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July 1, 2014 6:31:52 PM

Hi,

I have a system now with an AMD A10-5800K and an MSi AMD motherboard. Do I need to reinstall windows if I essentially take out the old motherboard and put a new ASUS H87 motherboard?

Can I just 'reset' Windows using the new reset feature in Windows 8?

Thanks!

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July 1, 2014 6:38:16 PM

I don't think that you need to reinstall whole new copy of windows. Installing the motherboard drivers from the motherboard CD which comes bundled with your motherboard should do the trick. Tell me what you get :) 
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July 1, 2014 6:42:10 PM

StickyJamGamer said:
I don't think that you need to reinstall whole new copy of windows. Installing the motherboard drivers from the motherboard CD which comes bundled with your motherboard should do the trick. Tell me what you get :) 


Cool. Thanks! So it will revert to the backup crap Windows drivers and stuff until I can install the good ones?
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July 1, 2014 6:51:35 PM

By "good ones" you mean "New ones" right ?

And what will be reverted ?
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July 1, 2014 6:52:28 PM

H87? Isn't that an Intel board? Did you buy an Intel CPU as well?

There is some prep you can do to make the swap go easier. Go in and delete drivers that are on the motherboard. The big one is the ACHI driver, but you can remove the LAN, Sound, etc as well. If its on the motherboard just delete it from the device manager. (Don't reboot after each one.) When done, shut down and swap boards. Windows will install new base drivers when it loads up again. I've done this many times, usually with success.
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July 1, 2014 6:54:41 PM

4745454b said:
H87? Isn't that an Intel board? Did you buy an Intel CPU as well?

There is some prep you can do to make the swap go easier. Go in and delete drivers that are on the motherboard. The big one is the ACHI driver, but you can remove the LAN, Sound, etc as well. If its on the motherboard just delete it from the device manager. (Don't reboot after each one.) When done, shut down and swap boards. Windows will install new base drivers when it loads up again. I've done this many times, usually with success.


Don't you think starting fresh (installing new drivers from CD) will be more reliable rather than going through that process ? It is kinda easier. What you think ?
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July 1, 2014 6:58:03 PM

The only things being kept are the SSD and the DVD drive, so basically everything will need to change. I am going to be using integrated graphics until I can afford a 750 Ti.

So in device manager, I will right click a device, for example, my monitor, and click "Uninstall" ?
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July 1, 2014 7:04:49 PM

You haven't switched it right ? I guess you should do the following:

1.Take the old motherboard off your case.
2.Put your new motherboard on.
3.Check for all the wiring and make sure that everything is like a charm.
4.Since you are changing everything (including Storage) you have to install new copy of windows.
5.So install new copy of Windows.
6.Install all the drivers you got from the motherboard CD (Integrated Graphics will be installed)
7.Viola! You have a working PC :) 

Tell me what you get. :bounce: 
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July 1, 2014 7:18:49 PM

StickyJamGamer said:
You haven't switched it right ? I guess you should do the following:

1.Take the old motherboard off your case.
2.Put your new motherboard on.
3.Check for all the wiring and make sure that everything is like a charm.
4.Since you are changing everything (including Storage) you have to install new copy of windows.
5.So install new copy of Windows.
6.Install all the drivers you got from the motherboard CD (Integrated Graphics will be installed)
7.Viola! You have a working PC :) 

Tell me what you get. :bounce: 


Thanks! I actually don't have the new motherboard or CPU yet, but I am preparing.

I really would rather not reinstall, because I called Microsoft and they gave me a unique key because of previous installation stuff, and I do not want to go through all that again. If I can uninstall the drivers, that would be a lot better. If it discovers the hardware is not there, will it just automatically fall back to the crap driver included in Windows?

Also, the motherboard I got won't have the new BIOS for the Pentium G3258 that I want to get. Is there any way I can install the BIOS without an older Haswell CPU?

Thanks!
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July 1, 2014 7:26:36 PM

Zircoben said:
StickyJamGamer said:
You haven't switched it right ? I guess you should do the following:

1.Take the old motherboard off your case.
2.Put your new motherboard on.
3.Check for all the wiring and make sure that everything is like a charm.
4.Since you are changing everything (including Storage) you have to install new copy of windows.
5.So install new copy of Windows.
6.Install all the drivers you got from the motherboard CD (Integrated Graphics will be installed)
7.Viola! You have a working PC :) 

Tell me what you get. :bounce: 


Thanks! I actually don't have the new motherboard or CPU yet, but I am preparing.

I really would rather not reinstall, because I called Microsoft and they gave me a unique key because of previous installation stuff, and I do not want to go through all that again. If I can uninstall the drivers, that would be a lot better. If it discovers the hardware is not there, will it just automatically fall back to the crap driver included in Windows?

Also, the motherboard I got won't have the new BIOS for the Pentium G3258 that I want to get. Is there any way I can install the BIOS without an older Haswell CPU?

Thanks!


