RumaNoV Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 Hi,I just placed my new x2 4800+ in my PC, replacing my 4000+. But i decided to buy another motherboard and to place my 4800+ on that motherboard, a pc dedicated to Folding@Home Now my question, if i install my 4000+ in place of the x2 4800+, do i have to reinstall the os?Tia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmarable Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 I would probably plan on having to reinstall. I don't know how well XP will handle the HAL switch like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsposter Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 There is an established procedure, documented in the resourc kit, on how to swap out th euniprocessor HAL for the SMP HAL.Do this BEFORE you move the boot disk to the new machine. You will also want to pre-install all necessary drivers for the new mobo, chipset, video, sound, etc, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumaNoV Posted September 19, 2006 Author Share Posted September 19, 2006 There is an established procedure, documented in the resourc kit, on how to swap out th euniprocessor HAL for the SMP HAL.Do this BEFORE you move the boot disk to the new machine. You will also want to pre-install all necessary drivers for the new mobo, chipset, video, sound, etc, etc.The mobo stays the same, so i will only have to swap the HAL? Can you give me a link to that document because i have no idea what a resource kit is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puggsley Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 If your OS does boot then windows will only be using the first core as it will not change hals. For best stability you should reinstall, however I recently changed a PIII to and Athlon 4800+ X2, without a single problem! Guess that was just luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 I think u don't need to reinstall.I m using P4 Dual core any many times i have switched dualcore to single or its opp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcarle Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 Where in the world are you people pulling this misinformation from? That is all completely false.Swapping a processor for a different processor does NOT require a re-install as long as the MOTHERBOARD does not change. The MOST that can happen is that Windows may require you to re-activate it.That's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaqie Fox Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 (edited) jcarle is correct.An addendum to his information - if it does not swap to a SMP HAL, go here and swap it yourself by using the good ole change drivers dialogs. (left image) While you are at it, turn on DEP. (right image) Edited December 5, 2006 by Jaqie Fox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maleko Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Where in the world are you people pulling this misinformation from? That is all completely false.Swapping a processor for a different processor does NOT require a re-install as long as the MOTHERBOARD does not change. The MOST that can happen is that Windows may require you to re-activate it.That's it.Totally right!I've NEVER reinstalled windows when changing a Processor, only when changing a motherboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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