HarryWeezer Posted August 2, 2010 Member ID: 20166 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 611 Topics Per Day: 0.14 Content Count: 7655 Content Per Day: 1.81 Reputation: 7232 Achievement Points: 53682 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 36 Joined: 10/04/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 26 Birthday: 10/16/1946 Device: Windows Posted August 2, 2010 For two years I've been trying, w/o success, to get SLI working on a Dell XPS 630i. Enable SLI, and I get hard locks. The system has had plenty of problems including that Dell modified the mobo and fixed PCIe lanes at 8 rather than 16. I figured my one-year warranty was long gone but for the hell of it, I posted the issue at Dell and a tech replied that I had filed on the LAST DAY of a 2-year warranty and they were sending a tech out next week to replace the mobo. Question is, has anyone replaced the mobo on W7 using current hard drives and if so, how do you do it? I DO NOT want to resinstall the OS and a shitload of games and programs, and I'd like to have some answers if the tech shows up and tells me I need to reformat or some shit. Thanks all. Harry Awards
DREAD69 Posted August 2, 2010 Member ID: 628 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 25 Topic Count: 71 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 659 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 52 Achievement Points: 5300 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/24/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Wednesday at 05:32 PM Birthday: 09/19/1986 Device: Android Posted August 2, 2010 If windows in Genuine it will be fine, If the chipset and all is the same. If there is any problem you can also make a copy of your regestry I guess and make a copy of documents and programs folder. Then you can just copy the Programs folder back and restore the regestry. You should not have to go threw all that though. Same MOBO = FINE in most cases. Awards
HarryWeezer Posted August 2, 2010 Member ID: 20166 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 611 Topics Per Day: 0.14 Content Count: 7655 Content Per Day: 1.81 Reputation: 7232 Achievement Points: 53682 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 36 Joined: 10/04/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 26 Birthday: 10/16/1946 Device: Windows Author Posted August 2, 2010 It definitely won't be the same mobo. Awards
Tball Posted August 2, 2010 Member ID: 112 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 2 Topic Count: 104 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1132 Content Per Day: 0.20 Reputation: 228 Achievement Points: 6975 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 3, 2015 Birthday: 10/09/1960 Posted August 2, 2010 Sure it will Dell is good about that stuff. After they put the motherboard in make sure they flash it with all updates.
Labob Posted August 2, 2010 Member ID: 42 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 50 Topic Count: 338 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 8389 Content Per Day: 1.47 Reputation: 6126 Achievement Points: 54468 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 13 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 22 Birthday: 01/30/1959 Device: Windows Posted August 2, 2010 Win 7 should see the new MB and install the needed drivers for it with out hurting what you got. Having said that it is always nice to try that out on a hd you don't care about. I would not say that for the fact that Dell is a Proprietary hardware company and for that reason they might have something a little wacky on there boards. But don't worry Really don't worry Awards
DREAD69 Posted August 2, 2010 Member ID: 628 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 25 Topic Count: 71 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 659 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 52 Achievement Points: 5300 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/24/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Wednesday at 05:32 PM Birthday: 09/19/1986 Device: Android Posted August 2, 2010 SgtHarryWeezer It definitely won't be the same mobo. Not going to be the same modle???. Awards
HarryWeezer Posted August 2, 2010 Member ID: 20166 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 611 Topics Per Day: 0.14 Content Count: 7655 Content Per Day: 1.81 Reputation: 7232 Achievement Points: 53682 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 36 Joined: 10/04/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 26 Birthday: 10/16/1946 Device: Windows Author Posted August 2, 2010 I wouldn't think it would be the same mobo after two years, and a ton of problems with the original. My assumption is that mobo is no longer available and the Dell tech will come in with something else - which probably means a new CPU and likely memory. From what I can find googling this, if it's the same chipset (Nvidia) I should be OK. If it's not, I probably won't be. I've e-mailed the Dell tech to see if they can tell me what the replacement mobob will be so I can prepare for it. If it requires an OS reinstall, etc., I want to have a new HD sitting there so I can put my current HD in as secondary, and not have to back up data. I'll have to reinstall everything but I'll have all the upgrades (COD for instance) available on the old HD. If it's a later mobo with the same chipset, from what I read I should be OK using the same HD. Some peeps recommend uninstalling/disabling all hardware in device manager prior to shutting down and swapping out the mobo, and I should be OK. So I was just wondering if anyone's gone through this and how it worked. Thanks all... Awards
Tball Posted August 2, 2010 Member ID: 112 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 2 Topic Count: 104 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1132 Content Per Day: 0.20 Reputation: 228 Achievement Points: 6975 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 3, 2015 Birthday: 10/09/1960 Posted August 2, 2010 Well I deal with this stuff alot but in the server world and they allways have the same motherboard even back 5 years now i know its a little different in the PC world but Dell makes there own hardware (motherboards) and they refurb the old old ones like yours coming back in so i will bet its the same motherboard. Dell is a class act I am a network admin and i wont buy anything but Dell for business machines NO ONE BEATS THEM in service and quality hardware.
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