If it discovers hardware is not there it will fall back to the crap driver mode. You cannot just switch to new HDD without reinstalling windows on it

As far as BIOS is concerned. You will get it by default. In case you wanna update (to fix issues and bugs) you can just go to the manufacturer's website. You will get tons of updates there. :D 
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July 1, 2014 7:26:59 PM

Fresh install.
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July 1, 2014 7:29:01 PM

SR-71 Blackbird said:
Fresh install.


See I told ya @Zircoben. There is no escaping the fresh install. We have an expert here. B|
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July 1, 2014 7:35:21 PM

SR-71 Blackbird said:
Fresh install.


Ah, that's disheartening. What if I do the reset of windows? There is an option new in windows 8 to "Remove Everything and Reinstall Windows." If I do that, switch the hardware, and then boot up, can I bypass activating?

(I have a legal copy, but they keys I have are registered already; even though the OS has been uninstalled. I got it to work last time by calling Microsoft, but I don't want to press my luck even more)
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July 1, 2014 7:39:19 PM

Mate. Don't take the chances. What if you screw a thing or too ? Fresh Install is the only option you have. Also the process you are telling sounds to me like a "Twilight". So I don't recommend it. Fresh Install and ask for the keys again. They will give it as long as you have the legit copy.
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July 1, 2014 7:44:40 PM

StickyJamGamer said:
Mate. Don't take the chances. What if you screw a thing or too ? Fresh Install is the only option you have. Also the process you are telling sounds to me like a "Twilight". So I don't recommend it. Fresh Install and ask for the keys again. They will give it as long as you have the legit copy.


Well, it's a long story... I recieved Windows 7 32 bit as a gift, installed it on an old computer. I bought Windows 8 as an upgrade pack. Upgraded that old computer. Wiped that computer and install Linux. Got the new computer, told Microsoft I was going to use the 32 bit Win7 key, then upgrade to 8 64 bit with a disc. Couldn't get it to work so they gave me a free key basically.

That story is so messed up I don't know if they will give me another key.
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July 1, 2014 8:03:34 PM

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Don't you think starting fresh (installing new drivers from CD) will be more reliable rather than going through that process ?


It's not about easier, or reliable. It's about what works. If you have old drivers, then windows will try to use them. The biggest driver to remove is/was the IDE driver as that's the one windows uses to access the hdd and boot. I'm not 100% sure how ACHI changes things. But if you remove the drivers for the old board and let windows find them when it first boots on the new one should have a great chance of being up and running again. Will take a long time for that first boot. But from what I've done it works nearly all the time.

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I recieved Windows 7 32 bit as a gift...told Microsoft I was going to use the 32 bit Win7 key, then upgrade to 8 64 bit with a disc.


Because you can't upgrade from 32bit to 64bit, that might have been a part of your problem.

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There is no escaping the fresh install. We have an expert here.


Hey, easy now.
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July 1, 2014 8:04:18 PM

4745454b said:
H87? Isn't that an Intel board? Did you buy an Intel CPU as well?

There is some prep you can do to make the swap go easier. Go in and delete drivers that are on the motherboard. The big one is the ACHI driver, but you can remove the LAN, Sound, etc as well. If its on the motherboard just delete it from the device manager. (Don't reboot after each one.) When done, shut down and swap boards. Windows will install new base drivers when it loads up again. I've done this many times, usually with success.


I have always avoided trying this and done a fresh install but I have a friend who uses the above method routinely and swears by it. He basically strips out the drive controller drivers and shuts down the PC, swaps the MOBO, and then when Windows re-starts with the new MOBO it re-detects the new hardware, after which you can update drivers much as you would do after a new install. I have warned him against doing this but it seems to work.

I know this isn't the preferred method but does anyone know for sure if it is inferior? My friend does this on machines with loads of software installed which would take many hours to re-install and re-configure.
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July 1, 2014 8:04:54 PM

Zircoben said:
StickyJamGamer said:
Mate. Don't take the chances. What if you screw a thing or too ? Fresh Install is the only option you have. Also the process you are telling sounds to me like a "Twilight". So I don't recommend it. Fresh Install and ask for the keys again. They will give it as long as you have the legit copy.


Well, it's a long story... I recieved Windows 7 32 bit as a gift, installed it on an old computer. I bought Windows 8 as an upgrade pack. Upgraded that old computer. Wiped that computer and install Linux. Got the new computer, told Microsoft I was going to use the 32 bit Win7 key, then upgrade to 8 64 bit with a disc. Couldn't get it to work so they gave me a free key basically.

That story is so messed up I don't know if they will give me another key.


You can give it a try. Well that's all I can say. Have Fun
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July 1, 2014 8:06:57 PM

notherdude said:
4745454b said:
H87? Isn't that an Intel board? Did you buy an Intel CPU as well?

There is some prep you can do to make the swap go easier. Go in and delete drivers that are on the motherboard. The big one is the ACHI driver, but you can remove the LAN, Sound, etc as well. If its on the motherboard just delete it from the device manager. (Don't reboot after each one.) When done, shut down and swap boards. Windows will install new base drivers when it loads up again. I've done this many times, usually with success.


I have always avoided trying this and done a fresh install but I have a friend who uses the above method routinely and swears by it. He basically strips out the drive controller drivers and shuts down the PC, swaps the MOBO, and then when Windows re-starts with the new MOBO it re-detects the new hardware, after which you can update drivers much as you would do after a new install. I have warned him against doing this but it seems to work.

