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WHS won't boot - motherboard probably overheated during heat wave!

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If I change the motherboard will I need to re-install the WHS OS? Can I rebuild the system with the new motherboard and then fix the drivers? The current motherboard is an Intel 945 series.Thursday, August 6, 2009 4:11 AM
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You can give that a try. When your system boots up you can uninstall old drivers and reinstall the required drivers for your hardware. But you may also end up with a blue screen (BSOD).
I recommend to do a server reinstall.
Martin
LightsOut - Power Management for Windows Home Server http://www.home-server-blog.de/add-ins/lightsout/#en- Proposed as answer by kariya21Moderator Friday, August 7, 2009 3:53 AM
- Marked as answer by Martin RothschinkModerator Friday, August 7, 2009 8:21 PM
Thursday, August 6, 2009 8:13 AMModerator -
It won't hurt anything, but the only thing you can really do to find out is try.
Sometimes the computer will boot, in which you can re-install the new drivers after removing the old, sometimes it will just freeze up or BSOD.- Proposed as answer by kariya21Moderator Friday, August 7, 2009 3:53 AM
- Marked as answer by Martin RothschinkModerator Friday, August 7, 2009 8:21 PM
Thursday, August 6, 2009 5:23 PM
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You can give that a try. When your system boots up you can uninstall old drivers and reinstall the required drivers for your hardware. But you may also end up with a blue screen (BSOD).
I recommend to do a server reinstall.
Martin
LightsOut - Power Management for Windows Home Server http://www.home-server-blog.de/add-ins/lightsout/#en- Proposed as answer by kariya21Moderator Friday, August 7, 2009 3:53 AM
- Marked as answer by Martin RothschinkModerator Friday, August 7, 2009 8:21 PM
Thursday, August 6, 2009 8:13 AMModerator -
It won't hurt anything, but the only thing you can really do to find out is try.
Sometimes the computer will boot, in which you can re-install the new drivers after removing the old, sometimes it will just freeze up or BSOD.- Proposed as answer by kariya21Moderator Friday, August 7, 2009 3:53 AM
- Marked as answer by Martin RothschinkModerator Friday, August 7, 2009 8:21 PM
Thursday, August 6, 2009 5:23 PM