Rune wrote:
> My motherboard was sent to a repair four weeks ago and it's still at the 
> fabricant. I called the shop where I bought it, and they offered me a 
> replacement (because it has taken so long by now) - however, this 
> motherboard can no longer be bought, so I need to get a different model 
> instead, which he said I should find.
> 
> My question is - how big is the impact of inserting a new motherboard in an 
> existing computer? Will the computer start up like nothing has changed or is 
> a re-install of Windows necessary? I'm very reluctant to the latter, so I 
> might wait a bit longer if that is the case.
> 
> The other question - how do I find a motherboard compatible with all my 
> other hardware? I guess processor and graphics card is the only real issue? 
> The motherboard in question is a Asus A8N-SLI SE / nForce4 SLI / Sata 300. 
> So which newer model supports all the same things that this one does?
> 
> It really annoys me having to deal with all this when I just want my 
> computer to work again. :(
> 
> Rune
> 
> 
> 

My understanding is that MS OEM software is tied to the motherboard.
It's their way of defining a computer so that you can change things like 
the hard drive and what not.

So, if they send you a new motherboard (or even an exact model 
replacement) MS can stick it to you.


As far as the drivers and stuff - I don't know.  If it is a very similar 
motherboard you might be OK, but I always default to reinstalling myself 
just to make things cleaner.



Good Luck!

Tom

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