Possible Mobo DOA - Need advice

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Kamkazev2

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Today I decided to upgrade my motherboard, RAM and CPU. I installed the new components, and as I started to boot my computer it would start booting and a few seconds later, stop, then start again. The start up seemed fine, no beeps, fans running, HD spinning, but it would just stop, then start again, and stop, repeat to no avail. I'm trying to narrow down what the problem is, my small computer skills are pointing to it being a dead motherboard. I moved the RAM around to try that, and reseated the CPU. The specs are:

MSI P67A-G43 Mobo
i5 2400 CPU
650w PSU
8G Patriot RAM

Rebuilt the old system to check if I fried PSU, but it works fine. I feel like its the mobo but noone seems to have had this issue that i've talked to. Also reset the CMOS
 
If all you did was hook up the old hard drive to the new build without reinstalling windows, then this will happen. You will need to reinstall windows fresh on the hard drive as the old install is looking for different hardware and it can't find it so it reboots on you. Reinstall windows and you should be good to go.
 
You will have to backup any data you need from the drive before reinstalling Windows. Just boot to the Windows install cd and have it delete the existing partitions, repartition, format and install Windows.
 
Kamkazev2 said:
Just to make sure, I do that with the old setup, and THEN hook it up to the new setup, and that should work
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No. Put the drive with the old 7/drivers, in the new system. From there, using the install cd, you can prep the drive before the fresh install. You want Windows to load drivers for the new system when it first sees it. Instead of trying to use the old drivers.

Is the product key a retail version?
 
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