Quote Originally Posted by Aux10 View Post
The transplant was a succes! Unfortunately Windows wouldn't even load on the new board. It would display the "Starting Windows" screen then it would suddenly stop flash a blue screen with text and restart. Must have been some sort of HP sabotage! Thank god for OEMs. I'll post some pics after we're done pimping it out.
Good news I think. Did you replace the motherboard? Or the RAM? I ask because that BSOD (Blue Screen Of Death) sounds like a memory error unless you were using HP's install disk. Some companies, like Dell & HP, were for a time making Windows install disks that were tied to the systemboard or the CPU. These parts had special codes embedded in their firmware. In time it all can back to bite these morons in the @ss as customers started complaining, and then suing them. As an aside, IIRC Dell has more pending suites against it then any other tech company in the industry.