As a result all of the modchips were rendered useless again by this new motherboard.

Notice that if you are transferring a hard disk drive to a new motherboard then you should backup all of the data.

These have to be matched up with the mounting holes in the new motherboard.

Notice that you should treat the new motherboard with great care as it can easily be damaged.

If the new motherboard is smaller then you will have some mounting pillars left over - keep them safe.

Inserting the new motherboard is just the reverse of taking the old one out - however take your time because the case wasn't made for it.

Drivers to get that new motherboard up and running?

For some people, a smart move is to upgrade by buying a new motherboard but keeping the old box, power supply and disk drives.

Despite this, PS/2 ports are included on most new motherboards.

This won't work if you re-install after making major hardware changes though, such as a new motherboard.