I'm replacing my intel 915gag motherboard with an asus p5gdc-v. to save a little money I ordered one pulled from a new system, this means no cd or manual, my question is will the motherboard boot up so that I can download the drivers for it? J Rizzo

Hopefully you looked up the specs and made sure that the processor you are going to use will fit the socket on that mobo. If so, you shouldn't have any problems. Remember, the mobo doesn't boot anything... the operating sytem on the harddrive does. So if the mobo is registered as supporting the type of memory and processor you have, you should be fine. For chipset drivers, try HERE , click on Chipset drivers for the hyperion 4x1. My personal suggestion is to set the CMOS (BIOS) back to factory defaults before your first boot. If the previous setup on it had special tweaking, it may interfere with your new configuration. After you get clean boot, you can tweak settings as appropriate. Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime; Then industry pollutes the water and kills all the fish.

thanks ranchhand, that pretty much puts my fears to rest because the motherboards both operate on the 915 chipset. J Rizzo

Get the drivers, manual, BIOS updates, etc: http://usa.asus.com/prog/spec.asp?m=P5GDC-V%20Deluxe&langs=09 http://www.asus.com/support/download/item.aspx?ModelName=P5GDC-V%20Deluxe&Type=All Asus A7N8X-X 1800+ @ 8 x 210MHz 768MB PC3200 Asus A9550 128MB/128-bit Gamer Edition WinME/WinXP Pro

Do I install them before or after I install the new motherboard? J Rizzo