If you change the motherboard, then you MUST reformat the harddrive and do a
fresh install of the OS. Otherwise you will get nasty Registry errors and
ongoing data corruption. And, yes, you will have to buy a new OS disk.

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DaveW
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"Mel" <mnospamaxelrod@cox.net> wrote in message
news:u154j19optodsb0lpu0ju0c7m0fcvj9bmq@4ax.com...
>I think I need a new motherboard in an emachine T2812. AMD 2800, 512
> Ram. The only disc I have are to reload system. These are the restore
> discs that came with machine. Can I swap motherboard and not have to
> reload. The HD is good. How do I swap the motherboard. I don't mean
> how to physically do that. I can do that. The mobo will come with a
> motherboard disc. When do I load it. I guess the copy of XP is set p
> for the other mobo. What is the order in which I should proceed?
>
> Any recommendation for a mobo for the amd 2800. It needs to have room
> for my son's video card which I believe is AGP or could be PCI. He
> also has PCI Video Capture Card and a Sound Card which are PCI. He has
> a CD ROM and DVD ROM.
>
> Please help
>