Will skt 478 board run XP SP2?

[Gig-O-Ram]

I'm looking at getting a new board to get my wife's computer up and running again, and like the topic line asks, will a socket 478 board run XP SP2 if it has fairly up-to-date chipset software?

Now before you start hitting me with things like "Why skt 478?", this is just basically a quick fix I'm thinking of to get her new hdd going with Windows, so I don't have to get a new cpu and ram right now. The new disc I have contains SP2, and during the last attempt to install it on her current setup, I got a message to the effect of "...the software you are trying to install is not compatible with SP2...", which leads me to believe that if I get a newer motherboard with a newer chipset, then it'll work.

Later on, when I get the go ahead to build a completely new system, I'll go beyond s478, but like I said, for now it's a quick fix.

Here is a board I'm looking at:
Newegg.com - ASUS P4S800D-X ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

I was also thinking of throwing in my P4 3.2ghz (800Mhz FSB), since I think her P4 2.8 runs on 133Mhz (that's what it says in her BIOS).

[gvblake22]

I don't see any reason that you shouldn't be able to install WinXP SP2 on such a platform. When exactly did you get the error message?

[garetjax]

I gave my brother an aging OEM Gateway (circa 2000) socket 478 rig that works very well with Windows XP and SP2. Not sure what might be causing your problem. Maybe something within your BIOS perhaps?

[jph1589]

The board you have linked shows XP drivers on the Asus site, but they are over 3 years old. So you might want to send a note to their tech support and ask the question. I have seen some of those boards where you had to install base xp and then install the service packs to get it to work.

[Panda Man]

Originally Posted by gvblake22

I don't see any reason that you shouldn't be able to install WinXP SP2 on such a platform. When exactly did you get the error message?

indeed. Socket type has nothing to do with whether an OS will run or not, the chipset does.

What chipset are you using? And just to be 100% sure, you aren't trying to run RAID or anything, correct?

EDIT - Wait, you said that was the board you were looking at correct? Not the board you having problems with. Or did I misread that?

[Gig-O-Ram]

Originally Posted by gvblake22

I don't see any reason that you shouldn't be able to install WinXP SP2 on such a platform. When exactly did you get the error message?

I saw the error when I was done installing Windows, when I tried installing the chipset drivers from the system disc that came with the existing motherboard.

Originally Posted by Pandaman

indeed. Socket type has nothing to do with whether an OS will run or not, the chipset does.

What chipset are you using? And just to be 100% sure, you aren't trying to run RAID or anything, correct?

EDIT - Wait, you said that was the board you were looking at correct? Not the board you having problems with. Or did I misread that?

Right now, I'm using a VIA chipset that's at least 2-3 years old - don't have time to check exactly which one right now - and no, I'm not setting up a RAID. And the board I have linked is the one I'm thinking of getting.

[wtcnbrwndo4u]

Yeah, there should really be no issue. It sounds more like a corrupted install rather than a hardware issue. I ran XP on a Slot 1 Pentium III... and it's still running. BTW, that's about a 7 year old computer (and a kickass CPU).

[jph1589]

Originally Posted by Gig-O-Ram

I saw the error when I was done installing Windows, when I tried installing the chipset drivers from the system disc that came with the existing motherboard.




Right now, I'm using a VIA chipset that's at least 2-3 years old - don't have time to check exactly which one right now - and no, I'm not setting up a RAID. And the board I have linked is the one I'm thinking of getting.

The issues is probably just going to come down to if the chipset drivers are the ones for XP. Most companies will have the updated drivers for XP on their websites.

[polobunny]

There's no problem installing XP SP2 on a P4S800D-X, after all this board was made for Windows XP. ;D
It's all a matter of finding updated drivers, which is never really hard when you know where to look. However, the drivers included with the P4S800D-X should be fully functional.

[Panda Man]

The P4S800D-X is the board he is looking at, not the one he owns.