On my friend's PC (an IBM built eMachine), the motherboard has all the details on the motherboard to suggest that there is an AGP port, but there isn't one. And he wants to buy a graphics card for it, and for me to install it for him. The only problem, as I just said, is that there is no AGP port (or PCIe port), so I cannot install one. This obviously means that I have to replace the motherboard as well. How would I go about replacing the motherboard without losing any data?What would be the most suitable and easiest method? Don't be afraid be as technical as necessary. I know my stuff.
Just swap 'em out, right... I mean, you'll have to reinstall windows if you want it to be stable, but the data on the HDD will still be exactly as it was. If you've no space to keep files in temporarily, you could partition off part of the drive, move all the important data there and then reinstall over the main c:\ partition.
Then I assume it'll be the type that allows you to choose the partition you install to? Otherwise back the data up somewhere else, get a DVD burner, use up a whole spindle of CDs, put it all on another PC etc. What have you got to work with, and how much data are we talking about?
Oh just a few files. But I'm not sure how to get Windows reinstalled, if that is what I have to do...
Yeah, the recovery disk should automatically wipe the HDD, re-install windows and install any neccecary drivers. Sometimes there's a seperate disk with drivers and software. If it's not much data, just burn it to CDs, it's a lot easier.
So I should just boot-up with it like I would with a normal Windows XP disk, and do a fresh installation?
