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What is the underlying OS? Windows 7 handles this better the XP, but should be fine. If you have software specific to this machine that is licensed you may need to re-activate that.
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What is the underlying OS? Windows 7 handles this better the XP, but should be fine. If you have software specific to this machine that is licensed you may need to re-activate that.

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Sorry I wasn't more specific. It is WIN XP Pro and I was going to buy the exact same board make &amp;&nbsp;part number. So, probably should work plug &amp;&nbsp;play - yes?
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Sorry I wasn't more specific. It is WIN XP Pro and I was going to buy the exact same board make & part number. So, probably should work plug & play - yes?

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If you are going to use the same model of board, you should not have any problems with plug and play all the drivers should play nicely with the new board. But if the current board is more than a few years old it may be next to impossible to find the exact same board as your current board maybe obsolete. As mentioned above you may have to re-activate your operating system. as each mobo has a unique device ID, mainly the network card has a unique MAC address, but if everything else is the same you should still have no problem activating the operating system.
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If you are going to use the same model of board, you should not have any problems with plug and play all the drivers should play nicely with the new board. But if the current board is more than a few years old it may be next to impossible to find the exact same board as your current board maybe obsolete. As mentioned above you may have to re-activate your operating system. as each mobo has a unique device ID, mainly the network card has a unique MAC address, but if everything else is the same you should still have no problem activating the operating system.

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I believe it would be fine.
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I have an unbranded desktop with a bad Gigabytes motherboard GA-945-GCM-S2C. Can a replacement, used board be installed Plug &amp;&nbsp;Play, or am I going to run into difficulties with BIOS incompatibility?
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I have an unbranded desktop with a bad Gigabytes motherboard GA-945-GCM-S2C. Can a replacement, used board be installed Plug & Play, or am I going to run into difficulties with BIOS incompatibility?

Motherboard swap out

A desktop computer is a personal computer designed for use at a single location due to its size and power requirements, usually by one person. The most common configuration has a case that houses the power supply, motherboard, disk storage (usually one or more hard disk drives and optical disc drives); a keyboard and mouse for input; and computer monitor and printer for output. The case may be oriented horizontally and placed atop a desk or vertically and placed underneath or beside a desk.