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Topic: Changing motherboards. Help me out
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Spanky the Mad Dog
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posted 03-19- 02:06 PM
   
Spanky here... Hi guys. I'm changing to a better motherboard. I really looking forward to it (yeah right). So is there anything i should be wary of? Can i just unplug the all the stuff put the ram and chip on. slap her in the case, hook everything up and start surfing the web again? IP: Logged |
weasel
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posted 03-20- 11:14 AM
1. Make sure that your power supply is adequate for the board.
2. The power supply plug in was a pain but with persistance it can be done.
3. Drive plugins should be fine.
4. Gently but firmly rock your ram chips in to get a good contact.
5. Check your windows control panel to see if it has recognized your new processor.Can't think of much else. This worked for me when I went from a 486 board to a P75. weasel - on your 6 ... ... ... I forgot to add: Make sure that you have a match for your cards. The newer boards have PCI slots and AGP for the video card. [This message has been edited by weasel (edited 03-20-2000).] IP: Logged |
Whirlwind
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posted 03-21- 02:03 PM
Is the power ATX or regular AT? Just remember to turn the power off on the case on the back of the computer, better yet, unplug the power cord. Make sure you are grounded, and put cards in one at a time, just in case something bad happened. The red line on the drive cables goes towards pin 1. Saliva doesn't help the cards slide in better. Firm pressure is good, but not for too long, nor too hard. Put as many supports under the motherboard as you can, test fit first. Don't tighten the motherboard screws all the way, that way you can adjust the fit when you are putting your cards. Never drink and upgrade. Only 9V batteries should be checked for charge with your tounge. Don't whine if Win9x won't let you use the latest drivers right away, you can do that later. Patience, young Skywalker, take your time, computer parts aren't normally cheap. Feel free to read the manuals for all the componenets before hand, you never know what you might learn.IP: Logged |
Gunner
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posted 03-21- 03:24 PM
Hey Spanky,
I was in your spot 6 months ago. I remember it well. Standing there looking at my new motherboard and looking at my open computer. Whew!
To this point the most I had ever done was to add RAM to it.
I thought well, here we go. I labled all the leads with some tape as to where they came from. Then yanked them out.
After revewing the manual for the proper pin settings(most of the time they are set correctly from the factory) I just started pluging things back in making sure I stayed grounded at all times.
I then added an additional case fan in front due to AMD K6's tend to run a little hot, and an additional hard drive(10.6gig).
Before lighting that puppy I took it to my offices Network Manager to check it out. Its a good thing.
You see the cables from the power supply were reversed. They will fit either way. This would have resulted in a possible nasty KA-BOOM!!
So the moral of the story is on your power cables, (black side by black side in the middle)is the rule at least in my situation.
She fired up like a charm. I was amazed that I did it right other than the power cable thingy.
Good luck with the upgrade! Hopefully I won't need to upgrade for a loooong time, with my new 1000mhz Athelon machine, hehe.------------------
(Kill'em All, Sort'em out Later )
-=BAB=- Gunner
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Spanky the Mad Dog
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posted 03-21- 11:20 PM
Spanky here... ATX. Its wacky cause this case/power supply doesn't have a power switch on the back. Just the one on the front. I think holding it down for a little while fully shuts it down but i'm not sure. I know i change stuff all the time without doing that. But changing motherboards could be different. I though leaving the plug pluged in was good cause then it made a ground? I always do anyway. Its probly debatable hehe. Yep new about the black in the middle from the last time we played with motherboards. Actually I was wondering more about the whole software side. As most of the time i start with a freshly formated hard drive but this time i want to keep the data on the hard drive. Razor 747 said to go into safe mode and get rid of the disk controllers and system devices which makes sence. Hopefully everything will be cool as long as i do that. Going to back up all the important things on the hard drive just incase. IP: Logged | |
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