Rune escribió:
> 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
> 
> 
> 

As far as I know, you might need some chipset drivers, but not a full 
reinstall (unless there is some retarded "activation" and "anti-piracy" 
thing that doesn't work as it should, and locks you out for changing the 
hardware).

Also, I think RAM could be another compatibility factor. *Many* years 
ago, I wanted to put more RAM on my old computer, and the memory stick 
we bought wasn't compatible because it lacked dunno-what-feature that 
lets the mobo detect the RAM speed or something, and ended up with twice 
the RAM (= a whole 256MB) running at 100MHz. Computer ran faster without 
it... back to the shop...

Maybe nowadays there isn't such problem with RAM, but better ask :)

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