OEM restrictions,help. webfactor 7/3/2007 9:14:03 PM May I change motherboard´s if so even hotplug it with windows installed on a STRIPE/0 or do I have to buy a new OEM Windows program and toss both motherboad and OS.I read the OEM manual and came to up and downgrading and swapped instead,I rather ask here at the newsgroup I get even tired reading the OEM manual it´s so restricted. I finally burned the bridge under the Grafic card.The wires to the cooler on the grafic card,had burned to a metallic plate on it and shorten the wires,so that it had stopped it´s rotation,meanwhile I accidently forgot to attach the front 12mm intake and a rear outblowing cooler had stopped in the heat,and there must have become so hot that the bridge down under have died because when I laid a hand It were much to hot,I found the incident by BSOD´s 2 minuttes after turning on the computer.I have hotplugged the windows on a raid on another motherboard(same Case and hardware except the motherboard off curse witch succeded after first montage/exchange.The problem´s is that the ultra board I exchanged with leaves my with a 375Mhz bandwidht and it´s 400Mhz 2 giga sticks. So I got another motherboard(Brand new)to put all the leftovers in and build a new and buy her´s OEM.It´s AM2 AMD´s maybe that board gives 400Mhz it´s my dayly use computer so it means a lot while heat is on....the Internet and gaming.

RE: OEM restrictions,help. Carol Steele 7/4/2007 9:06:02 AM Although I've never had your problem, I recently updated my memory on my Vista OEM computer and that started to ask for activation again. When I tried via the normal internet option it refused and asked me to phone their activation number which I did. I explained it was the same computer and I had simply upgraded the RAM and they had no problem issuing me with a new number.

Re: OEM restrictions,help. "John Barnes" <jbarnes[ at ]email.net> 7/4/2007 5:22:37 PM Replacing a MOBO is considered a new computer by Microsoft, but if the current MOBO is being replaced because it is not working, and not to upgrade from a working board to a newer more functional board it can be explained and is an exception. "webfactor" <webfactor[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9FBDE5D9-833B-4CC7-9A1D-22B56B881D12[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > May I change motherboard´s if so even hotplug it with windows installed on > a > STRIPE/0 or do I have to buy a new OEM Windows program and toss both > motherboad and OS.I read the OEM manual and came to up and downgrading > and swapped instead,I rather ask here at the newsgroup I get even tired > reading the OEM manual it´s so restricted. > I finally burned the bridge under the Grafic card.The wires to the cooler > on > the grafic card,had burned to a metallic plate on it and shorten the > wires,so > that it > had stopped it´s rotation,meanwhile I accidently forgot to attach the > front > 12mm > intake and a rear outblowing cooler had stopped in the heat,and there > must > have > become so hot that the bridge down under have died because when I laid a > hand > It were much to hot,I found the incident by BSOD´s 2 minuttes after > turning > on the > computer.I have hotplugged the windows on a raid on another > motherboard(same > Case and hardware except the motherboard off curse witch > succeded after first montage/exchange.The problem´s is that the ultra > board I > exchanged with leaves my with a 375Mhz bandwidht and it´s 400Mhz 2 giga > sticks. > So I got another motherboard(Brand new)to put all the leftovers in and > build > a new > and buy her´s OEM.It´s AM2 AMD´s maybe that board gives 400Mhz it´s my > dayly > use computer so it means a lot while heat is on....the Internet and > gaming.

Re: OEM restrictions,help. webfactor 7/6/2007 9:14:01 PM Thank´s alot. Now I can relax a little about that. The board is trashed and replaced. If any requirement of phone call to representative Microsoft operator,I will explain him the incident and wait for further instruction,furthermore I will make a Genuie Check.And consider this case solved until further notice. Thanks to all.. Best regards Signed.......webfactor "John Barnes" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Replacing a MOBO is considered a new computer by Microsoft, but if the > current MOBO is being replaced because it is not working, and not to upgrade > from a working board to a newer more functional board it can be explained > and is an exception. > > "webfactor" <webfactor[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:9FBDE5D9-833B-4CC7-9A1D-22B56B881D12[ at ]microsoft.com... > > May I change motherboard´s if so even hotplug it with windows installed on > > a > > STRIPE/0 or do I have to buy a new OEM Windows program and toss both > > motherboad and OS.I read the OEM manual and came to up and downgrading > > and swapped instead,I rather ask here at the newsgroup I get even tired > > reading the OEM manual it´s so restricted. > > I finally burned the bridge under the Grafic card.The wires to the cooler > > on > > the grafic card,had burned to a metallic plate on it and shorten the > > wires,so > > that it > > had stopped it´s rotation,meanwhile I accidently forgot to attach the > > front > > 12mm > > intake and a rear outblowing cooler had stopped in the heat,and there > > must > > have > > become so hot that the bridge down under have died because when I laid a > > hand > > It were much to hot,I found the incident by BSOD´s 2 minuttes after > > turning > > on the > > computer.I have hotplugged the windows on a raid on another > > motherboard(same > > Case and hardware except the motherboard off curse witch > > succeded after first montage/exchange.The problem´s is that the ultra > > board I > > exchanged with leaves my with a 375Mhz bandwidht and it´s 400Mhz 2 giga > > sticks. > > So I got another motherboard(Brand new)to put all the leftovers in and > > build > > a new > > and buy her´s OEM.It´s AM2 AMD´s maybe that board gives 400Mhz it´s my > > dayly > > use computer so it means a lot while heat is on....the Internet and > > gaming. > >