Hello everyone,
I will be switching from a Z390 to a B660 (Gigabyte B660 GAMING X AX DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard) Motherboard in the process of a PC upgrade soon.
After research, I have read that my data might get lost in the process and that I'd need to activate Windows and so on. Though I have also read the opposite so I have some questions..
If you need any more info on the setup, etc. please let me know and thank you so much if you took the time to read this far!
I will be switching from a Z390 to a B660 (Gigabyte B660 GAMING X AX DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard) Motherboard in the process of a PC upgrade soon.
After research, I have read that my data might get lost in the process and that I'd need to activate Windows and so on. Though I have also read the opposite so I have some questions..
- My Windows License is linked to my Microsoft Account. Will I still need to reinstall Windows using the same Drives?
- I have Windows installed on my C: drive SSD. If I had to reinstall Windows or anything else went wrong, would the data from my other non-C: Drives (+2 SSDs, 1 HDD) be deleted? If not, is there also a chance the data on my C: drive will also not be deleted?
- Is there anything specific I should definitely have prepared before replacing? If it's Backups I need, I'm fine having most of the stuff "backed up" on my other drives if the best-case scenario in Question 2 is that I won't lose the data.
If you need any more info on the setup, etc. please let me know and thank you so much if you took the time to read this far!