Khid Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Should I be able to simply connect everything and run with it as long as I have the latest OS X install? Or do I have to reinstall OS X after the new motherboard installation? I hope not! But then again that could give me a chance to start all over for a Parallels based system. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/54515-new-board-new-os-x-install/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
javery56 Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 i had 10.4.6 installed, and i blew up my motherboard (unrelated to osx of course). anyway i replaced the motherboard with a different type, i think the original one was an intel 915 and the new one was intle 945. When i started up the computer for the 1st time after the new motherboard install osx worked still, this was a while ago, but i think i may of had to mess around with things to get everything working perfectly, but ive since done a complete re-install of osx and found that its working a lot better now, so my answer is, if you get a new board osx probably will still work, but in my case the system ran better if i did a full re install. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/54515-new-board-new-os-x-install/#findComment-401260 Share on other sites More sharing options...
EtherealRemnant Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 A general rule of thumb when upgrading the motherboard -- ALWAYS reinstall the OS, whether it be OS X, linux, Windows, or otherwise. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/54515-new-board-new-os-x-install/#findComment-401290 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigxcpu Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 it just works. no issues, nothing. maybe you have to tweak sound,networking, usual stuff, if not compatible already. i've moved from intel dp965lt to ga-965p-ds3. system booted without any glitch. basically, on bsd, linux, mac os you don't need to reinstall, as it will reconfigure on the fly (it depends on how smart the device driver loader/detector is). for example, windows sucks at this point Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/54515-new-board-new-os-x-install/#findComment-401563 Share on other sites More sharing options...
EtherealRemnant Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 Going from a 965 to another 965 board is kind of a no-brainer that it should work. Going from 965 to P35, on the other hand, may be somewhat problematic. And if you run any other OS, you're retarded if you don't reinstall when you upgrade your motherboard. It will cause so many problems down the line. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/54515-new-board-new-os-x-install/#findComment-401657 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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