- Apr 13, 2014
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I've looked in many places on the internet but none of them really cover the software side of what to do before replacing a motherboard. At least not in any comprehensive detail that I have found.
I am perfectly capable of swapping a motherboard on the hardware side of things but not so savvy with software, drivers etc.
so, my question it, when I'm swapping motherboard (which I plan to do soon) on a windows 7 fairly used hard drive (about 1 year old with 900gb or so on it (1tb HDD) and many programs) what do I do software side, and how do I go about it? Thank you in advance for your help
This may also serve as a guide for any who have problems in this area.
my current system if it helps.
this fairly terrible motherboard: http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/mb/introduction.php?S_ID=583#spec
an i3 3220
8gb 1600Mhz corsair vengeance ram
a GTX 760 msi twin frozr 2gb
1tb 7200rpm seagate drive
some randome optical drive thats almost never been used.
currently I have an 880w G7 power extreme which is not even 80+ bronze, but I have a 600w corsair builder series sitting in it's box because the 24 pin connector won't fit on the motherboard as the plastic clip isn't long enough.
and an antex 302 ATX case.
I am perfectly capable of swapping a motherboard on the hardware side of things but not so savvy with software, drivers etc.
so, my question it, when I'm swapping motherboard (which I plan to do soon) on a windows 7 fairly used hard drive (about 1 year old with 900gb or so on it (1tb HDD) and many programs) what do I do software side, and how do I go about it? Thank you in advance for your help
This may also serve as a guide for any who have problems in this area.
my current system if it helps.
this fairly terrible motherboard: http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/mb/introduction.php?S_ID=583#spec
an i3 3220
8gb 1600Mhz corsair vengeance ram
a GTX 760 msi twin frozr 2gb
1tb 7200rpm seagate drive
some randome optical drive thats almost never been used.
currently I have an 880w G7 power extreme which is not even 80+ bronze, but I have a 600w corsair builder series sitting in it's box because the 24 pin connector won't fit on the motherboard as the plastic clip isn't long enough.
and an antex 302 ATX case.
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