Hello,
This week (provided all ordered parts arrive) I'm going to significantly revitalize my PC. I am replacing pretty much everything except for the motherboard, processor, sound card and O/S SSD. All components to be moved are only two years old (O/S SSD and graphics card are new); I will probably upgrade the mobo/processor within the next 12 months or so. I have a recent fresh install of Windows 7/64 on the O/S drive and I intend on using it as is in the new build.
I will be moving my current mobo to a new case and I'd like to do an immensely better job cabling the new build than the guy who built the machine I'll be updating - what a mess. With this notion in mind, I'd like to relocate both my sound card and a USB 3.0 controller card to different PCI-e slot locations on the board below the graphics card. This brings me to my first question: Will I need to uninstall/reinstall both sets of drivers for the relocated cards, or will Windows automatically update the new slot positions?
The new case (NZXT. H440) has no front bays and I will no longer use my onboard optical drive. Should I uninstall the drivers for the DVD-ROM before powering down the old machine for the last time? As well, am I correct in reassigning the boot order to USB 2.0 as 1st in sequence? I have ordered an external USB 3.0 optical drive which will revert to 2.0 if needed.
Thanks in advance!
This week (provided all ordered parts arrive) I'm going to significantly revitalize my PC. I am replacing pretty much everything except for the motherboard, processor, sound card and O/S SSD. All components to be moved are only two years old (O/S SSD and graphics card are new); I will probably upgrade the mobo/processor within the next 12 months or so. I have a recent fresh install of Windows 7/64 on the O/S drive and I intend on using it as is in the new build.
I will be moving my current mobo to a new case and I'd like to do an immensely better job cabling the new build than the guy who built the machine I'll be updating - what a mess. With this notion in mind, I'd like to relocate both my sound card and a USB 3.0 controller card to different PCI-e slot locations on the board below the graphics card. This brings me to my first question: Will I need to uninstall/reinstall both sets of drivers for the relocated cards, or will Windows automatically update the new slot positions?
The new case (NZXT. H440) has no front bays and I will no longer use my onboard optical drive. Should I uninstall the drivers for the DVD-ROM before powering down the old machine for the last time? As well, am I correct in reassigning the boot order to USB 2.0 as 1st in sequence? I have ordered an external USB 3.0 optical drive which will revert to 2.0 if needed.
Thanks in advance!
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