I have just fitted a new Motherboard running the same CPU and HD but vista is crashing with a blue screen (to quick to see what is says) about 4 seconds into booting. Now I suspect it's because of the MB change, is there a way around this or is a complete reload needed or has anyone got any suggestions. Thanks
I ran windows own memory test from the install DVD will run memtest tomorrow, I have checked the seating and it looks good but you never know, it's just I was expecting something like this XP pro never liked being run in another machine.
If it is an identical motherboard you should be able to swap it out without problems. If it is a different motherboard, especially if it is a different chipset, then you need proper drivers for the boards components...ie....Chipset, controllers, sound, video, LAN, etc. Sometimes you need to uninstall previous drivers from add/remove software. Details in the BSOD dump would help us narrow it down.
Of course how did I miss that, both Asus boards but ones a P45 and the other is a G41, is there any way of doing a drive change without a reload of the OS? When you say add/remove software from where do you mean..
Really need details of the BSOD to nail down what it was caused by. You need to remove any installed drivers in add/remove programs. Then add chipset drivers, any controller/RAID drivers, and other drivers for your motherboard like sound and LAN as needed.