Replacing Intel 4 Socket 478 Motherboard

If you use anything but the original make (Dell) and model of board, you will have to reload Windows, and you won't be able to use the Dell OEM CD if you use a non-Dell board - you'll need to buy a retail copy of Windows.

On your non dell computer. You can open the case and look at the board and usually you'll see the brand and model. Manufacturers usually have good site where you can see if you need to move a jumper to enable a slot video card. If you think you need a video card because you don't see anything on the screen, it may be that the computer has another problem. To keep your stuff on a new motherboard, it must be the same model or very close.

Message Edited by bigggmike on 12-30-2007 11:32 PM

It would be hard to replace the connector if you don't have a lot of experience doing it. According to Intel, there is no jumper for video but you may want to try clearing the bios and booting with the card in it. I assume your card is AGP, your other option may be to borrow a pci card to get it running, any vga pci card, the simpler the better. Here is a link to the jumpers http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/d845glva/sb/cs-012937.htm It should be possible to find a replacement board with the same chipset now that you know what to look for. I'd look at how difficult it would be to reinstall everything on a new motherboard pc, you may find that a low end 775 socket board and chip and ddr2 ram may be more economical than replacement board, video card and ddr ram.

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As per the above instructions, with power off, you open the computer and set the jumper to configure. Then when you power on the machine, it will bring you into setup. Then you power down the computer and set back to normal