I'm not sure what problems you people are having. I've changed multiple motherboards on NT4/NT5 without problems at all. Hmm. WinXX is a problem, tho - but you should be okay as long as you swap with a mobo that has the same north/south bridge. Nick Reinking andyzb at ltiflex.com, on 10/19/2000 11:28:35 AM To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org @ PMDF cc: Subject: Re: [TCLUG:22829] NT vs Linux (Price Comparision for database backend Web Server) It's not just NT, replacing the motherboard on any windows system warrents a reinstall. Windows 9x (and ME) will at least boot and run, but they seem to do it in an unstable fashion. Example: OpenGL stuff worked fine on my old motherboard. Swapped boards, and even trying to fire up something OpenGL destablized windows to the point of rebooting. Linux didn't care, at all. The only issue with Linux I've has is flashing the Motherboard BIOS. For some reason Linux really didn't like that and wouldn't boot, and the partitions we're all intact. NT is beyond all hope when it comes to hardware changes. But then again it's NT, if you're changing the moterboard on it it's probally time to just reinstall the OS anyway. If I haven't said enough yet, try figuring out how to get read+write access to an NTFS filesystem without starting NT. If I could figure that one out I'd be able easily pull some data off Sparky the Server's RAID array. Yes, when I say Sparky I mean it. This server died with sparks and a puff of smoke. The motherboard is charred in places. Looks like 768MB out of 1024MB or RAM survived the experience. Anyone know a good method of checking processors? -- Andy Zbikowski, Sys Admin | (PH) 763-428-9119 (EX:132) LTI Flexible Products, Inc. | (FAX) 763-428-9126 21801 Industrial Blvd | (PCS) 612-306-6055 Rogers, MN 55374 | (WEB) http://www.ltiflex.com -------------- next part -------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org -------------- next part -------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org