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changing motherboard

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adep1 Original post #1
Feb 16, 2011 at 3:05 PM
I have a dell inspiron 580s desktop. I was thinking what will happen if I change the motherboard with a new one have the same chipset or a different chipset.

I think the current Mobo chipset is " Intel H57" ...

Is this possible?

Will the system work without any need to install OS again?:?:

what else do I need to take care of?:?:

Will the dell recovery partition work after that? if not how can I install the OS as I do not have OS (win 7)DVD?:?:
desiibond
Feb 16, 2011 at 3:36 PM
nah. you might see lot of driver conflicts and IRQ errors. It is better to do a fresh install.
arpanmukherjee1
Feb 16, 2011 at 10:27 PM
^^ +1

fresh install is highly recommended.