- Sep 2, 2013
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Hello all,
So here is a little back story: I bought an Alienware X51 about a year ago and i honestly have loved it ever since. I upgraded it too, with an i5-3570k. But i think it is time for me to move on towards a more "mature" build, one that i will build myself. I will still be keeping the X51 though and giving it to my friend. But i will have to swap the motherboard out, which has led to this very confusing (for me) and difficult challenge i hope to solve in this thread.
Build
So as most of you probably know, the Alienware x51 is an OEM computer. So I also got an OEM version of windows (i think
). In my new build i will be using a different case, motherboard, CPU heatsink, and power supply. These are the parts i should be using if all goes well:
- Corsair carbide 400R Mid tower case
-ASRock z75 pro3 LGA 1155 ATX motherboard
-Western Digital 7200RPM 1TB caviar black HDD
-G-Skill Sniper 1333 Mhz 8GB RAM
- Rosewill green series 630 Watt PSU
-Intel i5-3570k
-EVGA GeForce GTX 650Ti SSC 2GB Version GPU
Problem
OKAY. Now, i know how to build a PC myself as i have had some experience in the past, so not the issue here. This is the REAL problem. I bought my X51 with windows 7 Home Premium Pre-Installed, and also know the product key. Since i am performing a motherboard swap, i will just save the extra work to do a clean install of windows 7. But i do NOT have a windows 7 install disc (i am fairly certain the recovery disc or repair disc does not perform a clean install on a different motherboard, please correct me if wrong) that came with my x51, so i do not know how to transfer windows 7 to my new motherboard without buying an entirely new copy since it was previously used on an OEM computer.
Basically, I just want to know how to install OEM windows 7 on a new motherboard without a disc or buying a new copy.
It seems a little more complicated though, if even possible.^
Thanks for the help, all is welcome.
So here is a little back story: I bought an Alienware X51 about a year ago and i honestly have loved it ever since. I upgraded it too, with an i5-3570k. But i think it is time for me to move on towards a more "mature" build, one that i will build myself. I will still be keeping the X51 though and giving it to my friend. But i will have to swap the motherboard out, which has led to this very confusing (for me) and difficult challenge i hope to solve in this thread.
Build
So as most of you probably know, the Alienware x51 is an OEM computer. So I also got an OEM version of windows (i think
). In my new build i will be using a different case, motherboard, CPU heatsink, and power supply. These are the parts i should be using if all goes well:- Corsair carbide 400R Mid tower case
-ASRock z75 pro3 LGA 1155 ATX motherboard
-Western Digital 7200RPM 1TB caviar black HDD
-G-Skill Sniper 1333 Mhz 8GB RAM
- Rosewill green series 630 Watt PSU
-Intel i5-3570k
-EVGA GeForce GTX 650Ti SSC 2GB Version GPU
Problem
OKAY. Now, i know how to build a PC myself as i have had some experience in the past, so not the issue here. This is the REAL problem. I bought my X51 with windows 7 Home Premium Pre-Installed, and also know the product key. Since i am performing a motherboard swap, i will just save the extra work to do a clean install of windows 7. But i do NOT have a windows 7 install disc (i am fairly certain the recovery disc or repair disc does not perform a clean install on a different motherboard, please correct me if wrong) that came with my x51, so i do not know how to transfer windows 7 to my new motherboard without buying an entirely new copy since it was previously used on an OEM computer.
Basically, I just want to know how to install OEM windows 7 on a new motherboard without a disc or buying a new copy.
It seems a little more complicated though, if even possible.^
Thanks for the help, all is welcome.
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