Installing a new board can conflict with network settings? (+More)

[markusaurileus]

I just bought a new ASUS AMD785G AM2+/AM3 board, and it's gonna replace my ECS nForce 630 AM2+ mobo. I understand that I will probably have to do a Win7 repair or maybe even a reinstall.

First, I'm using an HP 2600n Printer thru a network. Will my computer still recognize the printer network drivers and still work without having to reinstall the drivers? The reason I bring this up is because the 2600n is especially hard to setup via network on Win7 because there are no Win7 network drivers by HP.

Second, is the Win 7 repair complicated to do? Does it take a long time, considering the two boards' chipsets are really different?

Third, should I remove all of the nvidia nforce drivers before installing the new board?

Much thanks for any help!
Mark

 

[saint19]

Hi.

Sometimes u can change the mobo without problems even I did the same few months ago from a MSI mobo to Gigabyte mobo without have to repair or re-install the OS.

Now for ur case I think that the problem is in the chipset since the old one is nVidia and the new one is ATI. IMO the best option for get the best of the new rig is re-install the OS since the nVidia drivers chipset can have problems with the new mobo even if u uninstall it.

 

[markusaurileus]

If I do reinstall Windows 7, can I use the easy transfer tool to bring my old settings to the new installation/rig? Also will my games on another HDD function with the new mobo and its chipset?

 

[saint19]

The settings yeah but not the games since this need a key in the register and with a new installation that key isn't present in the rig even if the game is installed in another HD.

 

[markusaurileus]

Alright, I see. It looks like I'm going to have to get ready for a clean install of win7 again

Another thing, does the Windows 7 installation take a shorter time when a Windows7 Compatible/Ready ("Official Microsoft Approval") motherboard is being used? I heard this is true, but I'm not sure.

 

[saint19]

Yeah, with a Win 7 ready mobo u can install the OS in 30 minutes or less.

 

[markusaurileus]

ok thanks. that lessens my stress about the length of time for the installation process.

 

[markusaurileus]

UPDATE!

My results seem very odd, but I don't mean it in a bad way. Considering all the info I've read, the installation of my new board went much smoother as planned. Like the smoothest thing you can imagine.

Put the new board in, turned on the system, accidentally missed the 'Press any key to boot from CD' queue for Win7 installation, brings me to my desktop, and Windows starts installing the board and its stuff/drivers automatically. Restart and it's good. I hope it's not too good to be true.

This especially amazes me because my old board had an Nvidia chipset, and this new one has an AMD 785G chipset. People say this would definitely require a reinstall of Windows. I don't think I'll ever underestimate Windows 7 again.
ECS GeForce7050M-M V2.0 (nForce 630a) upgraded to ASUS M4A785-M (AMD 785G).

Btw, my HP network printer was not affected.