Q: Hi ya
When answer realize I know a little but not much!
I recently a new motherboard (abit Nf7) and processor (xp2500 +) and have just installed in my system.
I are dual-boot system, if Im going to use win 98 no probs, but when I go under XP restart .
I would welcome suggestions on how to eradicate the problem . and if I ineed be after all the boring details of what I am running . hope its not too complicated!
Cheers in advance.
NM
Best Answer: If you are changing the motherboard, you will most likely have to re-install windows. If you are only changing the CPU, you can leave windows as-is.
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Re:Nickmuzz,
As aluded to, you're having a problem with (mobo) chipset drivers. If you did'nt reformat/reinstall you still have the Via chipset drivers in your system. They will play havoc with nForce2 chipset. I'm guessing you did install the nForce chipset drivers on top of the Via chipset drivers. You would now have two different sets of drivers installed potentially causing all sorts of conflicts.
Most peeps do reformat/reinstall to clear out the old drivers before installing the new ones. IMHO, that's the best/easiest way to ensure no instability due to driver conflicts etc. Some, though, have to much stuff to bear an reformat. So, Anandtech has an article on how to do this without an reformat etc. Go HERE (http://www.{$MySite}/guides/viewfaq.html?i=113) to see the article.
Good Luck
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Re:Sorry, wish I had a easier answer for you. Sometimes a repair does work.
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Re:ahhh. showing my ignorance.
i will tinker, thanks
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Re:Yes, you had a VIA based motherboard. Now you have an NVIDIA based motherboard. You can't just switch them that easily. If you cant boot into safe mode, there is nothing you can do other than try a repair of XP. If that doesnt work, you will need to reinstall XP.
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Re:Originally posted by: guy
Similar chipset? Was your old board an NFORCE 2 chipset board?
Ok i have got on my hands and knees etc now and checked the old stuff.
Old motherboard was an abit KT7A which is VIA KT133A /VIA 686B.
Doesnt mean much to me but im hoping everyone else knows exactly what it means!!!
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Re:Similar chipset? Was your old board an NFORCE 2 chipset board?
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Re:It was an older abit motherbaord so a similar chipset.
It does the same reboot when i try and go in in safe mode… 
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Re:What was the old motherboard you upgraded from? If you upgraded to a different chipset, Windows XP is not going to be happy about it. You might need to boot to safe mode and remove the old chipset drivers, then install the new ones.
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