upgrading mobo

**stressfreesoul** · 06-21-2008, 05:11 PM

Will this mean a reinstall of windows XP? From MSI to ASUS. Nothing else is changing.

**linderman** · 06-21-2008, 06:02 PM

NO it simply means you will need to do a win xp repair install >>>>> no loss of data or programs

you will need to load all drivers again

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XP...install.htm#RI

I will suggest you burn all the drivers you need for your system devices to a CD before you begin the "repair"

or else afterwards you wont be able to connect to the internet until you have your modem drivers or LAN driver installed ????

**stressfreesoul** · 06-22-2008, 09:03 AM

Excellent. Driver disk is coming with it anyway. Thanks for the advice.

**stressfreesoul** · 06-26-2008, 12:00 PM

It was a straight swap!! All I had to do was change the BIOS settings. I started up normally (boot from XP partition) and it did it all the rest for me! Maybe had something to do with the fact I had already downloaded the drivers ready for the wizard to do its thing...
One problem though, I have an unknown device in the device manager that cant find its own driver. I cant work out what it is, how do I find out?

**linderman** · 06-26-2008, 01:02 PM

driver detective

**grimx133** · 06-26-2008, 01:14 PM

I've seen this utility recommended often in the xp section.
http://www.zhangduo.com/udi.html

**stressfreesoul** · 06-27-2008, 04:10 AM

Cheers guys. I'll try them when I get home from work!!

**stressfreesoul** · 06-27-2008, 09:53 AM

C55 Host Bridge Driver apparently. Problem is, when I ask it to search for the driver online, it comes up with a load of Linux/debian/fedora pages. Im running XP, so none of them are useful. Also, when I ask it to contact vendor, it takes me to the Nvidia website (which I search for the driver through) and nothing comes up.
Does anyone know where I might get this driver, or even if I have to?

**grimx133** · 06-27-2008, 10:47 AM

Looks like it's supposed to be part of the chipset drivers, so should of been installed with the rest of them off your motherboard disc. Wierd eh. I had no luck searching for it either all linux, or the odd reference, but no specific driver link for xp.

**stressfreesoul** · 06-27-2008, 10:52 AM

I never got a disk. I pre-downloaded them before the swap. Looked on ASUS too, nothing there either. Guess I'll just have to ignore it.

06-21-2008, 05:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
stressfreesoul Inspector Gadget... Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Yorkshire/County Durham Posts: 813 OS: XP My System Blog Entries: 5	upgrading mobo Will this mean a reinstall of windows XP? From MSI to ASUS. Nothing else is changing. __________________ *trust me.....Im a doctor...*

06-21-2008, 06:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 13,742 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: upgrading mobo NO it simply means you will need to do a win xp repair install >>>>> no loss of data or programs you will need to load all drivers again http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XP...install.htm#RI I will suggest you burn all the drivers you need for your system devices to a CD before you begin the "repair" or else afterwards you wont be able to connect to the internet until you have your modem drivers or LAN driver installed ???? __________________ If you cant be polite and friendly; then please be silent.

06-22-2008, 09:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
stressfreesoul Inspector Gadget... Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Yorkshire/County Durham Posts: 813 OS: XP My System Blog Entries: 5	Re: upgrading mobo Excellent. Driver disk is coming with it anyway. Thanks for the advice. __________________ *trust me.....Im a doctor...*

06-26-2008, 12:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
stressfreesoul Inspector Gadget... Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Yorkshire/County Durham Posts: 813 OS: XP My System Blog Entries: 5	Re: upgrading mobo It was a straight swap!! All I had to do was change the BIOS settings. I started up normally (boot from XP partition) and it did it all the rest for me! Maybe had something to do with the fact I had already downloaded the drivers ready for the wizard to do its thing... One problem though, I have an unknown device in the device manager that cant find its own driver. I cant work out what it is, how do I find out? __________________ *trust me.....Im a doctor...*

06-26-2008, 01:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 13,742 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: upgrading mobo driver detective __________________ If you cant be polite and friendly; then please be silent.

06-26-2008, 01:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
grimx133 Back to the grind Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Canada eh Posts: 307 OS: xp mce sp2, xp pro sp2 My System	Re: upgrading mobo I've seen this utility recommended often in the xp section. http://www.zhangduo.com/udi.html

06-27-2008, 04:10 AM	#7 (permalink)
stressfreesoul Inspector Gadget... Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Yorkshire/County Durham Posts: 813 OS: XP My System Blog Entries: 5	Re: upgrading mobo Cheers guys. I'll try them when I get home from work!! __________________ *trust me.....Im a doctor...*

06-27-2008, 09:53 AM	#8 (permalink)
stressfreesoul Inspector Gadget... Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Yorkshire/County Durham Posts: 813 OS: XP My System Blog Entries: 5	Re: upgrading mobo C55 Host Bridge Driver apparently. Problem is, when I ask it to search for the driver online, it comes up with a load of Linux/debian/fedora pages. Im running XP, so none of them are useful. Also, when I ask it to contact vendor, it takes me to the Nvidia website (which I search for the driver through) and nothing comes up. Does anyone know where I might get this driver, or even if I have to? __________________ *trust me.....Im a doctor...*

06-27-2008, 10:47 AM	#9 (permalink)
grimx133 Back to the grind Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Canada eh Posts: 307 OS: xp mce sp2, xp pro sp2 My System	Re: upgrading mobo Looks like it's supposed to be part of the chipset drivers, so should of been installed with the rest of them off your motherboard disc. Wierd eh. I had no luck searching for it either all linux, or the odd reference, but no specific driver link for xp.

06-27-2008, 10:52 AM	#10 (permalink)
stressfreesoul Inspector Gadget... Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Yorkshire/County Durham Posts: 813 OS: XP My System Blog Entries: 5	Re: upgrading mobo I never got a disk. I pre-downloaded them before the swap. Looked on ASUS too, nothing there either. Guess I'll just have to ignore it. __________________ *trust me.....Im a doctor...*