Replacing the mobo -- what about the new mobo's installation CD?

First -- many thanks for the great help here on the Newsgroup.

I am preparing to install a brand new mobo, which will most certainly
require a repair install from my xp upgrade cd. I'm clear on the booting
guide after installation, but a new question has arisen that I'm hoping
someone can clarify.

None of the postings I've read mention driver installation of the new mobo
itself. My new board just arrived yesterday, and with it came an installation
CD. My step-by-step old-board-removal-new-board install-Repair Install
XP-load all peripheral-plan was thrown off, because of the board's CD-ROM and
installation instructions.

So, my question is: At what point in the sequence of steps do I employ
(insert) the new board's CD? If I load it right after the physical
installation, but haven't repair-installed XP yet, how will the new board's
CD know what to do, if there's no operating system running? On the other
hand, if I do the Repair Install first, will the installation work if I
haven't run the new board's CD?

I'm sure this is addressed somewhere, I just haven't found the answer yet.

By the way, my new board is an ECS 848P-A, set with a 478 pin for a P4 2.4
cpu.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Well the mobo cd is unlikely to run/install anything if win isnt
functioning. So Repair win first.

"Jeffrey" wrote in message
...
First -- many thanks for the great help here on the Newsgroup.

I am preparing to install a brand new mobo, which will most certainly
require a repair install from my xp upgrade cd. I'm clear on the booting
guide after installation, but a new question has arisen that I'm hoping
someone can clarify.

None of the postings I've read mention driver installation of the new mobo
itself. My new board just arrived yesterday, and with it came an
installation
CD. My step-by-step old-board-removal-new-board install-Repair Install
XP-load all peripheral-plan was thrown off, because of the board's CD-ROM
and
installation instructions.

So, my question is: At what point in the sequence of steps do I employ
(insert) the new board's CD? If I load it right after the physical
installation, but haven't repair-installed XP yet, how will the new
board's
CD know what to do, if there's no operating system running? On the other
hand, if I do the Repair Install first, will the installation work if I
haven't run the new board's CD?

I'm sure this is addressed somewhere, I just haven't found the answer yet.

By the way, my new board is an ECS 848P-A, set with a 478 pin for a P4 2.4
cpu.

Thanks in advance for any help.