Mobo and Processor upgrade and Win98

[rthielemann]

I am pulling out my old 810 fc370 board with a 466 celeron chip and replacing with a slot A board with a Athlon 1ghz. I will be using the same hdd, floppy,cd,etc...and I was wondering what I must do to prepare Windows 98 for the transition. Do I have to disable devices in Device Manager or anything along those lines, or should I be able to do the switch, re-assemble, and proceed(nothing is that easy)? Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,

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Bob

[Randy_tx]

I would just let Win98 "find" the new resources and then make adjustments if necessary....such as Motherboard Resources, refinding the Serial Ports(you may have to "remove" the serial ports & Mb Resources to allow Win to put the correct drivers in). Are you certain you have a Slot A motherboard? If you are buying a newer Athalon, it should be a Socket A, rather than Slot A........if not, you bought the older, off dye cached Athalon chip which is about 9% slower than the newer generation chip. Nothing wrong with the Slot A chip.......just a bit slower.

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"As hard as a rock & dumb as a brick"...Windows CEMeNT

[This message has been edited by Randy_tx (edited 03-26-2001).]

[rthielemann]

Sorry about the confusion...It actually is a Socket A board.
It sounds like I should bein the clear though, if I follow correctly.
Should I disable the devices in Device manager or just make the change and weed through it as conflicts arise?
Thanks,

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Bob

[Randy_tx]

I usually boot the first time in safe mode.......At that point I delete the com ports, LPT port, Motherboard Resources in Device Mgr and reboot........Win.98 SE will find the new resources and install drivers in nearly all cases. It's a bit more touchey to delete the Advanced Power Management...I usually do, but you might want to wait till everything else is in before that one.

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"As hard as a rock & dumb as a brick"...Windows CEMeNT

[hiredgoonz]

If it were me, I would back up whatever I needed, format the drive and start over with a fresh install...no driver conflicts...no confusing windows98...and it's amazing how well a fresh installation runs...

Another bonus is that you end up saving hd space by installing progs as you need them...it's amazing how much stuff ends up installed on your computer that you never use...

I know there are alot of avid 98 fans here, but I don't know anyone who thinks never reinstalling the OS is a good idea...and if you're essentially rebuilding the system, why not start fresh...

It is a fact that W98 runs worse and worse the longer it's installed...depending on how much use it gets, it can take a long time for major problems to develop, but they will...

You wouldn't replace the engine in a car and then stick the old spark plugs and oil in it...so why get a new mobo and cpu and then stick it with an os that could probably use an overhaul?

[Paleo Pete]

I agree, I always recommend reinstalling when you swap motherboards. Don't need to go into the reasons, hired already coverd it well.

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[Rick]

I Must also Agree,
Fdisk/format and reinstall Everything.
Save yourself a Lot of hassle.

Especially if you are changing chip sets . With the new M/B