motherboard overheating or a problem with the operating system. I've checked the temperatures on rebooting after it's shutdown and these have never exceeded 53 and 37 degrees (CPU and M/B respectively). Tech support seemed confident that this pointed to a problem with Vista.
I tried running the the machine in safe mode and it still shut itself down (although it did seem to be slightly more stable). In addition to shutting down unexpectedly the machine was prone to freezing with almost all software 'not responding' (including Task Manager which was a new one on me ). On the occassions when I could get task manager to work with the machine frozen it indicated that almost none of the system resources were being used (CPU usage about 5% and memory in the low 20% area).
Having concluded that a reinstallation was required I did a clean install using Brink's very helpful tutorial. At first the machine seemed stable after the installation however a couple of days later it began to shut down again. Other than that problem the operating system seems to be stable (so partial success). I've disabled all the obvious sleep options in the control panel so I don't think it's anything to do with that.
I need to replace my motherboard, what is Vista going to do when it sees a different motherboard?
View 9 Replies View RelatedI was just wondering if it was possible for the computer to boot with a broken motherboard ...
I thought without the motherboard you wouldnt even be able to get to the BIOS ... is this right?
where do i look to see what revision my motherboards is
After adding a Gigabyte EP45-DS3R motherboard (not me, a company), following problems occured:
- Windows Update does not work, the only thing i get is a white screen, so no info at all
- Back-up is impossible: Code 28 MUI file problem
- Ras Async Adapter is missing
- Realtec "8169" missing
- cannot alter the computer through my other one, so there is a network.
The PC with the new motherboard can see and do everything on the second computer, but i cannot get access to the newer one. Vista was installed through the company delivering the motherboard. When i put in the CD to let the computer search for the Ras Async Adapter, nothing is found.
I am looking to purchase a new motherboard.....this is what I need it to have... Dual Core Support AGP not PCIe both sata and ide Does anyone know of newer motherboards that support this??
View 4 Replies View RelatedI have a laptop and desktop, but the desktop is five or so years old. I need a new one, and retail is too expensive, but if a built one is even more expensive, I don't care - I make it and can upgrade it. How do I know what hardware my motherboard supports? I have seen computer cases with a component at the front that shows the stats (CPU Usage, RAM Usage, Hard Drive Usage, and a lot more) Is it part of the case? If not, where can I get it? What is it? Where would I go about getting RAM with LED's? Thats all for now, but I could add more later.
View 9 Replies View RelatedIs there any procedure or trick to have the possibility to change motherboard with different chipset, without reinstalling Vista?
View 9 Replies View RelatedWell, the title may be a little misleading, but here is my problem. I JUST got a TA770 A2+ SE Motherboar, the T series, i dunno if thats any help, all i know is its a Biostar motherboard ><
Anyways, so i took my old HDD, which ISN'T SATA (Whatever that means) It uses one of those "ribbon" cables that usually has 3 black "plugs" on it, 2 for hard drives, and another one for the board itself. Now, what i was able to do with my last board was put a CD drive on the end of the cable instead of an HDD drive.. Now that i tried that again, it won't see my CD drive.. Any help anyone? I am using Windows Vista 32X SP 2 Home basic.
I have just purchased a Gigabyte GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard along with various other components, its all setup and working with 2GB PC2-6400 ram, i did purchase 4GB ram but whenever i put the other sticks in the motherboard the screen goes fussy and refuses to boot or even leave the BIOS screen. I have run various memtests on all the sticks of ram and they have come back fine
View 9 Replies View RelatedFirst switch on, got to Welcome screen and froze, restarted now all it does is Start Case fan and CPU fan after 2-3 seconds, runs for 10 seconds and switches off, then restarts and keeps going through same procedure, over and over. On motherboard is a row of 6 LED's showing CPU loading, all six lit each time it starts? I've a horrible feeling the CPU is kaput.
View 6 Replies View RelatedI am changing my motherboard from ASUS P5Q deluxe to the ASUS Maximus II board. Will i have to re-activate my Vista even though the two boards are both based on the P45 chipset and similar design. Could I get pull it off or will Vista still read it as a new motherboard and have to go through all the re-activation grief with Microsoft?
View 5 Replies View RelatedI am considering upgrading my motherboard to one that has a higher specification than PCI 2.2 to get over a problem with the new 802.11n Wireless NICs. Can I avoid reinstalling all the system and applications by keeping the existing system partition? Re-activating Windows should be legally possible (even by telephone) because my Vista version is a full retail one. I don't expect it to be that simple, but maybe someone has some advice about using the Vista Recovery Environment to re-build the HAL, or erasing certain registry keys in Safe Mode to force Vista to reinstall the correct system devices. At present, I can not get past booting under Safe Mode, so there has to be more to the process - if one is achievable.
View 7 Replies View RelatedMy desktop system came with an OEM version of Vista Home Premium installed. This has since been upgraded to Ultimate. Unfortunately the mother board has developed a fault and I will have to replace it. The original motherboard is no longer available (manufacturer gone bust I think) so I have to replace it with a different make.
According to searches on Microsoft, to continue using an OEM version of vista any change of mother board must be of the same make and type as installed on the original system the OS version was licensed to. If this is true I will have to purchase a full version of Vista or try and get another OEM version with a motherboard. (VERY expensive so not an option) Has anyone had the same problem and know if this is true or know of a way round this.
