[EJayJay]

Hi you all,
I have ordered a new mobo and P4 processor for an upgrade to my system. I intend to swap all my pci,agp,hd, CD-ROM,floppy, and mem sticks over. I have checked and everything, including mem is compatible. I will probably upgrade some of these components later. I plan on bench testing the mobo and processor and mem before installing. My question is , when I unplug everything and remove the old mobo and install the new mobo, and if everything is plugged in correct, the system should logically boot-up OK---shouldn't it? I don't forsee any major problems in attempting this. Are there any tricks or pitfalls I need to be aware of in advance? Thanks for your nelp and input.

 

[petercj]

Check that your PSU is able to support the upgrade.

If you intend to attempt a transfer of windows, have a read here:-

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.html

Peter

 

[EJayJay]

Hey, Peter
The PSU was recently upgraded to an Ultra 500W after the old one went dead.
Thanks for a good lead on my question. I am going to swap all components including "c" drive with Windows XP installed and "E" drive which is mostly data storage. After reading the article, I may postpone doing this swap-out for a while. Again thanks.