Thought that this title would get someone's attention.
I have a Pavilion a250n desktop PC that has hardware issues. It has XP home installed.
What I would like to do is replace the original motherboard, cpu, and memory with:
Biostar K8M800 Micro AM2 motherboard
AMD Sempron 3400+ CPU
2GB ram
But I want to keep the original Hard drive, OS and files. I have already replaced the PSU to a 400W, with no problems.
Will there be a significant issue when I try to boot up?
From what I've read on other forums is that most PC companies (HP, Dell, Gateway etc.) don't put full OS versions on the machines, and that the product key code on the machine might become invalid.
Can anyone elaborate on this?
I have a Pavilion a250n desktop PC that has hardware issues. It has XP home installed.
What I would like to do is replace the original motherboard, cpu, and memory with:
Biostar K8M800 Micro AM2 motherboard
AMD Sempron 3400+ CPU
2GB ram
But I want to keep the original Hard drive, OS and files. I have already replaced the PSU to a 400W, with no problems.
Will there be a significant issue when I try to boot up?
From what I've read on other forums is that most PC companies (HP, Dell, Gateway etc.) don't put full OS versions on the machines, and that the product key code on the machine might become invalid.
Can anyone elaborate on this?