Really Angry :@

Liggs · 1 Jan 2010 at 03:03

Hmm, create a new partition on the hard drive with a linux disk. a lot of the distros boot from usb and have partition programs with them. The install fresh to the new partition and you can get what you need and delete the spare partition later. Quick fix if you really dont have time to fix it properly

scrlk · 1 Jan 2010 at 09:08

Get a GParted live cd and boot from that to reformat the drive. (if you can)

GobzzzMp3 · 1 Jan 2010 at 17:32

I'm just waiting now until Monday until i can get a OS Disk of my Mate from College... I'm sure that will do the trick...

Thanks guys... Happy New Year

geowal19 · 1 Jan 2010 at 17:44

Who cares just send it back it's not like you loose money (fair enough postage) just let the people who know best sort it out! Sometimes it's just too much hassle!

JonJ678 · 1 Jan 2010 at 17:50

GobzzzMp3 said:
Really Angry

GobzzzMp3 said:
i have not reinstalled an OS, surely it should just boot up the OS without me having to do a fresh install?

Ah ha ha ha

Extra laughs at everyone who thinks shipping the motherboard to ocuk for rma is less effort than installing an operating system.

Liggs · 1 Jan 2010 at 22:50

yeah plus if the mb is fine once they test it costs you 21 quid, installing an os takes 40 mins tops, I run about 3 installs a month its not hard

GobzzzMp3 · 2 Jan 2010 at 23:50

Update:

All is well

, It was all down to reinstalling the OS... Done and dusted thanks again guys

iNPUt · 3 Jan 2010 at 00:56

This is such a fail thread..

reygjabla · 3 Jan 2010 at 01:34

iNPUt said:
This is such a fail thread..

BaDBoY_uK · 3 Jan 2010 at 01:39

iNPUt said:
This is such a fail thread..

Why? The OP needed help. He got it. Sheesh! Don't reply if it's a fail thread

Glad to see it's working Op

alex24 · 3 Jan 2010 at 02:22

iNPUt said:
This is such a fail thread..

Thanks for sharing. :rolleyes:

Glad it sorted it OP. Now you know for next time, keep hold of those discs too!

ReeVo.uK · 3 Jan 2010 at 02:31

Glad to see you got it sorted

Corasik · 3 Jan 2010 at 11:03

GobzzzMp3 said:
Yes and no luck....

And i have not reinstalled an OS, surely it should just boot up the OS without me having to do a fresh install?

No, not if the disk controller is different to the previous motherboard. Windows uses the disk controller as a security check, and if its changed it will just reboot.

The problem is compounded if you have the old motherboard set to IDE Compatible sata, and the new motherboard set to AHCI for example.

If you wanted to use AHCI on the new board, then you would need to have installed the correct drivers for the new boards AHCI before you changed the motherboard.