Do I Need to "Format" to replace/change MOBO?

Antx777 · 3 Oct 2006 at 00:04

As per title.

I was thinking of upgrading my MOBO (from K8N Neo 4) to a SLI/Xfire board. However, I read somewere in a mag that you have to format your Hard drive to do this - is this the case? - or was it the operating system, can't remember. My HD/software is so finely tuned now - i wouldn't want to start all again (took me 7-10 days last time to get everything back as normal

EDIT: I have the full Windows XP installation Disk etc

Antx777 · 3 Oct 2006 at 00:39

Thanks Neil, but going clean means going Dirty :eek:

Right oh...

Antx777 · 3 Oct 2006 at 00:54

Thanks people

I have just aquired a 250 Gig HD (External Seagate) from Overclcokers, my intenal is 250 gig too. I was wondering if I could back up all my data onto this drive.. not just copy it but like "clone" it. Is it possible to install Windows XP on an external HD? (it's connected via usb)

Anthony

Antx777 · 3 Oct 2006 at 14:39

Thanks a lot for that above advise

I will follow some procedurers there.

However, to save creating another topic, I have tried to install operating system on External but won't have it (after several tries), however, when I boot up, I get this screen (taken with my cam)

Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows XP Professional (C Drive)

Use the down arrow... (etc)

The bottum one of the 3 is C drive, and works fine - no prob, but I've got to press the arrow down each time to select it, as it defaults to first one - with hasn't actually got an operating sytem on it at all (as such) I've tried doing something with the Windows CD XP disk (delating partitions etc) but the above still seem to be there. could these two have gone on my C drive? Don't want to delte my C drive! - how ironic that would be :eek:

Anthony

Antx777 · 3 Oct 2006 at 17:12

Cheers HP7909, got that sorted, couldn't get something right on the links, but led me to do the following (after further enquiring):

"""Go to Start-Run and input msconfig and press enter. Click on Boot.ini tab and click the button marked "Check all boot paths" and you should be given the option to delete them"".

Only the ones listed "it appears there is no operating system on this drive" etc were deleted by me, while the last one "IT APPEARS THAT ALL BOOT.INI LINES FOR MICROSOFT OPERATING SYSTEM ARE OK" was left.

Thanks