I have a HP Pavilion P6228P with a MB M2N78-LA. It has developed a bad SATA controller. I at first wanted to install an PCI-E card to replace the bad controller on the MB, But after doing extensive research I think I have came to the conclusion that I would not be able to Boot from it.
My next step was to replace the MB with a similar board, not the same model but one that would use the same chip set and Memory. However, I think I learned that I could not use My original Win 7 OS disk that I originally made off when the computer was new, on the new Different MB.
If I was to be able to find another exact MB as my old one M2N78-LA, could I use the original Win 7 disk? If so, do you know where I can buy the M2N78-LA board?
I'm open for any other suggestion to get this computer up and running...
I really, really, really do not want to have to buy a new computer, not because of the $$$ but because I HATE Windows 8.
Thanks,
DN1000
My next step was to replace the MB with a similar board, not the same model but one that would use the same chip set and Memory. However, I think I learned that I could not use My original Win 7 OS disk that I originally made off when the computer was new, on the new Different MB.
If I was to be able to find another exact MB as my old one M2N78-LA, could I use the original Win 7 disk? If so, do you know where I can buy the M2N78-LA board?
I'm open for any other suggestion to get this computer up and running...
I really, really, really do not want to have to buy a new computer, not because of the $$$ but because I HATE Windows 8.
Thanks,
DN1000