want to use existing xp and linux drives on new mobo

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In the past, with mobos with legacy bios, it was possible to set all of the device drivers on an existing installation to "standard" and then swap the win xp drive to the new mobo. Assuming that with the new mobo that I can turn off the safe boot mode and set the mobo to boot with legacy bios, is this possible with newer motherboards? Or will the standard xp drivers simply not work with the newer hardware?

As for linux, I would assume that my version of linux (Debian Wheezy 7.8) should have the necessary drivers. Again, I would want to have the mobo boot in legacy bios mode so I don't have to dink around with adding a GPT partition and changing the boot loader, etc. etc. etc.

Yeah, I know: update to win 7 or 8. I will go without a computer first. I only use Windows for ONE program. Not going to update the system for that.

Any HELPFUL response would be most welcome. Suggested mobos would be a real plus.
 
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You will be able to find chipset drivers up to the Sandybrigde chipset for XP.

An ASUS or Gigabyte Z77 motherboard would be a good choice with 4GB of RAM. They will run i3, i5, and i7 CPUs.
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I have not yet selected a motherboard. Yes I understand that the chip set will be a significant issue. In my searches so far I have not found any newer boards that support XP, that is why I was wondering about setting all the XP drivers to default in the hopes that XP would work, albeit poorly. Perhaps that is just wishful thinking.

I actually have a pretty good system right no although it is aging. It is a Biostar I945GC-M7B, and as the model implies it has the 945GC chip set (IHC7 I/O and mem controler). I am using a Core2Duo overclocked to 3.2Ghz and have two Western Digital 500GB Velociraptor drives. One for XP and one for Linux. Setting up the XP drive for 4K sectors was fun, but not that hard. Only downside seems to be when I defrag the drive. Sometimes it becomes unreadable; so I don't defrag anymore. In fact, I rarely use Windows. Only one program that I use and that is TaxAct, which is not available for Linux except on line ( Don't care how secure it is, I will not do my taxes online ).

My biggest reason for wanting a new mobo is so I can have two things: more than 2GB ram and a mobo with DVI out. I know, Win XP can not use more than 4GB total, but as long as it doesn't choke if there is more present than that' cool. Not really essential, more of an I WANT. LOL!

I may just leave the existing box set up for Win XP and build a new box solely for Linux. Ust the XP box just a tax time. May be the best solution. So I just need to find a good Linux board.

So, if you have any suggestions of possible mobos I could look at I would appreciate your suggestions. Thanks for the feedback.
 
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Thanks. That is an excellent response. Just what I was looking for. You get the prize ! LOL!
 
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Maybe one small problem. Looking at the specs for those boards, while they support XP it appears only SP3. I am running SP2. Don't have the CD's and key to upgrade. So, it looks like I would pretty much need to do a new install and if so might as well go to Win 7. Poop !
 
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Thanks for that feedback. I actually have IE de-activated so that is not a problem. Tried to use Chrome but got a message saying to use IE. Then tried with Firefox and had no problem with the download.
 
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