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Motherboard and CPU Swap question

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September 7, 2014 9:18:22 AM

Hello everyone,

Here's what's going on. I have currently an Asus P5P43T - SI with a Q8400 CPU. For some reason all kind of audio went dead on it. So I decided that it was time to leave 775 socket behind and ordered an Asus H87M-E and an Intel Pentium G3258. I will swap those as soon as I get the new items but here's my question... I do know for a fact that I will need a fresh windows install. I just don't want to lose ANY kind of personal files/folders/programs/games etc. So what are my options, what should i do?

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September 7, 2014 9:23:09 AM

you will change other parts except cpu and m/b???
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September 7, 2014 9:26:10 AM

Nope, for now I will only change Mobo and CPU. Later on I will get a new HDD... but for now it's just mobo and cpu.
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September 7, 2014 9:26:19 AM

Any installed programs are going to need to be re-installed. Any saved games, documents, images, personal files, etc... will all need to be backed up to some other location; either a secondary hard drive, the cloud, or a USB stick

-Wolf sends
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September 7, 2014 9:28:14 AM

What version of Windows are you running? You may not have to reinstall Windows at all.
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September 7, 2014 9:31:01 AM

I'm currently running Windows 8.1
@Woldshadw I kinda figured that but I currently don't have any local storage device that I could use to back things up. So can you give and recommendations when it comes to Cloud Backups?
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September 7, 2014 10:42:50 AM

Not familiar with them, personally, but I'm sure there are some free options. You may want to check with your ISP to see if you have any available (web) space to save data.

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September 7, 2014 1:17:21 PM

Since you are running Windows 8.1, you should be able to use Sysprep to prepare your current Windows installation for new hardware. Unless you have some other reason to want to reinstall Windows, I'd do this:
1. Backup your data. This isn't necessary because even if things go south, you should be able to recover your data, so I'd personally skip this step.
2. Uninstall any drivers related to hardware that is built in to your old motherboard. You probably don't have much of this because Win 8.1 covers most hardware of this vintage.
3. Run C:\Windows\System32\Sysprep\Sysprep.exe and choose the following options:
-System cleanup action: Enter Out-of-Box Experience (OOBE)
-Generalize - make sure this option is checked. This will prepare your copy of Windows to move to new hardware.
-Shutdown Option - Shutdown.

4. When you click OK, Sysprep will run for a few minutes and your computer will shut down. Do not turn your computer on again until you replace your motherboard. The next time you turn on your computer, it will redetect all hardware. and run through the OOBE.
5. Install any additional drivers you need.
6. Profit.

Let me know if you have any questions. This is the process that system builders use to create a single OS image for multiple hardware configurations.

Best regards,

--Russel
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