Hi guys,I have just ordered a new Athlon 64 motherboard and CPU to replace my Athlon XP cpu and mobo.Do I need to reinstall everything on the HD or will it all be ok? I really dont want to have to......Both boards have the Nvidia nforce chipset. (2 for the old board and 3 ultra for the new)Thanks for any advice.Glenn

It might work. I'd uninstall the NForce drivers, then reinstall the latest set after switching motherboards. This is because the built-in generic drivers are enough to boot the system - if the NForce drivers still think you have an NForce2 board not an NForce3/4-based one, it may not even boot.

Does the Nvidia nforce driver package contain more than one version on the dowload then? It then loads chipset specific drivers depending on what board you have?The problem I have is that the old rig has died on me, so removing the nforce drivers from the hardrive is not possible. I assumed that the driver versions were the same across all of the nforce chipsets.....ah well, looks like a full reinstall may be required.Thanks for the help...Glennedit:here is note from the nvidia site; maybe it will work after all:Release NotesWHQL certified kit Unified drivers with support for nForce, nForce2, and nForce3 products, including support for dual-processor systems. General compatibility fixes Audio Driver Improvements Addressed audio issues in numerous games and applicationsStorage Driver Improvements: RAID Morphing Improved RAID Interface RAID spans both SATA and PATA devices RAID 0, 1, and 0+1 Improved handling of various storage devices

Hi Glenn,I did the same thing some time ago to a machine at work and had no problems with the changeover. It actually was as painless as could be. nVidia really had their act together with the unified driver.If you have problems, you could always do a repair on WindowsXP which should keep most of your applications alive, only requiring an SP1 or 2 reinstall and the updates from Microsoft.

I just upgraded to a new system. New motherboard Abit PCI express, new processor P4 - 3.8ghz and a new Video card ATI x850 XT.It went like this.System 1 - XP with service Pak1Booted up ok, but froze at the end....did that twice.Ran my Xp CD, still using my old stuff on the drive. The option I chose was the 2nd ®epair option. XP went on its merry way and installed on top of my old junk.......everything went ok!!Did not have to reinstall any of my applications !!System 2- XP with no patchesBooted up through and through.......NO problems...I was prompted to install the new drivers for the new card..... Simple and Lucky I guess.Did not have to reinstall any of my applications!!If you still need some help, let me know.Cheers.Abe

Update:Installed the new mobo etc...all went well. XP booted and redetected everything. uninstalled the Nvidia Nforce drivers and reinstalled them so everything new on the nforce3 chipset was detected and installed properly. Had to reinstall sound card driver and ATi driver. Other than that, no problems and all is working great without reinstalling. To make things even better, I pushed the new A64 3000 upto 2.2ghz from 1.8 ghz with no problems or voltage changes at all. Temp is 34C at idle and 46c under torture test in Prime95. It's nice to get the performance of a 3500+ for a fraction of the price!thanks for all help and tips in this thread. I'm glad I tried without reverting to reinstalling XP from the start.Glenn