On Sun, 03 Oct 2004 19:56:42 -0400, Jim Lyons lyons432 wrote:

I'd like to replace my Abit BH6 with one of the now, relatively
inexpensive, Socket 478, 400 or 533MHZ FSB, P4 motherboards people
are currently selling new on Ebay for under $50. But I'd like to
continue using the two, 80 GIG, ATA, Maxtor HD's I'm currently running
(WIN 98) in a RAID 0 array on a Promise controller.

I currently have a PIII 850, but since I only do web surfing and word
processing, I don't really need anything more than, say, a 2GHz, or
even less, P4.

So why do you need an upgrade if your existing system is working fine?

Can you guys tell me which of these P4 boards were the most reliable
over the last few years, and whether I can just move my HD's and
controller over to one of them. (Someone told me I'd have less
problems doing this on boards that have Intel chipsets, since that's
what my Abit uses?).

It probably doesn't matter since you are using the Promise to do your
RAID 0 and you are going to have to re-install the OS anyway because
of the new board.

As, since I'd also like to upgrade my Win 98 to XP Home, what would be
the best way to go about this? Before or after I transfer my HD's?

You have to update the OS after a new motherboard anyway so it's a
little pointless to install before changing motherboards. I'll
strongly suggest you backup any important data on CD before you
attempt the cross over.

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