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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Basics / November 2006Will New Motherboard Cause XP Authentication Problem?
IBM suggests replacing the system board on my new Thinkpad in order to solve a problem wherein the computer freezes when trying to capture DV clips from y camcorder via firewire. What issues might I encounter with the programs already on my hard drive (and their Acronis 9 image backups) or, more importantly, with Windows Genuine Authentication of the XP OS - isn't that process tied to the specific system board in some manner? > IBM suggests replacing the system board on my new Thinkpad Eeek. That's VERY VERY expensive. So much so that, depending how old the Thinkpad is, it might actually pay you to buy another machine.... If IBM are replacing the mobo you should'nt have a problem, allthough data backups allways reccommended > IBM suggests replacing the system board on my new Thinkpad in order to > solve a problem wherein the computer freezes when trying to capture DV [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Genuine Authentication of the XP OS - isn't that process tied to the > specific system board in some manner? It's a 2-month old machine, so IBM is doing it under warranty. But i was (am) uncertain as to whether or not it meant I would have to reinstall all my programs from scratch, or whether something that use to work now wouldn't and whether or not I would start having XP Authentication issues going forward. Guess I'll trust them to do what's right, although if this means having to reinstall all my programs, I just might argue that they replace the machine with a new one. > If IBM are replacing the mobo you should'nt have a problem, allthough data > backups allways reccommended [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >>Genuine Authentication of the XP OS - isn't that process tied to the >>specific system board in some manner? Replacement with an identcal mobo should'nt cause issues, however you can never be sure what they will do with your hd, it could be that they will factory restore to origonal condition. > It's a 2-month old machine, so IBM is doing it under warranty. But i > was (am) uncertain as to whether or not it meant I would have to [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > >>Genuine Authentication of the XP OS - isn't that process tied to the > >>specific system board in some manner? > It's a 2-month old machine, so IBM is doing it under warranty. But i > was (am) uncertain as to whether or not it meant I would have to > reinstall all my programs from scratch, or whether something that use > to work now wouldn't and whether or not I would start having XP > Authentication issues going forward. If the motherboard is identical to the old one, everything should work exactly as it did before. If the motherboard is different, you will probably have to do *at least* a repair installation after replacing it. See "How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install" http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm That often works, but in some situations it isn't enough, and you may find that you have to do a clean installation. And as others have said, be sure you have a backup of anything you can't afford to lose before giving them the computer. When you say "Authentication issues," are you talking about Windows Product Activation? Depending on what has to be done, you may have to reactivate, but that shouldn't be any sort of problem.  SignatureKen Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup > Guess I'll trust them to do what's right, although if this means > having to reinstall all my programs, I just might argue that they [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >>> with Windows Genuine Authentication of the XP OS - isn't that >>> process tied to the specific system board in some manner? Save your data files, wipe any that you don't want read by IBM. JS > IBM suggests replacing the system board on my new Thinkpad in order to > solve a problem wherein the computer freezes when trying to capture DV [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Genuine Authentication of the XP OS - isn't that process tied to the > specific system board in some manner? > Save your data files, wipe any that you don't want read by IBM. That would work, but the standard practice for any laptop I've ever had to send back for repair is to remove the hard drive and store it safely before shipping the laptop back to the repair facility. SignatureBruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell As long as IBM has no problems with that it's certainly the better way to go. JS >> Save your data files, wipe any that you don't want read by IBM. > > That would work, but the standard practice for any laptop I've ever had to > send back for repair is to remove the hard drive and store it safely > before shipping the laptop back to the repair facility. |
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