p5n-e to p5q - need to reinstall xp?

benskia

benskia

benskia

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Yo!

If I did this upgrade, would I need to re-install windows & all my software?
Or could I get away with just switching the board (preferable)?

Plus, would the bog standard p5q give me good results with a q6600?

ta
 
reinstall windows is the best bet, as its a different chipset
intel chipsets clock pretty well and fairly solid than nvidia, only thing you will lose will be sli, plus you get crossfire for ati cards
 
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benskia said:
Yo!

If I did this upgrade, would I need to re-install windows & all my software?
Or could I get away with just switching the board (preferable)?

Plus, would the bog standard p5q give me good results with a q6600?

ta
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You will not get away with just changing the board. Windows would throw a hissy fit as soon as you started up. You could try uninstalling all of your drivers and then doing a repair installation. I believe it leaves all your files intact but "cleans" up the windows installation. I'm not sure about that though and not sure it would work either. I have always gone for a fresh installation myself.
 
I'm about to do exactly the same upgrade ! I am certainly hopeful that I will not need to re-install. I plan to uninstall video drivers, then all nvidia drivers, and I reckon there is a 90% chance it should be fine. If not, a repair install will do it. Only as a last resort will I do a complete re-install of Windows and all my apps, which will take a whole day. This is Vista, it may be a bit smarter than XP in this regard. Or not.....
 
id personally do a backup of all your important stuff and then format and reinstall windows. ive heard of people upgrading from nvidia 680i-780i and having trouble (theyre basically the same board except 780i has a pcie2.0 bridge chip) as the op is changing to intel a fresh start would be better.
 
My upgrade from the P5N-E SLI to the P5Q deluxe was a complete success.

I uninstalled the Catalyst drivers, uninstalled all Nvidia drivers. Then with the new mobo fitted, Vista booted up fine. Initially no DVD drive or USB, but it then found them, then I installed drivers off the ASUS CD and installed latest Catalyst drivers, and all is perfect ! Vista (OEM) wanted to be re-activated, and I chose to re-activate on-line, and it re-activated ! No need to call MS or anything
 
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