Changing PC soon...

TezmitcH · 17-01-2004, 19:13

Hello peeps, I used to be a member on the .com site and only just today found out that this forum is still going after searching Robin Walkers site to answer my question.

Anyway, I will be buying a new Mobo, processor etc. so will be reinstalling Windows XP Pro on the new faster PC. I need to prepare for this so am in the process of backing up important info etc. My question is what do I need to do to make sure my BB connection will work OK. Is it just a case of plugging into the NIC and inserting username and password for e-mail settings or do I need to know anything else?

Any help appreciated.

Tez

Paul K · 17-01-2004, 19:18

If its the NIC that you are using now then you xhould have no problems at all. Use your current details and it should work perfectly for you

TezmitcH · 17-01-2004, 19:28

Cheers mate. I will probably use the same NIC card but if the new Mobo has an onboard NIC and I wanted to use that would that be easy to do? I haven't decided on what I'm getting yet as it depends on what the computer fair has to offer on Sunday for my budget.

Tez

Sociable · 17-01-2004, 19:30

Hi Tez

Glad to see you found your way home.

If you have changed to a new NIC all that will be needed is to reboot the Modem by powering it down for a short time then turning it back on again with everything connected to the PC. (This is needed as the modem "ties" itself to the NIC so needs to lose the old "tie" and establish the new one.)

BTW If you are on XP now the transfer settings wizard will do all the stuff like re setting Outlook/outlook Express too but if not it's very easy to do that manually.

If you have any probs just re-post with the details and everyone will be happy to help, this place is just as helpful that way as .com was if not more so.

paulyoung666 · 17-01-2004, 19:33

re-use your nic for an easy ride

TezmitcH · 17-01-2004, 19:40

I'll probably just reuse the NIC card as suggested. I don't even know what Mobo I'm getting yet. I just intend to buy the fastest processor/mobo/memory(512mb at least) I can afford as I can reuse everything else on my aging 1 ghz Athlon system. I just wanted to make sure I was prepared for any problems.

Thanks people, i'll try to pop in the forum as often as I can as it seems just as friendly as last time.

Tez

paulyoung666 · 17-01-2004, 19:50

hth

jwt1 · 17-01-2004, 21:00

Do any of you know if the details above apply if you use the USB connection instead of the NIC??

Kneebs · 17-01-2004, 21:08

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Originally Posted by jwt1

Do any of you know if the details above apply if you use the USB connection instead of the NIC??

as far as I know, the only difference is you'd need to re-install the drivers for the cable modem, although I don't connect this way, so someone else may know better...

br3ach · 17-01-2004, 21:13

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Originally Posted by jwt1

Do any of you know if the details above apply if you use the USB connection instead of the NIC??

If you reformat and reinstall with USB you just need to reinstall the USB drivers.

Windows will normally automatically detect a USB device so normally you just need to go through the hardware wizard and reboot

You may need to point the wizard at the drivers on the NTL installation disk which can be found @

(your drive):\drivers\ambit\

or replace ambit with whatever modem you have

Also you may need to confiure IE to not use a dialup connection using

start>run> type INETWIZ and follow the wizard again

Click LAN connection > next > then untick all boxes > next > then choose NO to the email setup > finish

HTH

17-01-2004, 21:16

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Originally Posted by Sociable

If you have changed to a new NIC all that will be needed is to reboot the Modem by powering it down for a short time then turning it back on again with everything connected to the PC. (This is needed as the modem "ties" itself to the NIC so needs to lose the old "tie" and establish the new one.

At least with the Motorola CM I have there is a reset modem option on the internal diagnostics. Would that do the trick as it would be less hassle than yanking out the power cable?

br3ach · 17-01-2004, 21:17

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Originally Posted by dr wadd

At least with the Motorola CM I have there is a reset modem option on the internal diagnostics. Would that do the trick as it would be less hassle than yanking out the power cable?

Yanking out the power cable is really that much hassle?

Sociable · 17-01-2004, 21:58

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Originally Posted by dr wadd

At least with the Motorola CM I have there is a reset modem option on the internal diagnostics. Would that do the trick as it would be less hassle than yanking out the power cable?

Honest answer is I don't know.

But as Kedoo so rightly says the full power down option is the surest way.

I'm working on the fact many devices that have a soft reset usually need a full power down in order to "initialise" and clear current settings.

TezmitcH · 25-01-2004, 18:22

Managed a seemless changeover to my new system comprising of an AMD Athlon XP 2500 (Barton) and 512mb of PC2700 DDR. The new board had onboard Lan but I just used my old NIC as suggested. I was surprised however that I managed to still keep my old IP address even with the modem unplugged most of the day. I've had the same IP now for over a year!

Thanks for the help guys.

Tez

paulyoung666 · 25-01-2004, 18:34

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Originally Posted by TezmitcH

Managed a seemless changeover to my new system comprising of an AMD Athlon XP 2500 (Barton) and 512mb of PC2700 DDR. The new board had onboard Lan but I just used my old NIC as suggested. I was surprised however that I managed to still keep my old IP address even with the modem unplugged most of the day. I've had the same IP now for over a year!

Thanks for the help guys.

Tez

good to hear you are sorted with no hassle