Switching from AMD->Intel

[whiternoise]

As i recently busted my cpu, i am getting it repaired. I was thinking of switching to an intel chip. If I do this (changing the motherboard as well) will i have to change anything on my HDD?

 

[spartanslayer]

probably

You will probably have to reformat it. Backup everything and then strip it.

 

[whiternoise]

thanks. its just that i'm getting it repaired by a company who have pretty good fees except that it doesn't look like they provide AMD repairs, so I might just buy an AMD chip and get them to install it.

 

[Mictlantecuhtli]

No, you don't need to format.

How to replace the motherboard on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, or Windows 2000

 

[spartanslayer]

my bad

My bad, sorry.

 

[whiternoise]

Cheers guys

 

[gary_hendricks]

Hi whiternoise,

You CPU (whether AMD or Intel) is independent of the HDD. You can basically use any IDE hard disk you like.

But like spartanslayer mentioned, make sure you backup your HDD whenever you do major upgrades to your system, such as change the CPU or motherboard.

Good luck! :giddy: