# Computer Question

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-question/200894>\
**Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [December 1, 2008, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-question/200894 "2008-12-01T15:00:28Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 5:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-question/200894/8 "2008-12-02T05:06:30Z")

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> [@M&T bank \> ME](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/m-t-bank-me/38866/9):
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> did you buy the same kind of mobo or did you get a different one? that install of xp still has all of the drivers for the last mobo… might need reformatted? just throwin it out there

> [@You guys are the best! Thank you!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-guys-are-the-best-thank-you/38863/14):
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> unless its an identical motherboard, you’ll need to reinstall windows.

XP may not like having a new motherboard, but it will try to boot up. Any error beeps from the mobo, can the bios see the hard drive, is the bios set up to boot from the hard drive?

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