Swapping Motherboards

Jaenke · 11-03-2009, 06:11 AM

Hello i was going to a friends to swap my motherboard tomorrow, i just wanna know what drivers if any need to be uninstalled prior to installing the new motherboard.

StrangleHold · 11-03-2009, 06:16 AM

If you swap motherboards its better to do a clean install. If not uninstall anything thats board related. Chipset drivers/sound/onboard video/Lan/Blah Blah Blah. If it boots you will install all the new boards drivers. If it wont boot do a repair install. But like I said its better to do a clean install. And chances are you will need to reactivate it

Jaenke · 11-03-2009, 06:21 AM

OK thanks for the advice

clean install meaning like a formatted hard drive? so that it thinks its the first motherboard to be installed or something?

StrangleHold · 11-03-2009, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Jaenke

OK thanks for the advice

clean install meaning like a formatted hard drive? so that it thinks its the first motherboard to be installed or something?

Right, just boot to the OS CD, format the harddrive and let it start the install. If there is anything you need to save first back it up, a clean install will wipe the harddrive, as in a fresh OS. If you want to try it without doing a clean install. Just uninstall all the board drivers, swap it out and see if it will boot, if not do a repair install and it will save all your programs and files. But still back anything you want to save first just in case something goes wrong.

Jaenke · 11-03-2009, 07:03 AM

ok sweet thanks! my mobo has been changed before without losing stuff so hopefully it will work this time too

if not ill take it into a PC place and pay em to do it

StrangleHold · 11-03-2009, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Jaenke

if not ill take it into a PC place and pay em to do it

Oh man! Its easier then you think.

linkin93 · 11-03-2009, 07:29 AM

If you uninstall everything in device manager you might be able to get away with a mobo swap. but then you will have to deal with re-activating windows.

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Jaenke New Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 16	Swapping Motherboards Hello i was going to a friends to swap my motherboard tomorrow, i just wanna know what drivers if any need to be uninstalled prior to installing the new motherboard.

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StrangleHold VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 11,173	If you swap motherboards its better to do a clean install. If not uninstall anything thats board related. Chipset drivers/sound/onboard video/Lan/Blah Blah Blah. If it boots you will install all the new boards drivers. If it wont boot do a repair install. But like I said its better to do a clean install. And chances are you will need to reactivate it __________________ NZXT Apollo S75QB 750W ZEROtherm FZ120 Phenom II 720BE (X4) 3.5GHZ. Gigabyte GA MA790X UD4P G Skill DDR2 1066 4GB. MSI GTS 250 Seagate 7200.12 500GB. Welcome to the show

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11-03-2009, 06:21 AM	#3 (permalink)
Jaenke New Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 16	OK thanks for the advice clean install meaning like a formatted hard drive? so that it thinks its the first motherboard to be installed or something?

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Jaenke New Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 16	ok sweet thanks! my mobo has been changed before without losing stuff so hopefully it will work this time too if not ill take it into a PC place and pay em to do it