I had to install a new Motherboard. The CPU, Hard drive and all the other
hardware are the same. Is there a way to get Vista working again without doing a totally new installation of Vista and all other programs?
Just recently bought and installed a new processor AMD Athlon X2 64 6000+ AM2 and flashed bios because my motherboard had difficulties to recognize the processor. After this im getting bluescreen with IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL constantly after comp has been running for a while. So go to the store and buy a new motherboard or? I have also tried to flash several versions of bios but that only made things worse.
View 9 Replies View Relatedim having another problem (they just keep coming) but this time it is with a brand new mmotherboard and RAM i just bought them yesterday and as the title says i get 1 short and 2 long beeps, i know what you guys will say is that i should take it back, but i would rather not as it is a two and a half hour return trip to the store (Umart for those locals) i read that it could be one of two things.
1. the Graphics card which i have checked in another board and it works
2. the RAM which i went to the store and replaced from one 2gb stick and now is 2X TEAM Xtreem 800mhz DDR2 and2X Kingston HyperX 1066Mhz DDR2 and they are all Brand New. Except the Graphics Card (Zotac nvidia 9800GT 612MB)are there any ideas of what i can do? as might have to drive to Umart tomorrow but would rather not. Please reply ASAP!
My Specs:
MotherBoard: Asus P5kPL-1600 Socket 775
CPU: intel P4 2.93Ghz
Graphics card: Zotac Nvidia 9800GT 512MB
HDD: Seagate Baracuda 250GB
RAM: 2X Kingston 1066mhz 2X team Extreme 800mhz DDR2
PSU: 550W
I am looking for the service manual for the ICL50 motherboard that is in the acer 5720Z laptop or any info on the Insyde H20 BIOS and the backdoor key. I have tried all the regular F keys and their combinations also all passwords from other BIOS Mfg. Is there any software out there that will access a computer without having the "Boot from CD Enabled" My laptop is now just a expensive paperweight and will remain so until I can get into it, if ever.
View 7 Replies View Relatedtaken from computer with failed motherboard- will not work in Vista home premium. It is recognised in drive list but will not open.Enclosure supplier stated that Vista will not recognise as it was FAT 32.
View 7 Replies View RelatedI found this site on the web looks like they do lots of interesting bits, but everything seems to be done through e mail so a little nervious of ordering anything from them. mini-itx.com - store - home As I have a cube pc and want to upgrade motherboard also I have Foxconn P4M900-8237A anyone know what size that is?
View 4 Replies View RelatedWhat should I do before I install a new motherboard and processor to an existing Windows Vista Business x64 OS? I know I should probably uninstall all the drivers, but where do I find these?
View 4 Replies View RelatedI've used Vista (home basic) for a while now and there wasn't any serious compatibility issues with the motherboard. I reinstalled it a couple of weeks back, and ever since then, there's been an issue with shutting down the computer. Usually, if I select SHUT DOWN from the start menu, the computer doesn't shut down completely, but enters a sleepish/suspended mode.The red (busy/status) light doesn't flicker, but the fan and the green (power) light remains on. Also, I have a WD My Book (500Gb) connected, and usually it shuts itself down once the computer powers down. Now though, when the computer enters this "sleepyish" mode, the power light on the My Book switches from on to off every few seconds.
Oh and also, even before reinstalling Vista, I've never been able to WAKE the computer after putting it to sleep. It just becomes unresponsive to anything (mouse, keyboard - I've tried a lot of buttons) and I have to press the power button on the computer. The motherboard is P4R800-VM, manufactured by Asus. I'm using a Creative Soundblaster X-Fi Extreme Audio sound card, and a nVidia GeForce 6200 A-LE graphics card. I don't think they've got any conflicting issues.
I recently added a NIC card to my comp because the one on my motherboard wouldn't work preoperly. Everything was fine for a few days but then my graphics card began to play up. The top of the display was fine, but the bottom three quarters was a cross between grey and odd colours. I took the NIC card out thinking I had overloaded the graphics card, turned it on and all was fine. Then after 5 minutes it began to play up again, but only when I was burning a DVD. I think it's the PSU as it's 2 and a half years old, I don't think it's pumping out enough juice for everything. The problem is gradually getting worst.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI'm new to these forums and I bring some wacky case that just happened to me a month ago. I had a system with the following specs: Core2Duo E6550, 4GB DDR2 OCZ, 2x250GB WD HDD, 2x160GB Seagate Hdd, GeForce 9600GT running with a Gigabyte Motherboard with the Nvidia Nforce 650SLI chipset. The system reported very high temperatures since the beginning with coolermaster's mystique chassis so I put some extra fans in strategic positions and also changed the CPU fan with no great improvement.
Then I decided to switch to a cooler chipset and traded my motherboard with some friend and got another Gigabyte with Intel's P35 chipset. I switched the MoBos and installed everything just fine but I was too lazy to uninstall the chipset driver. So I just powered on the PC expecting a big fat BSOD... I was surprised the moment I noticed how windows vista started recognizing all my hardware again, all the drivers, one by one. So I just restarted again the machine and the machine worked just fine. So I tried the same on the XP partition and surprise!
It take minutes to click on anything. I have installed my Motherboard drivers and my GPU drivers to little effect. What is additional steps I can take to speed it up. Is it worth downloading the updates. If I do that it will probably take all afternoon. Plus I'll have to log off this computer.
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