Replacing the motherboard in a Windows system means reloading the system, especially when users have many applications installed in the system, and installing the software after reinstalling the system is a headache, and in order to help the user solve the problem, The following small set for everyone to share the Deep XP system to replace the motherboard does not need to reload the system method, the specific steps are as follows:
1, in case of error, it is recommended that you use Ghost to make a mirrored backup of the hard disk partition on which Windows XP resides, and you can easily revert to the previous normal state.
2. Open the chassis and unplug all PCI cards except the display card.
3. Click "Start"--"settings"--"control Panel"--"Add/Remove Programs" to remove all HDD accelerators, including the IAA Accelerator for Intel chipsets and IDE Tool of the VIA chipset.
4, click "Start"--"settings"--"control Panel"--"system"-—— "Hardware"--"Device Manager"--"IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers" project, the first subkey below is the motherboard chipset, double-click the motherboard chipset name.
5. In the "Driver" page of the Motherboard Chipset Properties window that appears later, click the "Update Driver" button to continue.
6. After entering the "Hardware Update Wizard" dialog box, select "Install from list or specified location" and click "Next" button to continue.
7, select "Do not search, I want to choose the driver to install", click "Next" button to continue.
8. Select "Standard dual-Channel PCI IDE controller" in the "Show Compatible Devices" window and follow the instructions to complete the installation.
9, shutdown (but never reboot). Then install the hard drive on the new motherboard, plug in the display card and turn on the boot. If there is no accident, you can start and enter the XP system normally. After entering the system, install the driver for the new motherboard chipset.
Typically, when a user changes hardware such as a new motherboard, RAID card, or IDE card, the Windows system and most of the software will normally be reinstalled, but when you've learned this tutorial, you won't have to bother.
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