Solved Change from XP to Windows 7 advice

[Pedro147]

[FONT=&quot]I am in the process of collecting all the information that I need prior to installing Windows 7 Home 32 bit in the near future. My current XP system is using a Gigabyte Motherboard GA-MA78LM-S2 with Processer2.20 gigahertz AMD Athlon 64 / 256 kilobyte primary memory cache / 512 kilobyte secondary / Bus Clock: 200 megahertz / BIOS: Award Software International, Inc. F3 09/23/2009memory cache. and 2 GB memory. I hope that I have supplied enough relevant information here.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]I have run the Windows 7 compatibility report and apart from some minor software incompatibility it passes all the requirements. I have read that some older motherboards could be problematic when using Windows 7.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]I suppose that I would just like some reassurance that I will not have any problems with my proposal as I realise that my system specs are not exactly cutting edge, so to speak. I do not do any gaming, video rendering or the like. Also after I have this new OS installed could I have any problems adding another 2 GB of memory.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Any advice or suggestions would be gratefully appreciated, Thank you Pedro.
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[OldMX]

The board is Windows 7 Qualified, you'll be OK, make sure you flash it to latest bios since it addresses some operating system issues, and follow the tutorial created by Brink and everything will be alright.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1649-clean-install-windows-7-a.html

 

[Pedro147]

Thanks for your reply OldMX.
I will follow that tutorial but can you recommend where I can find some good information on flashing the BIOS, seeing that this quote from that tutorial has me somewhat concerned

“(WARNING - DO NOT FLASH THE BIOS if you do not know what you are doing. Please ask for help instead. One mistake can kill your motherboard permanently.)”

 

[madcratebuilder]

Your Gigabyte mobo has "DualBIOS" so you can always recover from a bad BIOS flash. You should only update the BIOS if you are having a specific problem that the BIOS update addresses. Updating just for the sake of updating is a poor practice when it comes to BIOS updates. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Gigabyte BIOS info.

 

[Pedro147]

Thanks for the rational advice madcratebuilder.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

is always a good adage