Switching my motherboard

gabgosselin65

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Hello , i just bought a new motherboard and want to know before i do the switch if i have to uninstall driver or anything else . My old MB is a msi b150i gaming pro and i will switch to a Asus prime z270-a.

Thanks for the help guys !
 
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Yea, so backing up whatever files you need and reinstalling windows. You can try and swap out motherboards and see if everything boots and communicates, but I can see you running into lots of issues. Its worth doing a clean install to save yourself the headache.

Swapping out a motherboard is a lot different than swapping a GPU or CPU.

jmckinney28

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Your going to want to do a complete reinstallation of your operating system.
 

gabgosselin65

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like a complet reboot , reinstallation windows and everything ?
 

jmckinney28

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Yea, so backing up whatever files you need and reinstalling windows. You can try and swap out motherboards and see if everything boots and communicates, but I can see you running into lots of issues. Its worth doing a clean install to save yourself the headache.

Swapping out a motherboard is a lot different than swapping a GPU or CPU.
 
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