New Mobo = Fresh Install Of Anything ?

Zaman786Ahmad · Feb 1, 2014

So im going to replace my mobo in a few days however all my apps aswell as windows 8 is all on my 500gb HDD. can i ask will i have to re install any apss etc or not ?

do i just have ti set the boot priority to the HDD and thats it?

please correct me if im wrong , Thanks ! :d

casper1973 · Feb 1, 2014

So long as your replacement motherboard is the same chipset (eg. Z87, H87) you won't need to re-install Windows.

You might have an issue with Windows activation/licencing but a quick call to MS support will resolve this.

Ubrales · Feb 1, 2014

On my X58 motherboard after replacing it with the exact make and model, Windows 7 worked for a few days after which it started giving problems. I re-installed the OS and re-activated it via telephone activation and everything was ok.

Same scenario with my Z77 motherboard replacement. Had to re-install Win 7 and use telephone activation.

In order to avoid problems I suggest that you re-install Windows, get it activated via telephone, and then re-install all applications. This is labor intensive and in this way you eliminate all variables.

Zaman786Ahmad · Feb 1, 2014

Ubrales :

shall i go without re installing and see if its fine ?

Ubrales · Feb 1, 2014

Zaman786Ahmad :

Yes you can. That's what I did on my older Windows 7 Pro on my X58 motherboard (exact make and model replacement).. It worked fine for a few days, maybe a week, after which it started having problems. Windows would not boot. That's why I re-installed Windows 7 Pro and then used telephone activation to activate it. The online activation would not work.

Make backups of all your files on to an external disk before you do anything.

Zaman786Ahmad · Feb 1, 2014

Ubrales :

Zaman786Ahmad :

Yes you can. That's what I did on my older Windows 7 Pro on my X58 motherboard (exact make and model replacement).. It worked fine for a few days, maybe a week, after which it started having problems. Windows would not boot. That's why I re-installed Windows 7 Pro and then used telephone activation to activate it. The online activation would not work.

Make backups of all your files on to an external disk before you do anything.

Probably just do a fresh install then

Ubrales · Feb 1, 2014

Zaman786Ahmad :

Ubrales :

Zaman786Ahmad :

Yes you can. That's what I did on my older Windows 7 Pro on my X58 motherboard (exact make and model replacement).. It worked fine for a few days, maybe a week, after which it started having problems. Windows would not boot. That's why I re-installed Windows 7 Pro and then used telephone activation to activate it. The online activation would not work.

Make backups of all your files on to an external disk before you do anything.

Probably just do a fresh install then

Yes, that would work and work well! Backup your files first!

Zaman786Ahmad · Feb 1, 2014

Ubrales :

Zaman786Ahmad :

Yes, that would work and work well! Backup your files first!

got nothing to back up

also is the am3 and am3+ socket the exact same as i ordered a cooler for an am3 socket so will it foit my am3+ socket

Ubrales · Feb 1, 2014

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got nothing to back up

also is the am3 and am3+ socket the exact same as i ordered a cooler for an am3 socket so will it foit my am3+ socket[/quotemsg]

Yes!

Zaman786Ahmad · Feb 1, 2014

also can my new mobo (asus M5A97 R2.0) control fan speeds ? also can i connect a speaker to it (boot beep sound )

Ubrales · Feb 1, 2014

Zaman786Ahmad :

The fans speeds control is done in the UEFI BIOS and this will be explained in the User's Manual that comes with the motherboard (included). More info here: http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/M5A97_R20/#specifications

The POST beep speaker (tiny) is part of the motherboard. It may be hard wired or you may have to plug it on to the 'speaker' pins (headers).. All this will be explained in the manual.

Zaman786Ahmad · Feb 1, 2014

Thanks !!!!!! also can i use a program within windows to control it ?

Ubrales · Feb 1, 2014

Zaman786Ahmad :

It is controlled by the EUFI BIOS, not by Windows. I would not mess with trying to control it in Windows. I know of no method to do so.

Zaman786Ahmad · Feb 1, 2014

SpeedFan ?

Ubrales · Feb 1, 2014

Zaman786Ahmad :

Speedfan will work - http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php

Do not use this on the CPU fan.

The objective is to increase the air flow inside the computer case. Even though I installed a fans speed controller in my computer, I let the fans run at full speed in order to have the maximum air flow. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811999171

The fans speed controller makes the front of the computer look good, but I decided to let the fans run at full RPMs.

Zaman786Ahmad · Feb 1, 2014

alright , also do i need a good qulity an controller or can i get a unbranded 1

Ubrales · Feb 1, 2014

Zaman786Ahmad :

This one is really cool: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811992005

And inexpensive!

Zaman786Ahmad · Feb 1, 2014

sorry im in the uk

Ubrales · Feb 1, 2014

Zaman786Ahmad :

Find an equivalent!

Hey, we have gone way off topic which was a fresh install of Windows!

Start a new thread for additional topics.

Zaman786Ahmad · Feb 1, 2014

Ubrales :

alright , Thanks for your support much appreciated

Ubrales · Feb 1, 2014

Zaman786Ahmad :

Ubrales :

alright , Thanks for your support much appreciated

Good luck!

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