I know this isn't the preferred method but does anyone know for sure if it is inferior? My friend does this on machines with loads of software installed which would take many hours to re-install and re-configure.


Thanks! I'm sure it is an inferior method, but if it works, I'm happy.

Do you know which drivers to uninstall? All it looks like I can uninstall is the graphics and sound. What about all the ACPI stuff mentioned by 45454545 or whatever?
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July 1, 2014 8:20:09 PM

Zircoben said:
notherdude said:
4745454b said:
H87? Isn't that an Intel board? Did you buy an Intel CPU as well?

There is some prep you can do to make the swap go easier. Go in and delete drivers that are on the motherboard. The big one is the ACHI driver, but you can remove the LAN, Sound, etc as well. If its on the motherboard just delete it from the device manager. (Don't reboot after each one.) When done, shut down and swap boards. Windows will install new base drivers when it loads up again. I've done this many times, usually with success.


I have always avoided trying this and done a fresh install but I have a friend who uses the above method routinely and swears by it. He basically strips out the drive controller drivers and shuts down the PC, swaps the MOBO, and then when Windows re-starts with the new MOBO it re-detects the new hardware, after which you can update drivers much as you would do after a new install. I have warned him against doing this but it seems to work.

I know this isn't the preferred method but does anyone know for sure if it is inferior? My friend does this on machines with loads of software installed which would take many hours to re-install and re-configure.


Thanks! I'm sure it is an inferior method, but if it works, I'm happy.

Do you know which drivers to uninstall? All it looks like I can uninstall is the graphics and sound. What about all the ACPI stuff mentioned by 45454545 or whatever?


Well as I said, I have never done it myself (not since 1994 anyway when you didn't need to do much of anything to swap a board) so I wouldn't be the best guide. There are plenty of guides out there to be Googled, this is not a terribly unusual method. But in device manager under IDE/ATAPI controllers I believe my friend simply 'uninstalls' the device with a right click.

EDIT: Looking at device manager and seeing just how many devices and drivers are installed I tremble at the idea myself, fearing there will be some cruft left somewhere which will cause a problem down the line. But heck, give it a shot and see. Good chance Windows will still ask to be reactivated BTW when it sees the new MOBO..

After doing this you might want to try something like this:http://www.iobit.com/driver-booster.php
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July 1, 2014 8:33:17 PM

notherdude said:
Zircoben said:
notherdude said:
4745454b said:
H87? Isn't that an Intel board? Did you buy an Intel CPU as well?

There is some prep you can do to make the swap go easier. Go in and delete drivers that are on the motherboard. The big one is the ACHI driver, but you can remove the LAN, Sound, etc as well. If its on the motherboard just delete it from the device manager. (Don't reboot after each one.) When done, shut down and swap boards. Windows will install new base drivers when it loads up again. I've done this many times, usually with success.


I have always avoided trying this and done a fresh install but I have a friend who uses the above method routinely and swears by it. He basically strips out the drive controller drivers and shuts down the PC, swaps the MOBO, and then when Windows re-starts with the new MOBO it re-detects the new hardware, after which you can update drivers much as you would do after a new install. I have warned him against doing this but it seems to work.

I know this isn't the preferred method but does anyone know for sure if it is inferior? My friend does this on machines with loads of software installed which would take many hours to re-install and re-configure.


Thanks! I'm sure it is an inferior method, but if it works, I'm happy.

Do you know which drivers to uninstall? All it looks like I can uninstall is the graphics and sound. What about all the ACPI stuff mentioned by 45454545 or whatever?


Well as I said, I have never done it myself (not since 1994 anyway when you didn't need to do much of anything to swap a board) so I wouldn't be the best guide. There are plenty of guides out there to be Googled, this is not a terribly unusual method. But in device manager under IDE/ATAPI controllers I believe my friend simply 'uninstalls' the device with a right click.

EDIT: Looking at device manager and seeing just how many devices and drivers are installed I tremble at the idea myself, fearing there will be some cruft left somewhere which will cause a problem down the line. But heck, give it a shot and see. Good chance Windows will still ask to be reactivated BTW when it sees the new MOBO..

After doing this you might want to try something like this:http://www.iobit.com/driver-booster.php


Thanks so much!

I'll just reinstall Windows. That is a lot to worry about.

Thanks for the help everybody! I wish I could select you all as the solution!
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July 1, 2014 8:36:27 PM

That's what I stated above , a lot less hassle.
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July 2, 2014 6:23:46 AM

I never said it wasn't a hassle. But considering you get to keep your software and no issues with reinstalling windows it's something I always try first. There have only been I think two times it hasn't work. I don't remember why, or if I ever even found out why it didn't. But I know it's a method I always use. I haven't tried it on Win 7 or 8, XP was the last OS I tried it on. (Before I bought win7, I grabbed a copy off the net for my ex to try. It somehow went from an AMD setup to an Intel setup with no problems. I have no idea how win7 did that. Don't do what I did, buy win7 which I eventually did do.)
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