Thread: Motherboard replaced, reinstall vista? HELP!

Hello everyone

I have the following problem:

Broke my motherboard (no idea how), so I want to buy the same motherboard as I already had but it was not for sale, so I buy one that looks very much like that all hardware is still fit. After the motherboard replaced to have I get at startup always during the loading bar from Vista a flash to see a dsob (too short to read), then restart the computer again and I get the screen that you get when the power the computer is lost and you restart it. It seems therefore that I need to reinstall Vista for the new motherboard, in which case I lose all files. Can I use my hard disk on another computer and then transfer all the files on that computer, even though that other computer windows 7? Or does anyone have an idea how all the files from the hard drive can save?

Or is there a way through the motherboard bios or something easy to install so Vista could still start?

Or is the processor not connected? I do not because vista is loading screen comes up and the CPU temp rises above 40 degrees according to bios.

Thanks very much in advance

Yes, you can the harddrive in another PC hanging there, so save your private data! And look at the site of the manufacturer of your new motherboard, to make the necessary drivers for Vista for download!

As previously reported, as the Microsoft OSes are installed on the Hardware Abstraction Layer. Each motherboard, even from the same manufacturer has a different HAL. The moment a hard disk with a Windows operating system is transferred from one computer to another with a different HAL, there will be a guaranteed BSOD occur.

There are ways to fix this, but this requires detailed knowledge of the operating system. This seems not an issue with TS.

It is therefore sensible to the hard drive on the side to submit a new hard disc and a clean install of Windows to do.

The new motherboard is certainly a CD with drivers provided, otherwise the supplier of the motherboard supplying them. Once the new version of Windows installed, the old hard drive installed, so as a second drive inside the new Windows emerges. Then the data can be copied.

I have the hard drive in the computer of my brother on there, but after I did that the computer gave no signal to the monitor.

My brother is not home so soon removed hard disk (my brother do not like as I rattling in his computer). But if I get a new hard drive in my computer do, if I need new windows to install a new Windows operating system CD now. Or can I use my original CD?

You can use your original CD to install Windows. Also you can use your current serial number. Only if your Windows is fully installed, connect your old hard drive! This will prevent you accidentally did the wrong hard drive! Remember that after installing the old hard drive in the BIOS checks from the disk it is booting, so the computer is trying the old drive to boot ...

OK I'm going to buy a new hard drive, old one was too small. But before I do I want 100% sure that I know the operating system CD that I have now I can use Vista on the new hard disk install. I believed that it can not because the CD key already in use on the old hard drive. So you know 100% sure?

Another question: it did not work for my brothers computer with two hard drives to be used, so maybe that will neither succeed on my computer, I have the hard drive manually for anything purchased.

I'm absolutely sure. If necessary call your first Microsoft: 020-5001500. That your brother's computer does not boot with 2 hard drives, has probably had to deal with that in the BIOS setting was wrong. There are millions of computers with multiple hard drives ...

Since my crystal ball is broken for a while and I do not see your computer, I could not see how and what you did.