Hello
  I am curious as to what error message you get when you simply drop the
hard drive from an installed system onto your new motherboard/system. 
Assuming drive arrangement is such that drive letterring isn't a problem
and assuming you alt-F1 boot to VGA (or have identical video systems) it
should most commonly boot right up. 
  While some people may decry the use of non-Intel systems others like
myself are running just fine with not only Athlons and Semprons but even on
the 64bit versions of each as well.  In that regard nVidia chipsets seem to
be the least problematic but there are others in the group iirc running VIA
chipsets too.  Even Dell has finally submitted to the quality of AMD albeit
stepping around it some by buying out "Alienware" to avoid
reprisal from Intel. So, don't worry about your basic system choice.  At
worst you may need some updated drivers but that error message would help
discerning which.
Jimmy


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From: "dallassalad100" 
> I purchased a different ASUS board a while ago and it wouldn't take 
> eCS.  i just purchased a ASUS K8V SE deluxe.  i bought this based on a 
> good recommendation at the Russian Ecomstation site.  I can't load eCS 
> no matter what I do.  I disabled every possible function on the MB,  
> won't load. I loaded eCS on a drive on my OLD AMD K62-500 MB and then 
> tried to install in the K8.  Would not boot.I've tried 5 different 
> drives to install to, didn't work.  i am so frustrated as I have been 
> trying to install this on either board for over 8 MONTHS!  I've spent 
> hundreds of dollars on both eCS and the MB's but to no avail!  I have 
> been a fan of OS2 for 13 years.  But the problem with this OS is you 
> almost at times have to be a programmer to get it to work  I have 
> extreme persistance but I am being tested.  WHAT do I have to do?  
> God, I'm so frustrated.  I'm using standard gear, nothing unusual.  
> Please help.
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