Pretty much like the title says. I have a new motherboard (ASRock Z77 Extreme 4) and I am looking to replace the old one in my system (ASRock Z77 Pro4-M). I have the OEM version of Windows 7 and I do not want to worry about doing a fresh reinstall since I will have to format my ssd which contains a lot of data I don't want to lose. I have three other places for storage, but I'm not sure how it would affect the pathways if I were to remove all of the wanted data from the OS ssd to my other ssd and hdd's and put that data back after the reinstall.
Is it possible just to boot from the Windows 7 disk and just do a repair so it will download the new drivers? Then would I have to contact Microsoft support to see if they will work with my activation key so it will work with the new mobo?
Is it possible just to boot from the Windows 7 disk and just do a repair so it will download the new drivers? Then would I have to contact Microsoft support to see if they will work with my activation key so it will work with the new mobo?