**eagle** Posted April 1, 2006 CID Share Posted April 1, 2006 hello all, been awhile i got a problem and its Pi**ing me off here. i got a new computer case like 2 months ago and put my old stuff in the new one, which i did wrong :/ and i think i messed up my motherboard so i ordered a new cheapo one to put in there, now i set everything up the way it should be,(best of my knowledge)(with manual help). well when i first started it up the bios came up or whatever pretty sure i just put run default setting or something. pc restarted and now nothing is coming up on my screen it says monitor working check cables blah blah blah, so after this happened i checked to see what it could be i read you should reformat your harddrive before adding a new motherboard cause of the drivers and stuff can cause problems or something. i mean i am lost here this is the same thing that happened with my first mother board. and i am stupid when it comes to this kinda stuff, if you can help me please do if u need more information to help me let me know, i just want my pc back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted April 1, 2006 CID Share Posted April 1, 2006 You should not have to re-format anything, most of the time , you'll get a CD w/ a MB that contains the routines for it. Most OS have basic routines on the disk and should startup, Did you try clearing cmos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dilatedpeoples28 Posted April 1, 2006 CID Share Posted April 1, 2006 You should not have to re-format anything, most of the time , you'll get a CD w/ a MB that contains the routines for it. Most OS have basic routines on the disk and should startup, Did you try clearing cmos? no, whenever u change ur motherboard u WILL have to reformat. So to eagle that really the only way to get it working. I actually had a friend who did the same thing, it wouldnt start up with the new mobo and same hd, so we reformated and installed windows and bam worked like a charm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
**eagle** Posted April 1, 2006 Author CID Share Posted April 1, 2006 well i kinda already reformated the drive and i did get a cd with the mb, and i did try clearing the cmos, i put the jumpers on the pins for clearing CMOS and my pc dont even turn on then, i didnt but the cd in at first. i thought i would have to actually get on the os and then but it in. just really starting to p me off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dilatedpeoples28 Posted April 1, 2006 CID Share Posted April 1, 2006 all u should have to do is set ur startup options in the bios to read from the cd first(as apposed to hd), then put in ur windows cd and go from there. Should not need the mobo cd for anything here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted April 1, 2006 CID Share Posted April 1, 2006 no, whenever u change ur motherboard u WILL have to reformat. So to eagle that really the only way to get it working. I actually had a friend who did the same thing, it wouldnt start up with the new mobo and same hd, so we reformated and installed windows and bam worked like a charm. This is news to me , Im not a pro, but have had several HDD , moved to several MBs and NEVER had to reformat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted April 1, 2006 CID Share Posted April 1, 2006 well i kinda already reformated the drive and i did get a cd with the mb, and i did try clearing the cmos, i put the jumpers on the pins for clearing CMOS and my pc dont even turn on then, i didnt but the cd in at first. i thought i would have to actually get on the os and then but it in. just really starting to p me off Well, in any case, now you should be fine, W/ a new OS on a new MB , Still having probs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
**eagle** Posted April 1, 2006 Author CID Share Posted April 1, 2006 ya but how do i do anything if i cant even see anything on my screen except for pc monitor is working check cables, thingy, i mean the pc turns on but nothing comes up on the screen at all just acts like i didnt even plug in the monitor, i have search the internet for cures, they say sometimes all you have to do is clear your cmos which i have tried but like i said the pc dont even turn on when i but the jumper in the clearing pins, they say restart your processor also which i have no idea how too. but like i said before it worked the first time and then upon restart of the pc boom nothing comes up on the screen i am about to thorw it out the window Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
**eagle** Posted April 1, 2006 Author CID Share Posted April 1, 2006 o and i only reformated cause that was pretty easy to do other then the clearing cmos which for some reason dont work or i aint doing it right :S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted April 1, 2006 CID Share Posted April 1, 2006 Sounds like possible the HDD cables are not connected corrctly, is the HDD light on steady? