Hi, I have a Compaq Presario SR1250nx. I added a gig of pc3200 and an extra 250gb Seagate SATA. I've tried to sell it to no avail. But I did manage to sell the mobo/P4. I'm about to order:
Opteron 165
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819103588
Biostar mobo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813138264
I've never built a PC before.
Now as you might know, Compaq pre-loads XP on a partition. I've done a clean re-install once by pushing F4, F10...one of the F?'s during startup. Someone on another thread mentioned that pressing the F(4, 10, ?) whatever is accessing the BIOS on the mobo, which is going to be shipped off the day after Christmas. Will I be able to reinstall XP from my SATA HD that it was loaded on from the factory?
Opteron 165
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819103588
Biostar mobo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813138264
I've never built a PC before.
Now as you might know, Compaq pre-loads XP on a partition. I've done a clean re-install once by pushing F4, F10...one of the F?'s during startup. Someone on another thread mentioned that pressing the F(4, 10, ?) whatever is accessing the BIOS on the mobo, which is going to be shipped off the day after Christmas. Will I be able to reinstall XP from my SATA HD that it was loaded on from the factory?