Need serious help with motherboard.
well, yesterday my epox (nearly 4 years old) decided it wanted to blow afew caps and stop working. So i need a new one.
Problem is i cant find a socket A motherboard anyway... not a damn glimpse of one. Normally i would take this opertunity to do a full upgrade but theres afew very important files on the harddrive i never got chance to back up before the sudden break down (so i cant do a reformat). I pretty much need a board suitable to run the stuff listed in my sig, just so i can get the comp running, do a backup, then i might see about doing some upgrading.
p.s - i was told that i should be able to swap out the motherboard without screwing up windows, that right? if changing the motherboard will make windows not run i might as well just do a full upgrade now.
p.p.s - Just wondered if theres a way to get files off a harddrive without booting from it? (like connecting it to a friends comp then can u access it??) never done it before so dont know these things...
James