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted April 1, 2006 CID Share Posted April 1, 2006 My bad , do you have on board gaffix?, or card? sounds like maybe routines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
**eagle** Posted April 1, 2006 Author CID Share Posted April 1, 2006 as far as i know the light is on steady ya, well let me connect the reformated drive on this pc and but a new os on it install that on my new case and see what happens :/ just very frustrating for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
**eagle** Posted April 1, 2006 Author CID Share Posted April 1, 2006 you mean graphic card ? it has a cheapo intergrated one first time i turned it on a had my graphics card in it. all i want to do is play COD again lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted April 1, 2006 CID Share Posted April 1, 2006 did you get a post or just test screen? (first time) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
**eagle** Posted April 1, 2006 Author CID Share Posted April 1, 2006 if the post is when ur actually in the bios then ya, i mean the first time not sure what it really said but i beleave it said something about running it in default settings or something. but it wasnt the screen i have know the first time it worked the way it shouldve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted April 1, 2006 CID Share Posted April 1, 2006 This is news to me , Im not a pro, but have had several HDD , moved to several MBs and NEVER had to reformat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
**eagle** Posted April 1, 2006 Author CID Share Posted April 1, 2006 and ya the first tiem the post came up, ok well let me post some of the specs here give me abit thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
**eagle** Posted April 1, 2006 Author CID Share Posted April 1, 2006 ok here we go Clock speed 2.17 GHz Processor type Athlon XP Installed processor qty 1 Max supported processor qty 1 Processor manufacturer AMD Processor performance index 3000+ RAMRAM installed 512 MB Max supported RAM 2 GB Memory specification compliance PC2700 Memory speed 333 MHz RAM form factor DIMM 184-pin RAM technology DDR SDRAM Video OutputGraphics processor NVIDIA GeForce4 MX Video output form factor Integrated Video output interface type AGP Video output type Graphics adapter Display (Projector)Display type None. Service & SupportService & Support type 1 year warranty Optical StorageCD / DVD type DVD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted April 1, 2006 CID Share Posted April 1, 2006 Dont mean to give any bad advice, I should have thought, I stick w/ AMD & MSI mostly and they interchange well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted April 1, 2006 CID Share Posted April 1, 2006 Dont mean to give any bad advice, I should have thought, I stick w/ AMD & MSI mostly and they interchange well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
**eagle** Posted April 1, 2006 Author CID Share Posted April 1, 2006 alright well my OS cd is acting up . so i tried using one from a diff pc still same crap i took the battery out for like 10 mins and nothing... man this sucks i guess i will have to get someone who knows what they are doing unlike me to get it too work again. but thanks anyways guys youve been a big help, sorry you chouldnt help me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gc Posted April 1, 2006 CID Share Posted April 1, 2006 stupid question but did u put the clear CMOS jumper back to original location Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
**eagle** Posted April 1, 2006 Author CID Share Posted April 1, 2006 ya after it didnt work the first time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gc Posted April 1, 2006 CID Share Posted April 1, 2006 ya after it didnt work the first time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thecableguy Posted April 1, 2006 CID Share Posted April 1, 2006 You should not have to re-format anything, most of the time , you'll get a CD w/ a MB that contains the routines for it. Most OS have basic routines on the disk and should startup, Did you try clearing cmos? no, whenever u change ur motherboard u WILL have to reformat. So to eagle that really the only way to get it working. I actually had a friend who did the same thing, it wouldnt start up with the new mobo and same hd, so we reformated and installed windows and bam worked like a charm. In most cases you do not need to reformat. WinXP will notice the changes in hardware and adapt accordingly. If it needs new drivers for the motherboard specific devices it will ask you to insert the CD or FLOPPY that contains them. Done this a dozen times without a single hitch.....there is one exception to this....and that is if you are going from Intel to AMD or vice versa...in situations like that I would probably reinstall your OS entirely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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