motherboard

Agent Johnson · 2007-03-27, 00:47

how much work is it to change out a motherboard. it cant be as simple as just swapping the gfx card, ram and all that to the new board is it?

Sandy_Beret · 2007-03-27, 00:54

nope

Dylan · 2007-03-27, 00:59

No, but you could have at least explained Sandy. :/

Basically, it takes a little longer than that because you need to re-connect all the wires, and if you don't know how its done, don't do it. Just get someone else to, because from MY experiences, having some other people do it gives you a warranty if they screw it up. If you do it yourself, and your a first timer you risk f'in up your mobo (commonly done by not following ESD (electro static discharge) procedures)

Agent Johnson · 2007-03-27, 01:09

k, well while iv got this thread up what about installing new ram. how much work is there?

Dylan · 2007-03-27, 02:35

As like in your other thread, all you do is take out the old sticks and put the new ones in. Be sure you plug in the RAM stick with the most memory into DIMM 1? I think its DIMM 1, but my terminology might be wrong there. :/ Don't quote me on it.

Blackhawk 5 · 2007-03-27, 02:39

I had mine changed out not long ago, with the knowledge it should take half an hour.

vanity · 2007-03-27, 02:41

I'm on my 4th build and after the first 3, I was finally able to do this one without asking for help. It still took me 3-4 hours to complete it all b/c of course something always goes wrong and you have open it back up to investigate.

Swapping out the mobo isn't too bad, but if you haven't done it before you definitely want someone to help you along. Once you get everything unplugged, that mess of wires is going to look BRUTAL. Some things you plug in, others you don't, the wires are different shapes and sizes, and who knows why you only plug 4 things into your mobo but the damn thing has 100 little ports?? It can be frustrating trying to get everything back together again in the right spots, especially those stupid little plugs like hard drive light and power switch.

The RAM, graphics, sound, etc is all pretty simple to install. The whole process is pretty simple I guess, but I guarantee once it's laid out in front of you in pieces, you're going to be really intimidated. Be sure someone is there to help.

Sneak Attack · 2007-03-27, 04:17

i have a dell.

Worthless post -Dylan

General_J0k3r · 2007-03-27, 12:20

for first timers no go id say as well. let someone knowledgeable do it, observe and learn

Topf · 2007-03-27, 13:22

It can be hell...really.
If one screw is damaged, you could f*** up your whole PC.
If you never did it...be carefull as hell.

2007-03-27, 00:47	#1
Agent Johnson Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 439	motherboard how much work is it to change out a motherboard. it cant be as simple as just swapping the gfx card, ram and all that to the new board is it?
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2007-03-27, 00:54	#2
Sandy_Beret Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 754 Australia Location: -	nope
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2007-03-27, 01:09	#4
Agent Johnson Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 439	k, well while iv got this thread up what about installing new ram. how much work is there?
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2007-03-27, 02:39	#6
Blackhawk 5 Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,607	I had mine changed out not long ago, with the knowledge it should take half an hour.
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2007-03-27, 04:17	#8
Sneak Attack Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 573 United States of America Location: Wisconsin	i have a dell. Worthless post -Dylan

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2007-03-27, 00:59	#3
Dylan Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3,798 Location: Oahu, Hawaii	No, but you could have at least explained Sandy. :/ Basically, it takes a little longer than that because you need to re-connect all the wires, and if you don't know how its done, don't do it. Just get someone else to, because from MY experiences, having some other people do it gives you a warranty if they screw it up. If you do it yourself, and your a first timer you risk f'in up your mobo (commonly done by not following ESD (electro static discharge) procedures)

2007-03-27, 02:35	#5
Dylan Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3,798 Location: Oahu, Hawaii	As like in your other thread, all you do is take out the old sticks and put the new ones in. Be sure you plug in the RAM stick with the most memory into DIMM 1? I think its DIMM 1, but my terminology might be wrong there. :/ Don't quote me on it.

2007-03-27, 02:41	#7
vanity Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 562 Location: Chicago, IL	I'm on my 4th build and after the first 3, I was finally able to do this one without asking for help. It still took me 3-4 hours to complete it all b/c of course something always goes wrong and you have open it back up to investigate. Swapping out the mobo isn't too bad, but if you haven't done it before you definitely want someone to help you along. Once you get everything unplugged, that mess of wires is going to look BRUTAL. Some things you plug in, others you don't, the wires are different shapes and sizes, and who knows why you only plug 4 things into your mobo but the damn thing has 100 little ports?? It can be frustrating trying to get everything back together again in the right spots, especially those stupid little plugs like hard drive light and power switch. The RAM, graphics, sound, etc is all pretty simple to install. The whole process is pretty simple I guess, but I guarantee once it's laid out in front of you in pieces, you're going to be really intimidated. Be sure someone is there to help.

2007-03-27, 12:20	#9
General_J0k3r Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,049 Location: Berlin Fhain	for first timers no go id say as well. let someone knowledgeable do it, observe and learn

2007-03-27, 13:22	#10
Topf Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 320 Location: Germany	It can be hell...really. If one screw is damaged, you could f*** up your whole PC. If you never did it...be carefull as hell.
Topf Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 320 Location: Germany