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Originally posted by Nxs@Jul 31 2005, 11:47 PM
Yessss, you can do that as long as the new mobo supports the processor you are cramming in it. Keep in mind though, tht with a new mobo, comes reformatting 
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Wrong! Changing a motherboard does not mean reformatting! Do you work for PCWorld or something?
If Lonestrider goes out and buys a really nice SiS chipset motherboard he can just swap them over and continue working with his same Windows install.
If he changes motherboard chipsets then he can repair his windows install without the need to format the HDD.
The only thing that stops windows booting will be that the OS cannot start/find the IDE controllers and a couple of other system devices. Repairing the OS will take a few minutes and you will not have to risk losing all your data.